You will develop or contribute to the support strategies/processes that will enable us to deliver high quality and reliable Linux systems while meeting business requirements. You will be part of a team that delivers 24 X 7 support for all servers that we are contracted to support. You will be actively involved in ensuring that we meet customer SLA requirements as per the service contract. You will assist the junior operations staff by educating them around troubleshooting documents and training materials and help maintain the overall level of systems expertise of the
group. As Linux Administrator you will play key role in supportability and reliability ensuring readiness for high-availability for critical services. You will deliver on
strategies for the continual improvement of operations, participate in current and new platform strategies. You will bring strong operational and analytical skills to proactively identify and eliminate gaps in supportability requirements through demonstrated operations experience.Key job responsibilities:

Install, configure and manage hardware components
Install and configure and update software
Assist with OS patching
Support user and developer database access
Audit OS usage
Manage OS capacity and growth
Understand and contribute to effective 24x7 monitoring of the server
Perform OS backups and recovery
Ensure OS file system integrity
Schedule, implement and document server changes.

Ensure server availability according to customer SLA
Assist with resolution of server issues to meet
business requirements.
Manage and escalate incidents according to customer SLA
Meet customer Service Level
Agreements (SLA) as per service contract
Act as liaison with other departments, divisions and organizations
Assist with customer environment assessment

Produce Service Reports
Develop and maintain support procedures
Develop and maintain operating policies
Assist with development of junior staff
Research and keep up to date with new
Server and OS technologies
Be part of the 24 X 7 support model
Contribute to service KPI measurement and reporting

Required Skills & Experience:

Minimum of 2 years working experience as a Linux Administrator
Minimum of OLCA/RHCSA/LPI-2 or equivalent certification
Sound working knowledge of Linux Operating Systems
Experience with support of high availability systems Strong troubleshooting skills
Analytical and technically minded

Ability to organize
Interpersonal skills
Ability to work within a team environment
Verbal and written communication skills
Ability to share knowledge effectively