Systems Administration Senior Specialist - Unix CritInfra

NTT DATA, Inc.
Alpharetta, GA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Unix Computer Programming Data as a Services Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Linux Distributed Computing Environment Domain Name System (DNS) Perl (Programming Language) Firmware Python (Programming Language) OpenShift Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Ansible Solaris (Operating System) TCP/IP Veritas Cluster Servers Veritas Volume Manager System Availability Kubernetes Vulnerability Analysis

Job description

  • Provide SRE Support to the Firm’s Critical Infrastructure (Oxygen Systems) in Follow-The-Sun model
  • Provide rotational On-call support, weekend project work
  • Proactive health & hygiene tasks to maintain operation stability and compliance for risk & control programs to ensure the production environment is not put at risk
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to test and certify new hardware & software products
  • Engage with clients to understand business demand, needs & support during outage scenarios
  • Onboard new UNIX assets for growth or large programs such as new datacenter build outs

Requirements

  • 6 years of Unix/Linux Administration Enterprise Level Experience in large, distributed environment
  • Experience in Project Management, Incident & Change Management and Reporting
  • In-depth knowledge of Linux (RedHat) with good knowledge in Solaris
  • Detailed knowledge of TCP/IP and associated technologies (NFS, NIS, DNS, DHCP)
  • Detailed knowledge of Unix system monitoring and reporting
  • Detailed knowledge of Server Firmware upgrade
  • Detailed knowledge of NTP/Time Keeper, Time Synchronization technologies
  • In-Depth knowledge in vulnerability assessment and server patching
  • Programming level knowledge of Shell, Perl/Python
  • Ability to troubleshoot, resolve complex problems, with a fix it once for everywhere and automation mentality
  • Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to work well in a global team environment
  • The individual should have strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in high pressure situations for outage handling, management, or resolution

Skills/Certification Desired

  • Knowledge of Infoblox DDI solution
  • Certification in RedHat Enterprise Linux
  • Knowledge of Veritas Cluster Server or similar high availability product
  • Knowledge in Ansible, OpenShift, Kubernetes
  • Veritas Volume Manager
  • Prior experience working in the financial services industry

Benefits & conditions

AD&D insurance, Health insurance, 401(k) matching, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Health savings account, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($x - x/hourly ). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

About the company

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company’s growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.

For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy., NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients’ long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.

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