Data Center System Administrator

Lenovo
Chicago, IL, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$86,800.0 - $133,055.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

CentOS Data Centers Software Debugging Linux Firmware Network Connections Red Hat Enterprise Linux Software Engineering System Software SUSE Linux Slurm Confluent

Job description

We are currently hiring for a Data Center System Administrator in Chicago, Illinois, with experience in Linux, Unix, RedHat, to work a mix of on-site and remote support to our customers.

This role will require you to be on site at the customer’s office 3 days a week.

As part of the Lenovo Data Center Operations Support team your responsibilities will include:

  • Monitoring, maintaining, and managing the physical infrastructure of a data center, ensuring its smooth operation, reliability, and security.
  • Monitoring power and cooling systems and network connectivity
  • Hardware and system software debugging and troubleshooting.
  • Operating System Management and Deployment
  • Resolving hardware and software issues
  • Responding to alerts, performing preventative maintenance, rolling out and upgrading firmware versions, and managing any issues that may arise to minimize downtime and optimize data availability
  • Become the customers’ Single Point of Contact (SPOC).
  • Following up and reporting the progress on all issues. Respond to users and provide support to them on the daily operations of the cluster.
  • Daily system administration tasks, including granting, deleting access, Investigate and correct defects in the cluster as reported, adhering to the service levels.
  • Resolve errors through developing, testing and implementing changes to the system.
  • Provide corrective and preventive maintenance, troubleshoot and isolate defects.
  • Perform Software and firmware testing for any fixes, upgrades, security patch.
  • Update the customers’ documentation when and as necessary to reflect the changes made to the system.
  • Compile Monthly Reporting and take part in monthly customer Service Reviews where required.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience experience in Linux (ie Suse, RHEL & CentOS) and system administration, * Experience in Confluent & Slurm
  • Experience in Server, storage and networking
  • Able to perform OS installation and upgrades with no supervision
  • Experience in system troubleshooting, monitoring and support.
  • Customer service skills including written and oral communication with client

About the company

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

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