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# Data Center System Administrator

- **Company:** Lenovo
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $86,800.0 - $133,055.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** CentOS, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Linux, Firmware, Network Connections, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Engineering, System Software, SUSE Linux, Slurm, Confluent
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lenovo.com/en_US/careers/Login?jobId=78932

## About the Role

* 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

## 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.


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