Linux Administrator at IT Search Corp

Linux Administrator - JD

bobross@tristateplacements.com
GC or USC required
6-12 months..strong to perm

Only resumes that show address 1 hour from Santa Clara whether real or not will be accepted

Required experience deploying and supporting Red Hat Linux VDI desktops.

EDA (Decent Electronic Design Automation REQUIRED)

Job Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Linux servers and VDI infrastructure
• Resolve any incidents and technical escalations.
• Analyze and resolve problems associated with the operating system’s servers, hardware, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software applications absolutely REQUIRED
• Record resolution details in the ticketing system. Follow up with employees to ensure satisfactory resolution.
• Perform troubleshooting and gather information on technical requests
• Develop automation and documentation for recurring technical issues.
• Problem Management: Perform root cause analysis for problems and major incidents, and provide workarounds to ensure business continuity.
• Monitor server performance and ensure compliance with security standards using standard Linux tools as well as command-line interface tools
• Change Management: Study Implementation plan, rollback plan, test plan, risk and impact analysis for critical or complex changes.
• Install software, and maintain appropriate patch service levels, performance tuning, and firmware upgrades across multiple hardware platforms.
• Perform system software upgrades including planning/scheduling, testing, coordination, and maintaining the integrity of the operating system environment.
• Respond to outages both during normal business hours and after-hours on a need basis (on-call support).
• Coordinating and interfacing with outside vendors, end users, other department team members, and service providers to resolve issues.
• Escalate feedback and suggestions to the IT Manager. Identify and suggest procedural or technical improvements to senior IT personnel.

 

Job Requirements

• 6+ years of working experience as a Linux Administrator
• Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu)
• Version Control: SVN, GitLab
• Scripting and Automation: Bash, Python, Ansible
• Applications : SOS, Jira, Confluence.
• EDA Applications: Knowledge of how EDA applications work and IBM LSF job scheduler
• Networking: TCP/IP, VLAN, DNS, Load Balancing and security concepts
• Database Maintenance: MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Monitoring and Performance: Linux monitoring tools, Syslog, SNMP 
• Virtualization: VMware 7 and above and Citrix Storefront
• Storage: NFS and ISCSI storage concepts. Cronjobs and rsync functionality
• Strong Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving with hands-on experience with hardware rack and stack

Must have experience on LSF or EDA software .