UNIX Administrator jobs in Alabama

Systems Engineer (UNIX/SAN/Netbackup)

Direct Hire

Atlanta, GA or Birmingham, AL

Hybrid - Mainly remote - possibly one day a month onsite

JOB SUMMARY:

Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Engineer to join our Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5-years’ experience in designing, supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and administering both physical and virtual systems. This role requires proficiency in installing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining Redhat Linux systems, as well as a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Windows-based systems and software.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of designing, supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and administering physical and virtual systems.
• Proficient installing, configuring, deploying and maintaining Redhat Linux systems.
• Proficient with backup system technologies like NetBackup servers and appliances, storage retention management, NetBackup proxy management and virtual tape library technologies.
• Storage Area Network administration, storage provisioning and storage systems design experience
• Interoperability between Linux and Microsoft Windows based systems and software.
• Virtual infrastructure lifecycle management including VM guest deployments and PowerCLI automated build streams.
• Experience with troubleshooting and diagnosing traffic flows, firewall connectivity, ports and services, using the related networking tools.
• Palo Alto Firewall experience is preferred.
• Ability to engineer the server side of the virtual and physical networking needed to support a Purdue Reference Model networking environment and associated network segmentation.
• Solid working knowledge of deploying and maintaining systems within segmented networks.

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engineering, installation and maintenance of server hardware, hypervisors, and system software while following compliance and security standards, meeting project timelines, following documented processes and change procedures, and meeting customer requirements.
• Engineering, installation and maintenance of Linux Servers and system software in clustered / high availability configurations while following compliance and security standards, meeting project timelines, following documented processes and change procedures, and meeting customer requirements.
• Provide full life-cycle management for servers and system software including host deployments, cluster deployments, cluster workload migrations, and performing DR scenarios.
• Provide second level technical support to team members, customers, and other areas both within and outside of the Technology Organization.
• Performance tuning of Unix and Linux based server deployments.
• Installations for security patches, functional patches, and version upgrades.

LOCATION

This is a hybrid position, and the successful candidate must reside within driving distance to Atlanta, GA or Birmingham, AL. This role is primarily remote but may need to go in if necessary to touch equipment or for a meeting - possibly once a month

For immediate consideration, please contact Denise Wicks: Dwicks@SynergisIT.com If you require assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us at DWicks@SynergisIT.com.

Synergis ( www.synergishr.com ) serves the needs of leading technology firms, carefully matching talent to full-time, contract or project positions. Synergis recruiters have been a driving force of the tech space for over twenty-five years. We draw from a wealth of experience with technology staffing, industry best practices and exceptional connections to match candidates with incredible opportunities.

Synergis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.