Required Red Hat Linux Administrator

Description:

· 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