Unix/Linux Systems Administrator
Salary Range: $80k to $120k
Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced Unix/Linux Systems Administrator to support a diverse enterprise infrastructure across multiple Unix and Linux environments. This is a hands-on systems administration role focused on maintaining, supporting, and enhancing critical infrastructure systems.
The ideal candidate will have strong Linux and Unix administration experience, excellent troubleshooting skills, and a solid foundation in scripting, storage management, networking, and authentication services. This role also offers opportunities to expand technical expertise across a variety of operating systems and environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day administration and support for Unix/Linux systems and infrastructure
- Perform system installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities
- Support system patching, updates, and security-related tasks
- Manage user accounts, permissions, and authentication integrations
- Monitor and maintain storage systems and related services
- Assist with implementation and support of internal testing and development environments
- Participate in documentation, process improvement, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
- Support occasional on-call activities and operational escalations
- Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams on infrastructure projects and support efforts
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience administering Unix and Linux systems in enterprise environments
- Proficiency working in command-line environments
- Experience with shell scripting such as:
- Familiarity with standard Unix/Linux text-processing utilities including:
- Experience with storage and volume management technologies such as LVM
- Understanding of networked storage concepts including:
- Knowledge of system boot processes and service initialization
- Experience with:
- OS patching and upgrades
- Package management
- Basic security administration
- Understanding of networking fundamentals including routing and firewall concepts
- Familiarity with authentication and directory services including:
- PAM
- LDAP
- Centralized identity management
- Experience managing users, groups, and file permissions
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to non-Linux Unix operating systems
- Experience with virtualization technologies
- Knowledge of distributed or shared storage systems
- Familiarity with mixed-protocol file sharing environments
- Broader networking experience beyond basic administration
- Experience supporting legacy systems and heterogeneous environments
Desired Skills
- Linux Administration
- Unix Systems Administration
- Bash Scripting
- Shell Scripting
- LDAP
- PAM
- LVM
- NFS
- SAN
- iSCSI
- Networking
- System Security
- Virtualization
- Infrastructure Support
- Storage Administration
- Patch Management
- User Administration
- Troubleshooting
Additional Information
- Onsite role supporting enterprise infrastructure environments
- Opportunity to work across multiple operating systems and technologies
- Collaborative technical environment with opportunities for continued learning and growth