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SquareDomain

Senior Linux Administrator

Austin, TX · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Linux Administrator to provide UNIX support for our client's global infrastructure. Working alongside fellow team members and others ...

CEDENT

Snowflake Administrator

Westlake, TX

... A experience with MPP systems and large Data warehouses * 5+ years of scripting and automation ... You have scripting experience with Unix shell, Python, Perl, C, * You are familiar with Java, J2EE ...

AG Technologies

Junior WebLogic Administrator

Dallas, TX

$300/wk

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

... WebLogic Administrator position will be responsible for the technical implementation and ... Experience with UNIX scripting Experience with WLST and ANT scripting Knowledge in the application ...

Spear Staffing

W2 Redis DBA

Plano, TX · On-site

Seeking a Redis DBA to support, maintain, and optimize Redis database environments in a production ... Linux/Unix * Monitoring and production support * Scripting/automation (Shell/Python preferred)

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MSR Cosmos

Snowflake Administrator

Dallas, TX · On-site

Snowflake Administrator Location: Dallas TX (day 1 onsite) Duration: Long Term Roles and ... SQL, Unix, Shell scripting and AWS services like EC2 and S3. * Preferred certifications in ...

Wipro Limited

LEAD ADMINISTRATOR L1

Plano, TX · On-site

$60K - $135K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • PTO

LEAD ADMINISTRATOR L1 City: Plano State/Province: Texas Posting Start Date: 7/7/26 Wipro Limited ... Informatica ETL (PowerCenter/IDMC), Hadoop, Production Support, Unix/Linux, SQL/PLSQL, Autosys ...

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How much do unix administrator jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 15, 2026, the average hourly pay for unix administrator in Texas is $45.28, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $37.40 and $56.01 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Unix administrator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Unix Administrator, you need a solid understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems, system scripting, and experience with server configuration and maintenance, often supported by a relevant degree or certifications like RHCE or CompTIA Linux+. Expertise with shell scripting, system monitoring tools (such as Nagios), and configuration management systems (like Ansible or Puppet) is typically required. Strong problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and attention to detail help Unix Administrators excel in troubleshooting and collaborating with IT teams. These competencies are crucial for ensuring system reliability, security, and efficient operations within enterprise environments.

What is the difference between Unix Administrator vs Linux System Administrator?

AspectUnix AdministratorLinux System Administrator
CertificationsUnix certifications (e.g., UNIX Certified Administrator)Linux certifications (e.g., RHCSA, CompTIA Linux+)
Work EnvironmentUnix-based servers and systems, often in enterprise or legacy environmentsLinux-based servers, cloud platforms, and open-source environments
Industry UsageFinancial, telecommunications, and large enterprises with legacy systemsWeb hosting, cloud services, startups, and open-source projects

While both roles involve managing and maintaining server systems, Unix Administrators focus on Unix-based platforms, often in legacy or enterprise environments, whereas Linux System Administrators specialize in Linux systems, which are prevalent in modern cloud and open-source settings. The roles share many skills but differ mainly in the operating systems they manage.

What are some common challenges Unix administrators face when managing large-scale server environments?

Unix Administrators managing large-scale server environments often encounter challenges such as ensuring system uptime during updates, troubleshooting complex network or performance issues, and maintaining consistent configurations across multiple servers. Proactive monitoring, automation tools, and thorough documentation are essential in addressing these challenges. Collaborating with development, security, and operations teams is also critical to quickly resolve issues and optimize system performance.

What is a Unix administrator?

As a UNIX administrator, maintaining your company’s UNIX systems and minimizing downtime are your primary responsibilities. Your job duties may include implementing new technology, providing technical support to other departments, monitoring servers, performing preventive maintenance, and securing and backing up data. You need experience with UNIX platforms, infrastructure design, and strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. You also need good communication skills as you may train non-technical employees on how to use the UNIX operating system.

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Senior Linux Administrator

SquareDomain

Austin, TX • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 23 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Our client is one of the world's leading semiconductor suppliers at the heart of the development of digital electronic products. Their product ecosystem includes many of the biggest names in consumer electronics and semiconductor manufacturing. We are hiring for their Infrastructure Platforms team, who work closely with their internal customers and key stakeholders, to prioritize, plan, and execute a number of strategic projects as well as providing operations support for the global infrastructure.


This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Linux Administrator to provide UNIX support for our client's global infrastructure.  Working alongside fellow team members and others within the IT technical teams to deliver against key responsibilities and ensure the continued availability and development of the UNIX topology.  

Job Description

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will need to develop a good understanding of the client's IT infrastructure to:

  • Provide day-to-day support of client's UNIX environment.
  • Work with the engineering divisions to streamline and enhance the service offering.
  • Ensure that appropriate system monitoring is implemented and supported globally.
  • Gather global utilization metrics and report on current capacity and trends.
  • Contribute to the IT business continuity process and ensure that regular recovery tests are performed.
  • Provide communications to user base for both reactive and proactive system outages.
  • Support the adoption and rollout of key ITIL best practices.

Job Requirements/ Experience:

  • Relevant technical accreditation or successful completion of vendor certified training (Sun/Oracle, HP, and VMware).
  • ITIL certification to at least foundation level.
  • Strong skills in all aspects of RedHat, Ubuntu, Centos and Solaris including configuration, patching and in depth troubleshooting.
  • Previous experience supporting and managing server hardware from one or more of the following vendors; HP, IBM, Dell.
  • Good skills in Shell, bash or PERL.
  • Experience and knowledge of Puppet or CFEngine.
  • Experience and knowledge of Sendmail.
  • Good knowledge of the following Application Servers - DNS, DHCP, GDM.
  • VMware knowledge/hands-on experience including, server consolidation, command line usage, and backup and restore technologies.
  • Must have familiarity with windows server operating systems.
  • Experience of technology roadmap development.
  • Excellent customer service attitude, written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact effectively with people at all levels.
  • Ability to lead discussions on complex technical issues.
Qualifications

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Good knowledge of MySQL Server 5-5.x administration, Monitoring, High Availability and Clustering.
  • Administration and best practice and architectural knowledge of Iplanet Directory server 5 and Oracle directory server 11G.
  • Good working knowledge of TFTP and PXE along with kick-start. Jumpstart knowledge is a nice to have.
  • Appliance based Load balancing management experience.
  • Previous experience supporting compute / HPC environment.
  • Working knowledge of IBM Platform LSF.
  • Experience in supporting / troubleshooting NFS issues.
  • Previous exposure to the Jira project-tracking tool.
Additional Information

Compensation & Benefits:
VERY competitive compensation and benefits for the position, including:

  • Salary - Commensurate with experience.
  • Contributory 401K and Company Equity.
  • Medical, Dental Insurance and Life Insurance
  • 4 weeks paid vacation and 4 weeks paid sabbatical every 4 years.

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