Senior Linux System Administrator

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Job Level

Mid-level position

Post Date

07/20/2018

Job Category

Administrator / Manager (of network or database)

Sector

Information Technology

Job Status

Areas of Responsibility

Network / Systems

Link to Job Posting

Position Summary	This position is a member of the Linux team under ITS Global Systems. The Linux team is responsible for the building, configuration, management and patching of 800 virtual and standalone Linux servers which support critical ITS and campus services such as PeopleSoft, Sakai, Carolina CloudApps, and SAS Business Intelligence & Visual Analytics. We seek highly motivated applicants who enjoy working in a team environment to standardize, harden, optimize and troubleshoot critical Linux systems. Candidates should have a strong background not only in Red Hat Linux server administration, but also enterprise orchestration and management software and design. The selected candidate must be available for standby rotation for after-hours support.
Educational Requirements	Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming, or closely related area; or a Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in operations analysis and design , systems programming or closely related area; or an Associate’s degree in Computer Information Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, or Networking Technology from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming, or closely related area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Journey level requires an additional one year of education or experience. Advanced level requires an additional two years of education or experience Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Qualifications and Experience	Required: Red Hat Linux server administration Linux/UNIX configuration management and provisioning systems Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment Understanding of complex information technology environments and dependencies Ability to write scripts to automate repetitive tasks Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment Preferred: Four years of Red Hat Linux server administration Two years of Linux/UNIX configuration management and provisioning systems Experience with Puppet, Ansible, Tower Red Hat Satellite, OpenShift and VMware VCenter; AWS and Azure cloud services Qualys vulnerability management 5 years of experience in higher education
Equal Opportunity Employer	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
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