Job Description

About Land O\'LakesLand O\xe2\x80\x99Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities for dairy producers. Our journey began in 1921, when 320 dairy farmers met in St. Paul, Minnesota, to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Their idea was simple: join together to effectively market and distribute members\xe2\x80\x99 dairy production across the country.Today, our four businesses give us a farmer-to-fork view of agriculture. Paired with our co-op ownership model, we\xe2\x80\x99re uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of feeding human progress.We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for big thinkers and big dreamers to help us imagine the future of food and agriculture.Be a part of a Fortune 500, $17 billion farmer-owned cooperative that is actively shaping the food and agriculture industry for the better. Join us in solving some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most important food challenges.About ANSR:Land O\'Lakes has partnered with ANSR to setup their GCC in India. You will be employed by ANSR until Land O\'Lakes GCC is operationally ready. The transition from ANSR to Land O\'Lakes GCC is targeted to be completed within the next two years.About our Client Land O\'Lakes:For over 100 years, Land O\'Lakes, while primarily known for its contributions to the dairy industry, has also embraced technology to enhance its agricultural operations. From utilizing advanced analytics for crop management to implementing precision farming techniques, Land O\'Lakes integrates technology into various aspects of its operations. Moreover, the cooperative invests in innovative solutions such as digital tools and artificial intelligence to optimize production processes and improve efficiency across its supply chain.Land O\'Lakes is looking for big thinkers and big dreamers to help them imagine the future of food and agriculture. & Responsibilities:Responsibilities:

• Serving as a high-level member of the systems administration team to support various aspects of Linux infrastructure.
• Working with other senior staff to recommend and design systems architecture and topology.
• Leading a team responsible for the growth, maintenance, and development of a large-scale Linux server farm.
• Providing support for complex systems and applications, including new system rollouts, maintenance, migration, upgrades, and long-term performance improvement.
• Providing firsthand support during major activities, patch and vulnerability management, and high priority or critical cases.
• Supporting local and remote engineering teams with UNIX/Linux related issues and escalations.
• Regularly assessing and ensuring each of our systems are included in our monitoring and alerting, backup and recovery, and vulnerability management processes.
• CMDB Server CI validation and cleanup.
• Producing process documentation, technical diagrams, runbooks, and related documentation.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Mid-level career experience in maintaining large numbers of UNIX/Linux servers.
• Knowledge of tools for distributing new or upgraded software.
• Knowledge of storage administration (NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, NAS/SAN, etc.).
• Experience with VMWARE and managing large-scale virtualized environments.
• In-depth knowledge of core technologies such as TCP/IP, BIND, LDAP, Sendmail, NTP, FCIP, iSCSI, SAN, NAS, etc.
• Experience with automation technologies like Ansible and Shell Scripting.
• Extensive troubleshooting skills with Linux and network in complex App and DB environments.
• Experience using OEM (Oracle Enterprise Manager).
• Strong understanding of network and server security.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Experience in engineering, designing, upgrading, building, implementing, and deploying systems.
• Experience in leading others and managing physical hardware.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer engineering or equivalent experience in IT/DC management.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in engineering and design capacities.
• Deep understanding of UNIX/Linux fundamentals and concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of RHCE, OVM, vSphere ESXi, Rapid7.
• Extensive System Administration experience with Red Hat and other Linux flavors.
• Experience deploying containers and automating administrative tasks with scripting.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow/ITSM for handling Incident/Change/Problem management.
• Experience with vulnerability and patch management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Red Hat Certifications.
• Customer Service Experience.

Disclaimer:Land O Lakes is a client of ANSR. All employees will initially be employed by ANSR with the intent to transition to Land O\'Lakes within the next two years.

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