Job Title: Unix Administrator Location: Hyderabad Type of Employment: Full Time Experience: 5 to 8 Years Notice Period: Immediate or Less than 30 Days Description: The Unix Administrator plays a crucial role in developing, supporting, and deploying stable and cost-effective Unix environments. They are responsible for the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of Unix and Linux operating systems and server hardware components. Automation is a key principle used by the Unix Administrator to streamline standard tasks, enabling the team to focus on engineering high-performance solutions. Key Responsibilities:
Architect and Deploy Unix Servers: Design and deploy Unix servers and operating systems, including server hardware, virtualization technologies, and Unix/Linux operating systems, both on-premises and in cloud-based environments.
Develop Standards and Automation: Develop and improve processing standards, procedures, and automation tools to enhance efficiency and scalability in a constantly evolving environment.
Technical Leadership: Provide technical support and serve as a cross-team technical lead during system designs, developments, and deployments. Conduct deep troubleshooting in an advanced, integrated environment.
Vendor Coordination: Work closely with software vendors to coordinate third-party software installs and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
Leadership and Mentoring: Provide leadership and mentoring to junior staff, assisting in the development of technical, customer, and project management skills.
Service Improvement: Monitor, report, and create service improvement plans to meet client SLAs. Focus on improving operational efficiency and automation to reduce costs.
SQL Knowledge: Utilize SQL for reporting and scripting purposes.
Technical Skills & Abilities:
Advanced knowledge of Linux and AIX operating systems and hardware, including multiple architectures.
Cloud systems engineering and deployment experience (TerraForm, CloudInit).
Extensive experience with hypervisors and virtualization, such as KVM, PowerVM, and PowerKVM.
Working experience in Kubernetes, Docker, and Container technologies.
Working experience or understanding in Kafka, ELK/Splunk.
Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies, including GIT/Jenkins pipelines.
Understanding and experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Infrastructure as Code.
Extensive knowledge of Storage Area Networks (SAN) based servers.
Experience with SAN Storage and Backup administration is a plus.
Working experience or understanding in using CEPH storage.
Project management experience, including driving projects involving multiple technical and business teams.