Linux Red Hat Administrator

Red Hat Linux Administrator

Job Responsibilities

• Build, install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments;
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution of the Red Hat environment;
• Research root cause of problems and escalate to engineering and vendor support as necessary;
• Develop, automate, and implement operations best practices, including Active Directory integrations, advanced network configuration, Operating System Hardening;
• Effectively collaborate with Server, Storage, Network, Development, and Support teams.
• Follow established Enterprise change management procedures;
• Participate in Business Continuation / Disaster Recovery infrastructure planning, building, and testing;
• Must have the ability to understand and relate to new products, technology, strategy and be able to follow directions.

In addition, candidates should:

• Be responsive to business needs, having an ability to react quickly and to deliver quality end products and services;
• Be able to analyse a problem and devise an effective solution;
• Have a strong ability to develop and manage people across many teams and disciplines;
• Possess the ability to understand technical concepts and explain them clearly to users unfamiliar with computer technology;
• Be self-motivated and direct, with the ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment;
• Be able to manage performance through effective monitoring, coaching, and feedback;
• Use sound judgement to deal with situations and in communication between teams;
• Be competent with Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and Powerpoint;
• Have the ability to identify and evaluate resources and plan for the utilisation throughout the execution of comprehensive, long range plans;
• Have the ability to devise new approaches to make improvements or to solve problems;
• Have an ability and willingness to approach solutions in a hands-on manner when required.

Experience Required

Experience/Qualifications required

• A degree level qualification, preferably in Computer Science, ICT, or Telecommunications;
• 2+ years’ Linux Admin experience;
• Knowledge of Red Hat Linux, ideally holding Red Hat Certified System Administrator;

• Advanced experience with Red Hat Linux versions: RHEL 5, RHEL 6, and RHEL 7;
• Knowledge of monitoring tools to find problems, issue resolution/troubleshooting, and/or issue escalation;
• Proven ability to provide ownership of technical issues from assignment until resolution in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Proven experience in bash scripting

Essential and Desirable Skills

Desirable Experience:
The following are desirable but not essential:

• Experience with automation technologies such as kickstart, RedHat Satellite, Ansible or puppet.
• Experience with VMWare virtualisation technologies and ESXi
• Experience with Tomcat / JBoss Web applications

Working Hours & Benefits

40 Hours per week

Strong Daily Rate