Senior Cloud Admin

Teradata; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradata is seeking a qualified Linux System Administrator in Pune, India. The role involves first and second line support for all compute, storage, and networking issues on Linux servers, along with patch management and system monitoring.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in Linux administration, proficiency in automation and virtualization technologies, and strong cloud service knowledge. Excellent communication skills in English are also crucial.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with RedHat and SLES Linux.
• Hands-on with VMware and cloud services administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide first and second line support for Linux servers.
• Perform patching and upgrades as per plan.
• Automate routine activities and manage system performance.

Skills

Linux system administration

Performance Monitoring

Scripting (Shell/Perl/Python)

Virtualization Technologies (KVM, VMWARE)

Cloud Administration (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)

Networking and Storage concepts

ITIL best practices

Education

Engineering Graduate or MCA

Tools

Monitoring tools

Automation tools (Chef/Puppet/Salt/Ansible)

Job description

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents with full context for impact when it matters. Our solution lets businesses connect and scale on premises, in the cloud, or through a hybrid approach. Teradata delivers real business value with AI.

What You'll Do

• First and second line support for all compute, storage, and networking infrastructure issues for On-prem. and public cloud hosted SLES Linux servers.
• Drive OS and Application patching and upgrades as per the plan.
• Set-up Alerts, reports, and dashboards for monitoring system health.
• Delivery responsibilities in the areas of private cloud network administration, security administration, instantiation, provisioning, optimizing the environment, third party software support.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform day to day support on the servers like administration, housekeeping, maintenance, upgrade of OS, performing Security related controls and checks.
• Work on server related issues of major/minor/simple/complex in nature.
• Perform patching and upgrades as per the plan.
• Configuring Health checks and taking appropriate actions based on the alerts and checks.
• Backups, snapshot activity in preparation to changes being implemented.
• Automate the routine activities.
• Linux servers Performance and capacity management.
• Using the Change & Problem Management Tools to perform any planned/unplanned maintenance.
• Handling of the Day to Day House Keeping tasks by using tools & scripts.
• Preparation of RCA for all major/minor incidents.
• Identify improvement opportunities in existing processes and recommend actions.
• Build and deliver periodic SLA and other Reports to management.
• 24 x 7 Environment in shift roaster based duties.
• Attend calls on calls basis whenever assigned.
• Coordination with Server managers/other teams and other stakeholders.

Skills & Attributes

• Ensuring that the processes are adhered to.
• Ensure maximum uptime according to the SLA.
• Executing tickets / requests.
• Monitoring and mentoring junior team members.
• Identifying and suggesting implementation of new technologies/products for enhancement.
• Helping team members in case of Issues/Technical Problems.
• Knowledge of ITIL best practice on incident management, change management and problem management.

What Makes You A Qualified Candidate

• 4+ years Linux system administration.
• Experience in handling Linux Systems Administration tasks on RedHat and SLES Linux.
• Performance Monitoring and experienced in monitoring tools administration.
• Hands on experience on Virtualization Technologies such as KVM, VMWARE.
• Hand on with implementing SSSD, LDAP, and other Identity and Authentication tools.
• Experience with one or more of Shell/Perl/python scripting and other programming languages.
• Experience with any of Chef/Puppet/Salt/Ansible automation.
• AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Administration some hands-on experience is required or at least mid level cloud certifications.
• Performance monitoring and reporting for the compute, storage and network resources.
• Good understanding for Networking and Storage concepts.
• Engineering Graduate.
• 4 – 7 years of IT experience.
• 2 - 3 years of VMware experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language.

What You'll Bring

• ITIL, RHEL or MCSE or other relevant certifications are desirable.
• 4 Year Engineering Degree or 3 Year Masters of Computer Application.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in the English language.
• Must be willing to provide 24x7 on-call support on a rotational basis with the team.
• Must be willing to travel – both short-term and long-term.

Legal and Equal Opportunity

Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.