Assistant Lead Engineer - Linux (CES)

Synapxe; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health technology agency in New Zealand is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator to manage and support Linux environments. The role involves 24x7 administration, maintenance of servers, and automation of tasks. Candidates must have strong technical knowledge in Linux and scripting, with at least 6 years of experience in an enterprise setting. Join us to improve health outcomes through technology.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge in Linux (RedHat, SUSE, CentOS) administration.
• At least 6 years' experience in Linux server administration in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in project management and IT infrastructure solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Linux servers including 24x7 support.
• Automate tasks through scripting and tools like Ansible.
• Troubleshoot system issues and provide technical support for projects.

Skills

Linux administration

RedHat Virtualization

Ansible

Shell Scripting

System security

Oracle KVM

Kubernetes

DevOps

Project management

Job description

Position Overview

This position is part of the H-Cloud Unix team, providing subscribed services for Unix/ Linux OS 24 x 7 administration and support. They are expected to be a team player, contributing to both operations and project support.

Synapxe is the national HealthTech agency inspiring tomorrow's health. The nexus of HealthTech, we connect people and systems to power a healthier Singapore. Together with partners, we create intelligent technological solutions to improve the health of millions of people every day, everywhere. Reimagine the future of health together with us at www.synapxe.sg

Role & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the administration and maintenance of Linux servers, RedHat Virtualization and Ansible, to:
• Provide day-to-day systems administration and operations, including 24 x 7 standby
• Plan and perform installation, configuration and migration of OS and related hardware and software
• Plan and perform scheduled preventive maintenance, OS patching/upgrades/hardening, after-office hours
• Troubleshoot incidents, system problems and handle escalations to vendors
• Provide system performance tuning, optimization and capacity planning
• Automate tasks and workflows, through shell, Ansible, Python, Ruby scripts and programming, including provisioning / deprovisioning of Virtual Machines (VMs), patching, configurations, software deployment, monitoring and integration with other tools
• Establish, standardize and maintain systems backup that is in line with recovery strategy
• Establish, standardize and maintain best practice processes, procedures, system documentation and reports so as to streamline and enhance the operational environment
• Provide technical support and advice for projects
• Fulfil service requests and change requests
• Proactively contribute to continual improvement programs
• Work/collaborate with other teams and vendors, where applicable
• Provide progress reports and to escalate issues to supervisor
• Work with various teams (VMWare, NetBackup, & hardware) as needed to support the infrastructure
• Keep abreast of new technologies and its applicability to their area of work

Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge and experience in administration and maintenance of Linux(RedHat Linux/SUSE/CentOS) including:
  • Clustering (Pacemaker cluster)
  • Oracle KVM (oVirt)
  • Openshift knowledge
  • Ansible automation platform with ability to write playbooks
  • Storage Admin/SAN technology, in particular, from System perspective
  • System and network security, including use of RBAC
  • SSH/SFTP/SSL
  • DR implementation
  • Shell Scripting (Unix shell) Ansible, Python and/or Ruby will be an added advantage
  • Knowledge of containers, Kubernetes and DevOps, Web servers, Tomcat will be an added advantage
• Certifications in the above administration skills will be an added advantage
• Ability to prioritize assignments while working on multiple projects
• Good security, audit, and compliance knowledge
• Good team player who is highly motivated, independent, goal oriented and possesses workplace initiative
• Good interpersonal, communications and presentation skills (verbal/written)
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with attention to details
• At least 6 years\' experience in the administration of Linux Servers in an enterprise environment
• Working experience in most of the technical areas described above, if not all, is required
• Experience in project management, design and deployment of IT infrastructure solution will be an added advantage

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