Senior IT Systems Administrator - Linux & Kubernetes

Optimus Technology, Inc; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HRA

401k contributions

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Team events

Job summary

Optimus Technology, Inc. is seeking an IT systems specialist to support, troubleshoot and maintain complex IT environments for our clients. You will manage infrastructure, monitor devices, and resolve issues across servers, storage, networking and mobile endpoints.

The role requires hands-on experience with Linux/UNIX, Kubernetes, Ceph storage, and configuration tools like Puppet and Ansible. You will participate in change control and communicate status to management and customers, contributing

Qualifications

• Experience supporting IT systems and infrastructure.
• Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution.
• Hands-on Linux/UNIX administration and large deployments.
• Experience with Ceph storage and Kubernetes environments.
• Familiarity with Puppet and Ansible for configuration management.
• Ability to communicate status to management and internal customers.
• Knowledge of change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Manage IT system infrastructure and related processes.
• Support day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for devices and networks.
• Perform Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution.
• Assist in escalation and communication of status to management and customers.
• Support dispatch and hardware problem resolution; participate in the resolution process.
• Work with container technology including Linux/UNIX deployments, Kubernetes, Ceph, Puppet and Ansible; adhere to change control.

Skills

IT support

Troubleshooting

Tier 3 support

Linux/UNIX

Kubernetes

Puppet/Ansible

Ceph storage

Tools

Kubernetes

Puppet

Ansible

Ceph

Linux

Job description

Optimus Technology, Inc. is seeking an IT systems specialist to support, troubleshoot and maintain complex IT environments for our clients. You will manage infrastructure, monitor devices, and resolve issues across servers, storage, networking and mobile endpoints.

The role requires hands-on experience with Linux/UNIX, Kubernetes, Ceph storage, and configuration tools like Puppet and Ansible. You will participate in change control and communicate status to management and customers, contributing