Senior Linux, Storage & Backup Administrator

Laiba technology; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Laiba technology is seeking a Senior Linux, Storage & Backup Administrator to support enterprise Linux/Unix, backup, and storage environments in Cary, NC. This role covers patching, monitoring, virtualization, and ITAR/CUI-regulated operations.

Responsibilities include managing Solaris zones, backup platforms (Avamar/Data Domain/Veeam), Satellite/BigFix, and Nutanix virtualization. You will work with cross‑functional teams to ensure secure, reliable IT infrastructure and participate in on‑call

Qualifications

• Must have extensive Unix/Linux/Solaris administration experience across production, test, and DR environments.
• Hands-on with backup solutions like Avamar/Data Domain and Veeam.
• Experience with Satellite Server, BigFix, patching, and OS lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with ITAR/CUI regulated environments is a plus.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure stable operations.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support Linux, Unix, and Solaris servers across production, test, and disaster recovery platforms.
• Manage Solaris Zones and OS patching, plus lifecycle activities.
• Administer and support Avamar Backup, Data Domain, and Veeam Backup environments, including monitoring, recovery validation, and retention management.
• Manage Satellite Server administration, BigFix ticketing, server patching, compliance activities, and endpoint maintenance.
• Build, deploy, configure, and support virtual servers within Nutanix environments.
• Monitor infrastructure health, availability, capacity, and performance using SolarWinds and enterprise monitoring tools.
• Perform performance analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of infrastructure incidents.
• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide Level 3 support for critical incidents and outages.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, standards, and compliance artifacts.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, storage, backup, database, and application teams to ensure reliable operations.

Skills

Unix Administration

Solaris Administration

Solaris Zones

Linux OS Patch­ing

Satellite Server Administration

BigFix Administration / Ticket Mgmt

Data Domain Administration

Veeam Backup Administration

Nutanix VM Server Builds

Infrastructure Performance Troubleshoo

Production Support / On-Call Support

Job description

Job Title: Senior Linux, Storage & Backup Administrator (ITAR Infrastructure SME)

Location :Cary NC(Onsite)

Position Summary:

Seeking an experienced Infrastructure SME to support Customer's enterprise Linux/Unix, Backup, Storage, and Monitoring environments. The role will be responsible for Linux and Solaris administration, backup and recovery platforms, infrastructure monitoring, patch management, virtualization support, server provisioning, and operational support for business-critical systems supporting ITAR/CUI-regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and support Linux, Unix, and Solaris server environments across production, test, and disaster recovery platforms.
• Manage Solaris Zones, Unix OS disk administration, Linux OS patching, and operating system lifecycle activities.
• Administer and support Avamar Backup, Data Domain, and Veeam Backup environments, including backup monitoring, recovery validation, retention management, and issue resolution.
• Manage and support Satellite Server administration, BigFix ticket management, server patching, compliance activities, and endpoint maintenance.
• Build, deploy, configure, and support virtual servers within Nutanix environments.
• Monitor infrastructure health, availability, capacity, and performance using SolarWinds and enterprise monitoring tools.
• Perform performance analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of infrastructure incidents and operational issues.
• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide Level 3 support for critical infrastructure incidents, outages, and escalations.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, runbooks, standards, and compliance-related artifacts.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, storage, backup, database, and application teams to ensure reliable and secure operations.

Mandatory Skills

• Unix Administration
• Solaris Administration
• Solaris Zones
• Linux OS Patching
• Satellite Server Administration
• BigFix Administration / Ticket Management
• Data Domain Administration
• Veeam Backup Administration
• Nutanix VM Server Builds
• Infrastructure Performance Troubleshooting
• Production Support / On-Call Support

Preferred Experience

• 8+ years of Linux/Unix Infrastructure Administration experience
• Experience supporting enterprise backup and recovery platforms
• Experience supporting regulated environments (ITAR/CUI)
• Experience supporting mission-critical infrastructure environments
• Experience working in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or similar regulated industries