Senior Systems Administrator

Software International; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in providing technical talent is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to manage systems and networks. The role involves collaboration with various project teams, mentoring staff, and ensuring system security and performance. Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of experience with LAMP stack and strong networking skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with LAMP stack.
• Hands-on Linux Systems Administration experience.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage systems and networks, ensuring security.
• Coordinate with teams for project management.
• Mentor Systems Administration staff.

Skills

Linux

Apache

MySQL

PHP

Networking

Problem-solving

Communication

Documentation

Automation

Tools

ELK stack

Ansible

Puppet

OpenStack

RHEV

Job description

About the job: Senior Systems Administrator

Our company, Software International (SI), supplies technical talent to Fortune 100 & 500 companies and many others across Canada.

Role(s) Required: Sr. Systems Admin

Location: Remote (anywhere in Canada/USA/South America, but must be able to work on EST with the Canadian team)

Required Start Date: ASAP

Required End Date: 12 months + renewable every year

Type: Contract

Total Hours Approved Per Role: 40h/week

Rate: the max. Salary will be $4k USD/mth on T4 or C2C (5,478.90 CAD)

Client Location: US/Canada

Summary:

Reporting directly to the CTO and managing the Systems department.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility over systems and networks.
• Work directly with Development Team Leads and Project Management to manage projects for the website, providing final sign-off/approval for release to production.
• Participate in planning and project discussions with Senior Management for various websites.
• Analyze and assess risks to systems and recommend or implement appropriate changes.
• Continuously assess network and systems security, report concerns directly to the CTO.
• Design systems and network architecture, including capacity planning, hardware, infrastructure, software integration, OS, and performance tuning.
• Act as a single point of escalation for production issues, coordinating resolution efforts.
• Manage risk through monitoring, system redundancy, and backups based on business needs.
• Provide technical assistance across departments including Project Management, Sales, QA, Accounting, Customer Service, Development, and Systems.
• Perform special tasks and projects as assigned by the CTO.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Mentor and assist Systems Administration staff daily.
• Lead by example and provide feedback for performance reviews.
• Facilitate problem-solving and collaboration, ensuring timely decisions.
• Participate in on-call rotation (12pm-8pm EST, 1-week every 4 weeks).
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience with LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).
• Support experience with web servers.
• Strong background with SAN storage (NFS and iSCSI).
• Experience with ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, Logstash).
• Experience adding/removing nodes, expanding/rebuilding clusters, using InfluxDB.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF.
• Hands-on Linux Systems Administration experience.
• Advanced network administrative skills, including routing, switching, security.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and creativity.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Extensive experience with MySQL, LAN/WAN/VPN, firewall technologies, cloud platforms (OpenStack, oVirt, RHEV), hardware, SAN, switching, load balancing, backup technologies, security, and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet).
• Proficiency with multiple web technologies.