Systems Administrator Quality Assurance

Starfish Storage Corporation; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 125 000 - 185 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Long-term disability

Paid holidays & PTO

Resumo da oferta

Starfish Storage Corporation seeks a highly skilled Senior Linux & Windows System Administrator with strong QA experience to join our tech team. You will design, maintain, secure, automate, and validate our infrastructure while integrating QA best practices to ensure reliability and compliance.

Responsibilities include infrastructure validation, automated testing, and coordinating with DevOps to enhance CI/CD reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualificações

• 7+ years of Linux and Windows system administration experience.
• Experience with Linux server administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) and Windows Server (2016/2019/2022).
• Knowledge of Active Directory & Group Policy, scripting in Python and PowerShell.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute infrastructure validation and testing plans.
• Build automated test scripts for system validation and deployment pipelines.
• Validate system updates, patches, and configuration changes before production rollout.
• Enforce documentation, change control, and release management processes.
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to improve CI/CD reliability.

Conhecimentos

Linux server administration

Windows Server administration

Active Directory & Group Policy

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

QA methodologies

CI/CD pipelines

Automation tools

Networking fundamentals

Troubleshooting & RCA

Interpersonal skills

Independent with strategic mindset

Formação académica

University degree

STEM background

Advanced degree (plus)

Ferramentas

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

Bash scripting

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location:

Remote, onshore in the USA

Salary:

$125k to $185k per year depending on experience and skills

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Linux and Windows system administration
• Strong experience with:
  • Linux server administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)
  • Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
  • Active Directory & Group Policy
  • Python and Powershell scripting
  • Large-scale unstructured data management
• Experience implementing QA methodologies in infrastructure environments
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, etc.)
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewalls, routing)
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Flexibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Independent worker with a strategic mindset and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• University degree required; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) background preferred. An advanced degree is a plus.
• Ability to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
• Background check required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Microsoft and Red Hat certifications
• Experience in research environments
• Bash scripting

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux & Windows System Administrator with strong Quality Assurance (QA) experience to join our growing technology team. This role requires deep systems expertise across both Linux and Windows environments, combined with a quality-driven mindset to ensure reliability, security, performance, and compliance across our infrastructure.

You will play a critical role in designing, maintaining, securing, automating, and validating the Starfish Storage product while integrating QA best practices to assure it’s reliable and bulletproof.

QA & Reliability Engineering

• Develop and execute infrastructure validation and testing plans
• Build automated test scripts for system validation and deployment pipelines
• Validate system updates, patches, and configuration changes before production rollout
• Enforce documentation, change control, and release management processes
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to improve CI/CD reliability

About Starfish Storage:

At Starfish Storage, we are revolutionizing the way organizations manage unstructured data at scale and across enterprises. With over a decade of experience, our innovative platform is designed to empower clients across various industries. Our clients include industry leaders in media & entertainment, research computing, biotech, higher education, and government sectors. You’ll be working with visionary C-suite clients and the top-tier technical teams who make digital transformations happen. This is an opportunity to drive change in some of the most technically demanding environments in the world.

Benefits:

We recognize that satisfaction and well-being are integral components for long-term sustainability and business success. As such, employees are provided competitive compensation, options (potential), as well as the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Multiple health insurance options
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays and PTO that increase with tenure
• Opportunities for growth!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Starfish Storage provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, military service, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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