Unix/Linux System Administrator

Creative G C; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative G C in NYC is seeking a Unix/Linux System Administrator for a long-term public sector IT consulting engagement. The role requires 4+ years of experience and a hybrid NYC location (3 days on-site).

You will design, implement, and maintain UNIX/Linux infrastructure, develop specifications, and create comprehensive documentation. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and a focus on security, resiliency, and operational readiness are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in infrastructure or systems administration.
• Hands-on experience building, configuring, and supporting highly available infrastructure.
• Strong experience with UNIX/Linux operating systems.
• Experience with Linux server and containerized environments.
• Experience in SAN storage and SAN Fabric switches.
• Proficient in documenting infrastructure design and operation procedures.
• Understanding of availability, resiliency, monitoring, security, and performance requirements.
• Excellent troubleshooting and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, implement, and maintain UNIX/Linux infrastructure environments.
• Develop system design specifications meeting infra, operational, security, and availability requirements.
• Prepare infrastructure designs and evaluate alternative approaches.
• Develop specs for servers, OS, storage, networks, security, databases, and communications.
• Create diagrams and documentation for infra, network, storage, and security environments.
• Maintain system configurations, monitoring tools, and communication systems documentation.
• Develop and maintain operational, installation, and support procedures.
• Establish guidelines and upgrade procedures for OS, hardware, and networks.
• Design, test, and maintain highly available and resilient enterprise infra environments.
• Support enhancements, upgrades, changes, and implementation activities with teams.
• Design and maintain system monitoring, audit trails, logging, and security mechanisms.
• Provide technical assistance and escalation for complex infra and IT issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance, availability, and integration issues.
• Perform infrastructure testing, evaluation, and validation for readiness.
• Implement and maintain SAN storage and SAN Fabric across platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, admins, developers, and support teams.
• Maintain accurate technical and user documentation.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Infrastructure

System admin

SAN storage

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Networking

Security basics

Job description

Unix/Linux System Administrator for a long-term Public Sector IT consulting engagement.

Experience: 4+ years
Location: NYC hybrid (3 days) - local NY/NJ only

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, implement, and maintain UNIX/Linux infrastructure environments.
• Develop system design specifications that meet infrastructure, operational, security, and availability requirements.
• Prepare general and detailed infrastructure designs, evaluating alternative approaches where appropriate.
• Develop specifications for servers, operating systems, storage, networks, security systems, databases, and communication systems.
• Create structured diagrams and technical documentation for infrastructure, network, storage, and security environments.
• Compile, maintain, and document system configurations, including servers, operating systems, monitoring tools, utilities, and communication systems.
• Develop and maintain operational, installation, configuration, and support procedures.
• Establish guidelines and upgrade procedures for operating systems, hardware, network systems, security systems, and client-server environments.
• Design, test, and maintain highly available and resilient enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Support infrastructure enhancements, upgrades, changes, and implementation activities in collaboration with technical teams.
• Design and maintain system monitoring, audit trails, logging, and security mechanisms.
• Provide technical assistance and escalation support for complex infrastructure, system, database, and IT issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system performance, availability, configuration, and integration issues.
• Perform infrastructure testing, evaluation, and validation to ensure operational readiness.
• Implement, configure, and maintain SAN storage and SAN Fabric environments across multiple storage platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure engineers, system administrators, developers, support teams, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate technical, operational, and user documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in infrastructure administration, systems administration, or a related IT field.
• Strong hands-on experience building, configuring, and supporting highly available and scalable infrastructure environments.
• Strong experience managing and maintaining UNIX/Linux operating systems.
• Experience supporting Linux server and containerized environments.
• Experience with infrastructure design, configuration management, and enterprise systems support.
• Experience designing or supporting three-tier infrastructure architectures.
• Experience with SAN storage and SAN Fabric switches across multiple storage platforms.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical, operational, installation, and user documentation.
• Understanding of infrastructure availability, resiliency, monitoring, security, and performance requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.