Unix/Linux System Administrator

Creative G C

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

11 days ago
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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.
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