Unix System Administrator

PHX STAFFING, LLC; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match up to 8%

Access to fitness room

Job summary

PHX STAFFING, LLC in Round Rock, Texas is seeking a full-time UNIX Systems Administrator. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in UNIX systems operations and administration, including expertise with various Linux-based platforms and SAN/NAS technologies.

This position offers a competitive salary based on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and a 401(k) with matching contributions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in UNIX systems operations and administration.
• Strong technical and analytical skills with UNIX/Linux technologies.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain UNIX/LINUX-based platforms.
• Monitor and troubleshoot SAN and NAS environments.
• Apply system security best practices.

Skills

UNIX systems operations

Linux-based platforms

DNS

TCP/IP networking

system security best practices

Education

5+ years of experience in UNIX systems

Equivalent combination of education and work experience

Tools

Apache HTTP server

Nagios

Spiceworks

Job description

Job Description

FULL TIME PERMANENT

Essential Functions of the Job

• Install, configure and maintain UNIX and Linux-based platforms (Solaris 9/10, HP-UX, CentOS, Debian, Red Hat, and Ubuntu).
• Apply experience with DNS, DHCP, NTP, SNMP, SSH.
• Install, configure and maintain Apache HTTP server software.
• Develop and run UNIX scripts related to system monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Enable monitoring tools, such as Nagios and Spiceworks, to detect system performance issues.
• Demonstrate experience in tuning, analysis, and benchmarking for optimal systems performance (maximum uptime with minimal latency of production systems).
• Experience with SAN and NAS technologies and RAID configurations.
• Administer, monitor and troubleshoot SAN and NAS environments.
• Manage space allocation on SAN and NAS devices.
• Provide system data usage and capacity reporting.
• Assist with the configuration for backup and recovery of data storage devices.
• Apply system security best practices.
• Experience with TCP/IP networking, firewall and VPN configurations.

Desirable Knowledge and Experience

• HP P4000 SAN (Left-hand).
• PCI-DSS requirements, particularly external scan.
• Disaster recovery processes.
• Cisco firewall, router and switch configuration.
• Citrix XenServer virtualization.

Qualifications

Education & Abilities

• 5+ years of experience in UNIX systems operations and administration or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Strong technical, architectural, and analytical skills to support UNIX/Linux technologies, storage environments, and system security.
• Desire to learn emerging technologies.
• Initiative, creativity, innovation and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently or as a team player.
• Willingness to travel on an occasional basis.

Benefits

Salary DOE. We offer medical, dental, vision, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with a match of up to 8% of gross pay. The first day of the month following 60 days of continuous Full Time employment. SmartPractice also has a fitness room with state of the art equipment for you to use.

Job Location

PHX STAFFING, LLC is an IT staffing company.