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About this job

Position Details - IT System Administrator

Job ID

229710

Title

IT System Administrator

Type

Full-Time

Location

Winona, MN 55987

Department

Information Technology

Date Published

September 29, 2015

End Date

10-13-2015 11:59 PM

Job Description

IT Systems Administrator - Linux

Full-Time Position Available Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM

2001 Theurer Blvd., Winona, MN 55987

The Fastenal Company would like to invite ambitious, hard-working individuals to apply for the position of full-time IT Systems Administrator for Linux. Applicants should be able to bring new ideas and improvements to business practices, work well both independently and as part of a team, and show respect to co-workers, customers, vendors, and visitors in the workplace while demonstrating Fastenal's core values of Ambition, Innovation, Integrity, and Teamwork.

ABOUT US:

Since 1967 Fastenal has grown from a single store to nearly 2,700 locations, each providing tailored local inventory and personal service for our customers. As we've expanded across the world, we've retained a core belief in people and their ability to accomplish remarkable things - if given the opportunity. From this philosophy stems an entrepreneurial culture that challenges every employee to run their own business, create their own success, and advance to become company leaders.

As a growth company with a solid financial position, that typically doubles in size every four to five years, we are committed to training, promoting from within, and creating opportunities for our employees. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are looking to make your mark as part of an elite growth company, you won't find a better fit than Fastenal.

OVERVIEW:

Working as Full-Time IT Systems Administrator - Linux, you will be responsible for the Linux Server operating system and additional server components within the IT infrastructure. You will work to enhance the Linux Server infrastructure within the data center and serve as a technical Linux server operating system resource for our technical support and software development teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

o Monitoring and maintaining Red Hat Linux Server operating system.

o Applying patches to major subsystems and services, roles, and file-system components within a Red Hat Linux system environment and performing operating system and patch testing on all changes prior to installation.

o Monitoring and reviewing system logs and detecting and troubleshooting problems.

Writing basic technical operating system documentation.

o Controlling system access and security aspects of critical systems.

o Working to provide 24x7 support on critical systems.

o Demonstrating work adherence to security best practices and access control and security policies.

o Establishing and maintaining automated patching for all systems.

o Partnering with Fastenal HelpDesk, and Technical Support teams as an escalated resource point.

o Demonstrating day-to-day adherence with change control concepts and practices.

o Providing technical support and customer service directly to end-users through ticketing system and periodically through screen sharing.

o Working efficiently with guidance from Lead Administrator/IT Manager/IT Director in overall goals for the Infrastructure.

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

The following skills and qualifications are required for this position:

o Possess or are working towards a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field OR have 2+ years of Linux or Unix Systems Administration experience

o Excellent communication skills

o Ability to pass the required drug screen (applicable in the US, Puerto Rico, and Guam ONLY).

PREFERRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

o Experience in troubleshooting technical problems involving software and operating systems.

o Possess effective collaboration skills in a team environment.

o Familiarity with networking topology concepts.

o Administrative Scripting with Shell / Perl.

o Experience managing storage with LVM and Fibre Channel SANs

o Experience managing Linux guests within a virtualized environment.

o Experience with configuration management tools such as Red Hat Satellite, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.

o Experience managing middleware applications that run within a Linux environment.

FULL-TIME BENEFITS:

Fastenal offers a competitive benefits package to all full-time employees. This package includes Health, Life, Long Term Disability, and Dental Insurance, in addition to, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 401(k)/RRSP with a profit sharing contribution.