Senior Systems Administrator Linux

Hi, Hope you doing well.

This is Pramod kamti from Maxonic (http://www.maxonic.com ), saw your profile and wanted to connect. feel free to call Pramod Kamti at my Direct no. 408-400- 2327 or email at pramod.k@maxonic.com

 JOB Description :

 Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator

Job Type: Fulltime

Job Location: Fremont, CA

Work Schedule: Onsite 5 days a week

The Systems Engineering team is responsible for architecting, building, automating, and managing our server Infrastructure at our campus in Fremont, CA and our public cloud providers. As a Senior Systems Administrator, you will work with talented colleagues on challenging projects within the IT Infrastructure. You'll bring a proactive approach to server infrastructure management and support, addressing both immediate operational requirements and long-term systems stability. You’ll enjoy this team if you like working in a highly collaborative environment focused on being entrepreneurial, agile, and responsive. This position will be located in our Fremont, CA headquarters.

• Role focused on Linux Enterprise skills/management ( to address a lack of linux knowledge on my team )
• Server and Storage Hardware Skills
• SaaS Admin skills ( o365, atlassian, etc )
• Cloud management ( azure preferred )
• Automation skills

Responsibilities

• Implement, and maintain various Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.) server infrastructures 
  (physical and virtual), focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.  
• Perform systems maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, 
  and security configurations.  
• Monitor server performance, ensure system availability and reliability, and provide optimization 
  recommendations.  
• Troubleshoot server infrastructure problems, outages, and ensure rapid resolution of system 
  incidents.  
• Work with the latest compute and storage management tools 
• Establish & maintain a strong relationship with the business including local, remote, and 
  regional users regarding server technology solutions.  
• Document server configuration and operational procedures.  
• Establish & maintain healthy working relationships with all technology departments  
• Be viewed as a knowledgeable and reliable technical resource across all infrastructure 
  technologies.  
• Ensure the business understands our service portfolio by translating technical solutions into 
  simple to understandable dialogue  
• Manage and support Public Clouds associated security, compute and storage services like virtual 
  machines, kubernetes, db, storage, etc. 
• Partner with the InfoSec team to ensure Security best practices are enforced in an effective and 
  scalable manner. 

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux administration and application resource utilization 
  monitoring. 
• 3+ years of experience in systems administration with a strong focus on Linux environments.  
• Proficiency in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).  
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM).  
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls).  
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus).  
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.  
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.  
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Minimum 4-year college degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or 
  equivalent discipline. 
• Linux Certification a plus.  
• Cloud Certification a plus. 
• Ability to walk and stand on cement floors for long periods. 
• Ability to stand, stoop, bend and performing repetitive tasks. 
• Must be able to lift to 30 pounds at a time.  
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer