Linux Administrator

Linux Administrator

Experis IT Switzerland is in a search of a Linux Administrator to join one of their clients, a well renowned firm. For this temporary role based in Basel, we are in search of an English speaking candidate who is available within 1 month time.

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months with further option of contract extension

Location: Basel (now remote)

Key Responsibilities:

• SME is responsible for Incident, Change, Problem, Knowledge, Availability and Capacity Management for Linux operating system.
• Manage L2/L3 production/project support activities.
• This also includes the initial installation or update, patching, migration for these platforms.
• Responsible for script development/ update in different scripting (Shell, Python, Perl, Ruby).
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring team members.
• Work on flexible working hours including weekends.
• Involved in Routine Operational support and troubleshooting.

Your Profile:

• You have a Degree in IT or equivalent education
• 2-3 years of hands-on experience in Linux OS administration
• Red Hat certification is an advantage

Technical skills:

• Prior experience in Monitoring, Incident & Change Management.
• Knowledge of ITIL or equivalent processes (Incident, Change Process and Problem Management) - must have
• Expert level experience in Linux and its related sub-components.
• Prior experience in file-system management, particularly in:
• Create and manage filesystems
• Create and manage logical volumes
• Create and manage volume groups
• Manage physical and virtual devices
• Maintenance and management of Hardware RAID
• Manage storage devices including redundancy (Linux Multipathing), configure tape drives etc.
• Understand storage area networks and the representation in the operating system to be able to define and debug LUN integration into the operating system
• Understanding of SAN and NAS storage.
• Skilled in hardware troubleshooting.
• Prior experience in network management and security, especially:
• Configure network devices (including Ether channel, IPv4, and IPv6)
• Troubleshoot network issues
• Configure TCP/IP, with and without VLAN support
• Configure and manage remote access including ssh and ssl configuration
• Understand system hardening procedures
• Unix / Linux OS management, support and troubleshooting.
• Linux Clustering knowledge.
• Knowledge of DNS, NIS, Proxy and LDAP.
• Skilled to work with performance management and tuning (Grafana, Zabbix, Splunk).
• General user access management.
• Patch management and Package management (Satellite, PXE, Puppet, Ansible).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting (problem determination/resolution) skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Experience in other OS like HP-UX, Solaris, AIX etc. is an advantage.

Don't hesitate and send us your CV and testimonials today through the link in the advert.