Job Description

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS HAS AN OPENING!

This is a Contract Opportunity with our company that MUST be worked on a W2 Only. No C2C eligibility for this position. Visa Sponsorship is Available! The details are below.

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Title: Linux Administrator
Location: Salt Lake City UT 84101-2174
Duration: 6 months

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Role will require 1 weekend day every week (Saturday or Sunday. Weekend days are onsite.

Possible Schedules are Tuesday   Saturday: 10:30AM - 6:30PM or Sunday   Thursday: 10:30 AM   6:30 PM per team needs (After Oct shifts to 9:30 am   5:30 pm)

Position requires 5 days in the office per week in Salt Lake City.

• As a Linux Administrator, you will be the Tier 1 / Tier 2 support of the Business systems in a 24x7 follow-the-sun model.
• This will entail alert management, OS troubleshooting, and working to restore service in a robust Enterprise Environment.
• Monitoring of Linux/Unix systems
• Troubleshooting of systems
• Alert Management
• Incident Management
• Working with clients across our Business Units to maintain and restore service
• Automation of activities through scripting and configuration management
• Working with Hardware teams to maintain the physical server estate
• Documentation of processes and procedures for the team
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Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Red Hat Linux Administration
• 3+ years of Unix/Linux systems administration experience
• Strong core OS troubleshooting experience
• Scripting experience in Shell, Bash, Perl and/or Python
• Virtualization experience in VMware or OpenShift
• Networking knowledge/skills
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise-grade server hardware such as HP and Dell rackmount servers
• Experience using remote management interfaces like Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, VMware vCenter/vSphere
• An automation-first mindset
• Incident management experience
• Prior experience in the Financial Service Industry is a plus
• Prior Enterprise experience is a plus
• Relevant certifications are a strong plus