Linux System Administrator III

Job Details
Level: Experienced
Job Location: Oklahoma City Office

• Oklahoma City, OK
  Position Type: Full Time
  Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
  Salary Range: Undisclosed
  Job Category: Information Technology

DescriptionThis role of Linux System Administrator III, is to maintain the server environment by identifying system requirements, provisioning new systems, installing upgrades, managing software maintenance and licensing. The Linux Systems & Tools team is responsible for all Paycom application servers across all Paycom datacenters. As a Linux System Administrator, you will collaborate with the team in the architecture, configuration, and maintenance of all Linux Systems projects, tools and processes, as well as participate in troubleshooting, remediation, and documentation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist in the architecture design and determining system requirements for all new server requests
Configure Linux operating systems on virtual machines and physical servers
Work support tickets assigned to the Linux Systems & tools team
Review system performance and logs and provide reports for managements awareness into the technical health of Paycoms infrastructure
Capacity planning and forecasting
Develop team documentation for day to day duties and gained team knowledge
Keep systems properly configured, updated, healthy, hardened and scaled to meet the needs of the business
Work with various technology teams to pro-actively evaluate DR plans, backup requirements, and failover procedures
Communicate with vendors to ensure we are properly licensed and up to date on renewals
Be responsible for and act as subject matter expert on any assigned systems

QualificationsEducation/Certification:

Bachelor's Degree

Experience:

3+ years of professional IT experience
3+ years supporting Linux servers editions

Skills/Abilities:

In-depth knowledge of Linux Server operating system editions
In depth knowledge and experience of web application architecture and technologies
Bash or similar command line tools used to manage and automate
Using a log aggregation tool, such as Splunk, for troubleshooting and reporting
Linux and Windows server administration - applying patches, ensuring health, right-sizing, ensuring quality DR architecture, and troubleshooting problems
Data retention and capacity planning

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

Bachelor's Degree in MIS, Info Sys, Computer Science or related fields
RHCA/Linux+

Experience:

System administration experience in med-large private datacenter environments
Proven track record of building and maintaining highly available system architecture
High availability and disaster recovery planning and design
System performance reviewing experience of existing architecture for any changes to the system and that require updates

Skills/Abilities:

Expert knowledge Linux Server operating systems and built in tools
Knowledge of Windows Server operating systems and built in tools
Knowledge of VMware and virtual environments
Experience with VDI/VMware Horizon
Knowledge of Networking/Firewall components
Multi-node system architecture planning and design
Good understanding of web application architecture and technologies

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