System Administrator (Linux & Windows)

Summary

On-site System Administrator in Hyderabad (4-6 yrs) maintaining Linux and Windows servers: installs, upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, backups, and troubleshooting across physical and virtualized environments. Core stack includes SAN storage, Nagios/Zenoss monitoring, Oracle Cloud, WebLogic, networking, and shell scripting; Docker/Kubernetes and Puppet/Ansible are a plus.


Interview Panel: Surya and Anirudh (together)

Interview mode: In-person at Hyderabad office

Salary range: 9 to 12 LPA




Title

System Administrator (Linux & Windows)

Location

Hyderabad

Experience

4 - 6 years

Shift Time

General shift (10 am – 7pm) and Work from Office. May need to work on rotational shift in future.



Job Description:
  • In-depth knowledge of Linux (Centos, RedHat, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu) and Windows OS
  • 4-6 years professional systems maintenance experience in Linux & Windows operating systems including installing, configuring, and troubleshooting
  • Experience with Linux & Windows servers including demonstrated expertise in performance tuning, upgrades, migrations, and maintenance
  • Proven experience installing, supporting and troubleshooting Linux/Windows on various hardware makes/models as well as in virtualized environments
  • Strong knowledge of SAN storage technologies.
  • Strong experience with system management tools, logical file systems, and server environments.
  • Experience with monitoring, metrics, and log aggregation and visualization tools (Nagios, Zenoss in particular)
  • Experience with the Unix CLI, debugging tools, and network stack.
  • Working knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
  • Working knowledge of Oracle Weblogic server (developing/deploying support).
  • Working knowledge of core networking, subnetting, Firewalls, and routing.
  • Perform configurations and adjustments to enhance system performance.
  • Perform automated and manual backup and restorative processes.
  • Experience working with VM virtualization framework. (Ex: OVM, VMware)
  • Knowledge of Deployment and operations of containers using Docker/Kubernetes is a plus
  • Functional knowledge of core network protocols such as TCP/IP, SSH, SMTP, NFS and DNS
  • Ability to write and edit scripts to automate regular operational tasks
  • Knowledge of deployment framework such as Puppet, Ansible, is a plus
  • Knowledge and experience with shell scripting
  • Solid understanding of Linux & Windows based operating system including paging and swapping, inter-process communication, devices and what device drivers do, filesystem concepts (inode, clustering, logical partitions), etc. is a must
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to maintain detailed documentation.
  • Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Exercise sound judgment in all areas of responsibility.
  • Must be creative and can look at problems from multiple vantage points
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritizes workload, and successfully handles competing deadlines



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