Systems Admin

Role: System Admin- Need to be Onsite
Location: San Jose, CA
Duration: 12 Months Cotract

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Build, Deploy and manage virtual and physical servers with RHEL, ESX, Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, SUSE and Windows operating systems.
* Manage the physical and virtual environment (VMware) with experience in vCenter and vmrun.
* Install and maintain Jenkins, Web Server, SQL server and Wiki.
* Networking skills managing NAT, and DNS servers.
* Ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.

* Develop and maintain documentation about current environment setup, standard operating procedures, and best practices.
* Manage end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best-practices
* Perform and test routine system backups and restores.

* Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and correct hardware and software issues on servers, Escalate incidents as necessary.
* Practice server asset management, including maintenance of server component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
* Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware upgrades, patches and re-configurations.
* Develop required reports in response to business user and management needs.
* Work with Vendors on maintaining software products and services.
* Manage the physical environment of the server racks including cable management, documentation, labeling, and configuration of KVM switching for console and remote access.
* Have familiarity with NAS and SAN storage management, and MS Client.
* Should be able to compile and install Opensource packages.
* Should have make experience
* Familiarity with Docker environment.

STRATEGY and PLANNING
* Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
5-8 years of experience in a technical role with increasing responsibility. Bachelor Degree in Computer Science preferred or equivalent relevant work experience and/or hardware/software certification(s).
* Thorough understanding of applications, infrastructure and networking.
* Ability to communicate effectively with team and clients.
* Strong documentation/reporting skills.
* Senior level analytical/troubleshooting and organizational skills.
* Capable of resolving critical software and hardware issues in a time sensitive manner, cognizant of requisite service level.
* Automation with scripting in shell scripting or python.
* A very good team player.
* This is not a fully remote position. You need come in and work in the lab as needed located in San Jose, Ca.