Senior Unix Systems Administrator

ECS is seeking a Senior Unix Systems Administrator to work in our Memphis, TN office.

Job Description:

The Senior Unix Systems Administrator is responsible for maintaining mission-critical infrastructure supporting our development activities. The Senior Systems Administrator, working with the Ops and Development teams, is responsible for architecting, implementing, scaling, and maintaining our systems. If you are looking for a chance to work in an agile DevOps environment building big data tools and infrastructure, this job is for you!

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, troubleshoot and diagnose Unix-based applications, operating systems, and middleware
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify improvements to the infrastructure, architecture, security, and technologies
• Analyze and support technology transition including on prem and cloud environments
• Evaluate development support focused on improving performance and reducing costs
• Support the implementation, deployment, and management of configuration automation systems such as Ansible, Puppet, and Chef
• Design and implement highly available systems using clustering and load balancing
• Plan, build, and support Continuous Integration platform to support development
• Configure, manage and monitor web, application, and batch servers
• Lead upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation for enterprise Linux OS and middleware
• Maintain high availability through system standardization
• Address performance tuning and capacity planning to ensure service availability
• Create technical documentation, proposals, and reporting
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to peer administrators and developers for Unix-based systems and applications
• Other duties include account management, software installation and configuration, storage management, and rotating on-call support

Required Skills:

• Must be US citizen or Green Card Holder and must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• A bachelor's degree or 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree and 6 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Excellent knowledge of Unix system administration
• Experience with network design and administration (all layers)
• Experience supporting modern web development.
• Experience in a service provider or operations environment.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced and collaborative startup environment.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, and proactive.
• Knowledge of and experience with the Linux OS and kernel, patching, and software management
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Working knowledge of networking services such as NFS, DNS, LDAP, NTP, Samba, etc.
• Experience scripting in bash, ksh, awk, Perl, Python, etc.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Performance engineering.
• Experience with evaluating new technology and its insertion.
• Familiar with modern software development principles and technologies.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, status as a crime victim, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800 employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.