Senior Linux System Administrator (Job #6385)

Unclassified - Reston, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Reston, VA

About the position

The Senior Systems Administrator role involves a blend of system administration, cloud engineering, configuration and release management, systems integration, and software development. This position is crucial for managing multi-server deployments, collaborating with development teams, and ensuring the reliability and efficiency of production environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage multi-server deployments in a virtual environment, such as AWS or Rackspace Cloud.
• Collaborate with development teams to deploy new code to production environments.
• Set up and maintain monitoring systems and alarms for production environments.
• Set up back-up mechanisms for production environment and test disaster recovery mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Operations and Development teams to evolve operations best practices.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call schedules with team members.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience combining Development and Operational Administration.
• In-depth knowledge of an infrastructure automation framework, such as Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Strong Linux System Administration experience, specifically for web applications.
• Proficiency in scripting languages and shells - Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP, and shell scripting.
• Experience setting up and managing MySQL Databases.
• Experience setting up and managing Tomcat, Apache, and Solr.
• Ability to articulate concepts/ideas and work effectively with others under pressure.
• High level of problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge and experience of typical build and release management processes, including continuous integration packages such as Hudson or Jenkins.
• Knowledge and experience of operational monitoring systems, such as Hyperic or Nagios.
• Development experience with Java in a web application setting - BIG PLUS.
• Exposure to Cloud Engineering - BIG PLUS.