Systems Administrator

Job Description

Systems AdministratorPosition title Systems AdministratorYears of Experience - 6 to 9 yearsLocation - NoidaDepartment Production Support, Linux OperationsReporting to - Associate DirectorShift Timings - 11 to 8 PMDepartment overviewIHS Markits production support team strives for technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure spacePosition summaryThe System Administrator (SA) is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operations and maintenance of Linux Systems. This person ensures these systems adhere to organizational values, enabling staff, volunteers, Partners and customers. This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. As a senior member you will also be required to determine root cause information and train more junior resources in troubleshooting skills. We provide support on hardware for Servers with mix environment (HP, Oracle, DELL, Solaris) and models with different virtualization technologies from VMware to Solaris Zones. You will also be asked to provide provide support/evidence for Audit (SOX, ITIL, SOC2, ISO) preparation. OnCall rotation and after hours/weekend work may be required.What Youll DoEngineering and Provisioning 5%

• Install new and rebuild existing servers, configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
• Research and recommend innovative, and possible automated approaches.
• Identify approaches that leverage resources and provide economies of scale.

Operations and Support - 60%

• Perform daily system monitoring. Verify integrity and availability of hardware, server resources and systems. Review system and application logs. Verify completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations, ensuring required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media and sent off site.
• Perform regular file archival and purge.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts.
• Provide Tier III and other support per request and troubleshoot issues.Repair and recover from hardware or software failures, coordinating and communicating with impacted constituencies.

Maintenance 35%

• Apply OS patches and upgrades regularly. Upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Upgrade and configure system software.
• Maintain operational, configuration, and other procedures.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
• Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.

What You Need to Get the Job Done

• Bachelor s degree with a technical major, such as Engineering, Computer Science or relevant practical experience.
• Must have 6+ years of Linux system administration experience.
• Advanced expertise in Linux operating systems, specifically experience with RedHat Enterprise and Solaris
• Advanced knowledge of configuration management tools; specifically, puppet
• Advanced knowledge of Red Hat satellite server
• Advanced troubleshooting skills including network, middleware such as Apache, JBoss, Tomcat and Java, and OS/Hardware
• Manage services like FTP, Samba, NFS
• Advanced scripting expertise in languages such as bash, perl, ruby and/or python
• Advanced filesystem knowledge such as LVM and Disk Partitions and installation of RPMs, Kick start management
• Solid understanding of Software installs or updates that require root access or GUI redirects
• System Monitoring, Securing Network, Securing Services and Securing Data on Linux OS
• Knowledge of Visio, MS Project and standard office type applications
• Excellent verbal and written communications kills
• Knowledge of DEVOPS operations models is ideal but not required.
• Essential - Understanding of enterprise architecture including networking, load balancing, LDAP, DNS, NTP, AD integration.
• Essential Understanding of continuous integration environments and the related toolsets
• Desirable Previous experience of source code repositories and code review systems (git, svn, gerrit).
• Desirable Experience of working in an OpenShift and/or AWS based deployment model
• Advantageous - Knowledge of UCS x86 hardware and previous experience working in a VMware based virtualized environment.
• Advantageous Experience of RHEL7, Atomic (or another container tuned OS tech).
• Advantageous experience or exposure to Red Hat Gluster storage solutions
• Exposure VMware and virtual infrastructure a plus
• Responsibilities may require working evenings/weekends, sometimes with little advanced notice
• OnCall rotation for the duration of 1 week ever 6-8 weeks.
• No regular travel.

What Youll Love About Us Do ask us about these!

• Total Rewards. Monetary, beneficial and developmental rewards!
• Work Life Balance. You cant do a good job if your job is all you do!
• Prepare for the Future. Academy we are all learners; we are all teachers!
• Employee Assistance Program. Confidential and Professional Counselling and Consulting.
• Diversity & Inclusion. HeForShe!
• Internal Mobility. Grow with us!

Company overviewIHS Markit harnesses deep sources of information, analytics and expertise to forge solutions for the industries and markets that drive global economies. Our company partners with clients in business, finance and government to provide the unrivalled insights and perspectives that lead to well-informed, confident decisions. We call this The New Intelligence.IHS Markit serves more than 50,000 key customers in more than 140 countries, including 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500. We help decision makers apply higher-level thinking to daily tasks and strategic issues across a host of industries and disciplines including energy, finance, automotive, engineering, technology, maritime and trade, chemical, and economics and country risk.Headquartered in London, IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) is committed to sustainable, profitable growth.-----------------------------------------------Inclusion and diversity are critical to the success of IHS Markit, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category. For more information on the many ways in which we enthusiastically support inclusion and diversity efforts for both candidates and employees, please access our Inclusion & Diversity Statement here .We are proud to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with IHS Markit and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please contact or call +1 212 849 0399. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis. This contact information (email and phone) is intended for application assistance and accommodation requests only. We are unable to accept resumes or provide information about application status through the phone number or email address above. Resumes are only accepted through the online application process, and only qualified candidates will receive consideration and follow-up.IHS Markit maintains a substance-free workplace; employees may be asked to submit to a drug test (where permitted by law). In addition, as a federal contractor in the United States, the company participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work.For information please click on the following links:IHS Markit Business Code of Conduct Right to Work EEO is the Law EEO is the Law Supplement Pay Transparency-----------------------------------------------Current ColleaguesIf you are currently employed by IHS Markit, please apply internally via the Workday internal careers site.,

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