Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Adherence to best practices on managing systems and services across all environments
- Work in close cooperation with colleagues in other times zones to provide seamless follow-the-sun server support
- Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers
- Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks
- Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
- Collaborate closely with the team to develop and implement automation strategies and simplified deployment processes
- Participate in Disaster Recovery and BCP drills as needed
- Manage Physical server infrastructure using remote access
- Manage and maintain virtual machines in our internal ESX farms as well as in our public and private cloud
- Build new physical and virtual servers as per company standards
- Work closely with Applications Development, Applications Support, Innovation, Build and Release and Project Management colleagues
- Provide weekend support for scheduled weekend changes as required
- Provide on-call support during off hours if needed
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science or related
- Around 3 years relevant experience, in Vmware and Windows System Administration
- Knowledge on Linux/Windows : RedHat/ Microsoft both physical and virtual environment
- Must have hands on experience with physical/VM server deployments and commissioning
- MS Windows OS knowledge
- Good communication skills and a strong affinity for continuous improvement
- Collaborative and curious, someone who enjoys working with others
Additional requirements:
- Good to have have experience / knowledge of various HPE or other server hardware and architecture
- Automation experience using scripting language such as Shell, Perl and/or Python scripting
- Knowledge of Veritas cluster and Veritas Storage Foundation products
- Knowledge on cloud technologies (AWS)
- ITIL V3, Project Management
- Additional Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE) will be considered an advantage
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