Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, and they are seeking an Infrastructure Administrator to support enterprise physical and virtual environments. The role involves deploying, automating, monitoring, and supporting network, servers, and applications in a cloud-hosted environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitors and recommend performance improvements to ensure high availability of infrastructure
- Serves as an escalation point for technical issues at the team level
- Participate in the implementation of agreed-upon solutions and strategies
- Works with Storage & Virtualization Engineers to configure and troubleshoot application servers and the software running on them
- Handle ongoing maintenance e.g., firmware updates, hot fixes, software upgrades, etc
- Documents technical problems, resolutions, and processes for assigned tasks and projects
- Participates in testing and evaluation of new technologies to ensure compatibility and functionality
- Follows policies and procedures for change and incident management
- Stays current on industry trends and new technologies and recommends future initiatives
- Oversee administration functions such as network switch configurations, monitoring, patch/security updates, asset management, 24X7 support, etc
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent
Skills
- Knowledge of server/storage hardware and protocols (NFS, iSCSI)
- Demonstrated scripting and automation skills (Perl, Bash, PHP, Puppet, Chef, Salt, etc.)
- Basic understanding of security concepts. (i.e. Active Directory, NTFS permissions, security auditing, security user contexts, application layer vulnerabilities, etc.)
- Understanding of cloud storage, network, and hardware technologies
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum of 2 years of experience managing and supporting IT Infrastructure in a mid-to-large scale Enterprise Environment data center environment
- Understanding and working knowledge of TCP/IP, netflow, access-control lists, policy-based routing, firewalls, peering, and DNS
- Relevant technical certifications such as CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- Retirement plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Washington PTO:
- Eligible employees can elect to participate in: • Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage. • Health care and dependent care spending accounts. • Short- and long-term disability. • Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. • Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP). • Employee discount programs. • Retirement plan with a generous company match. • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Company Overview