Linux Systems Administrator – 5086

Our client is seeking an Experience Linux Systems Administrator to be based at their Whitechapel, London office.

Key responsibilities:

• Helping the IT Operations Manager to maintain the operations of the company's server systems, networking infrastructure, and communications.
• Design, installation, upgrading, operation, control and maintenance of Windows server systems, network, voice and desktop infrastructures.
• Ensuring the availability of all relevant systems, through the implementation and management of maintenance, monitoring and change control strategies.
• Specification and ordering of equipment, software and services.
• Maintaining up to date and effective documentation on all relevant IT systems, services and procedures.
• Assisting in the management and responsibility for company data ensuring that all backup and restore procedures are adhered to and effective.
• Providing training, coaching and mentoring to other administrators and 1st/2nd line support staff.
• Ensuring that any planned changes to the IT infrastructure are efficient, viable and documented in line with Change Control methodologies.

Key skills required:

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Systems Administrator.
• Certified Linux Systems administrator (CentOS/REDHAT).
• Hands on Experience with emails systems (Dovecot, Postfix)
• Detailed working knowledge of HP server builds configuration and remote management.
• Proficient in monitoring and logging technologies such as Zabbix and Graylog
• Detailed working knowledge of local and wide area networking and associated technologies, e.g. switches, routers, firewalls, VPN’s, etc.
• Good understanding of storage environments and configuration, DAS, Synology NAS, Nimble SAN.
• Experienced in managing backup technology and data platforms suchs as Cohesity.
• Good understanding of Virtualisation technologies, with hands on experience of Vmware.
• Detailed understanding and experience of cloud platforms and services, AWS, VMware Cloud, Azure, Office 365, Sharepoint, MS Teams.
• Hands on Experience with scripting languages, e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell etc.
• Knowledge of configuration management and orchestration tools such as Puppet, SaltStack.
• Good understanding of general security principles.
• Knowledge of telephony systems and technologies (e.g. SIP trunks, 3CX PBX).
• TCP/IP networking.
• Knowledge of virtual desktop infrastructure RDS, Citrix, VMware Horizon, Parallels, etc.
• Aruba / HP / Brocade Switch configuration and management.
• Remote access and VPN technologies.
• Knowledge of Database technology such as MariaDB / postgres
• Experience of working with Cisco, Sophos, Fortinet, Palo Alto firewalls
• Hands on experience with log aggregation and elastic search

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear IT Recruitment Limited.

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