UNIX Administrator

UNIX Systems Administrator

Designs, configures, implements, and maintains UNIX hardware and operating system environments including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), HP-UX, and Solaris. Optimizes backup processes; optimizes disk space allocations; performs installations and upgrades; monitors and reviews logs; applies appropriate operating system security measures; designs and implements high availability solutions and plans data migrations between systems.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs Red Hat installation and configuration in Google Cloud Platform service management
• Performs Filesystem management
• Provides technical expertise and assistance to team members as required
• Monitors operating system, hardware, storage, and backup procedures
• Determines execution and recovery times during disaster recovery and production environment testing, along with designing and implementing efficiency improvements
• Engineers and implements redundant systems; develops and enforces policies, procedures, and tests for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets
• Participates in initial project analysis including feasibility studies, scope, timeline, task list, and duration of projects
• Designs, implements and performs UNIX authentication and security audits while providing solutions and remediation for identified discrepancies
• Reviews real-time trending information, and contacts tiered support, when necessary
• Maintains regular contact with users and supervisor / manager regarding status of open or pending service calls
• Assesses and develops long-term strategic goals for production operating systems versions in conjunction with data owners

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Security Clearance

Other Job Specific Skills

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies. All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.