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Linux/Unix Administrator; Re-Announced
Job in
Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota, 55792, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
Listing for:
karyab.org
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Administrator, IT Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Define, maintain, implement, support, and troubleshoot software and hardware for corporate Linux servers and systems, focusing on the Oracle Sun Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux /CentOS/ Ubuntu/Debian/Rocky operating systems.
- Support the Research, Clinical Development, and Business units by solving problems, writing scripts, maintaining, and supporting operational resources.
- Interact with internal customers and IT personnel to assist in problem-solving, administration, project work, and solutions.
- Provide configuration management, application implementation, server upgrades, software, operating system patches, data backup, and restore for the machines and data within incumbents’ area of responsibility.
- Ensure that security issues are addressed, including unauthorized access and protection of sensitive data.
- Ensure a high level of service by identifying problems, trends, and areas for improvement.
- Develop and maintain documents on architecture and configuration.
- Provide system performance and tuning as well as root cause determination.
- Write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (in conjunction with Regulatory and Quality Assurance) as required for the UNIX, Linux, and backup and recovery infrastructure.
- Research new technologies and solutions to meet corporate needs.
- Assist in developing technical requirements for the interoperability of systems. Monitor systems logs, messages, and alerts.
- Ensure system accessibility, functionality, and stability through administration. Supports the enterprise production environment.
- Implement multi-site solutions across the country, focused on security, reliability, and maintainability.
- Perform administration across the enterprise (multiple sites) utilizing industry practices. (Administration includes user setup, setting of permissions, managing passwords, and installing new software releases)
- Perform system upgrades, evaluate, and install software and security patches.
- Install, support, and maintain servers, operating systems, and applications.
- Maintains hardware and OS health of all assigned systems.
- Supports installing, loading, and configuring systems, connectivity issues, performing server upgrades, and migration to new system-level software. Upgrades security and other OS patches promptly.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on operating systems and hardware.
- Maintain and review logs to ensure the health and security of systems.
- Monitor/log network vital signs to avert system problems before they occur.
- Support and train other server administrators in the organization.
- Communicate with the staff, vendors, and customers in a courteous and professional.
- Responsible for installing the necessary procedures and security tools. He/she works with the Data Network Engineer and other personnel/departments to analyze hardware requirements and alternatives and make acquisition recommendations.
- Upgrade the software installed on the server, including upgrading virus software and code upgrades.
- Maintain system security by actively identifying faults and vulnerable areas within the system’s architecture. This part of the job requires extensive knowledge of viruses and other sources of the system vulnerability and requires the Linux administrator to proactively develop protections, particularly when deploying system-wide changes that can open new vulnerabilities.
- In addition to maintaining Linux systems and servers, Linux administrators also monitor system performance to prevent slowdowns and crashes. He/ She may examine daily traffic logs and reports or receive direct reports from end users. If the Linux administrator notices potential issues or recurring problems within the system, he/she develops and deploys solutions so that the system remains usable for all personnel.
- Ability to work with Linux-friendly applications and able to troubleshoot them.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science.
- Must have 3 to 4 years of relevant work experience (2 year’s experience for a master's degree).
- The main IT certification exams are through Microsoft MCSE, Cisco, CompTIA Server+, VMware Technology, and Redhat, Most of these exams test the applicant's skills regarding the administration…
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