Job Description: IT System Administrator (Solaris / Unix / SRE)
Position Title: IT System Administrator
Location: Singapore, Tampines
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: IT Department / IT Sysadmin
Reports To: Head, Infra
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT System Administrator with strong expertise in Solaris OS, Unix shell scripting, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices. In this role, you will be responsible for managing critical systems, ensuring high availability, automating infrastructure tasks, and improving reliability across our technology stack.
Key Responsibilities
System Administration
- Install, configure, and maintain Oracle Solaris, MySQL/Sybase, JBoss and Unix-based systems.
- Manage system performance, patching, kernel tuning, and capacity management.
- Perform system upgrades, security hardening, and troubleshooting.
Automation & Scripting
- Develop and maintain Unix shell scripts to automate routine operational tasks.
- Implement infrastructure automation using modern tools as applicable (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Python).
Site Reliability Engineering
- Apply SRE principles to enhance system reliability, scalability, and observability.
- Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems.
- Participate in on-call rotations to support production environments, focusing on reducing toil and improving MTTR.
- Ensure SLAs/SLOs/SLIs are defined, monitored, and met.
Operational Excellence
- Manage user access, security controls, and audit support, periodic reviews and compliance requirements.
- Document system configurations, operational procedures, and root-cause analyses.
- Collaborate with development, security, and network teams to support cross-functional projects.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Solaris Zones, ZFS, LDOMs, or virtualization technologies.
- Familiarity with Comm Vault, CyberArk, Tenable Nutanix, and Ansible.
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing).
- Exposure to AWS cloud environments.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Solaris administration.
- Strong proficiency in Unix/Linux system administration.
- Advanced skills in Unix shell scripting.
- Solid understanding of SRE practices, including monitoring, incident management, and automation.
- Experience with system performance tuning, backup/restore, and troubleshooting.
The successful candidate can expect a competitive package that includes an attractive basic salary, annual bonus and variable bonus. Please submit your detailed resume, including expected salary and contact number.
(We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified)
