Main purpose of the role:
To be responsible for the CVE Assessment, patching and vulnerability management, hardening of all Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX Server, Solaris VM and IBM VIO and SLA Reporting.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Administer and support Linux/Unix server environments.
- Work on RHEL, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX servers.
- Manage and support cluster environments using Veritas cluster and GPFS.
- Perform patch management and vulnerability management activities (Must Have).
- Plan, assess, and execute OS, hardware, and firmware patching (Must Have).
- Use patch management tools such as BigFix, SCCM, or equivalent (Must Have).
- Conduct patch impact analysis and recommend deployment strategies.
- Automate pre-patch and post-patch activities using scripts or automation tools.
- Troubleshoot and resolve OS-level and hardware-related issues (Must Have).
- Perform BIOS and firmware upgrades on enterprise servers.
- Monitor and manage system logs, ensuring proactive issue detection.
- Maintain and manage server monitoring and management tools.
- Support high-availability and clustering configurations, including geo-clusters and active/passive setups.
- Apply and maintain security best practices in system administration.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams.
- Provide production support and participate in on-call rotations as required.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 8-12 years of Experience in Linux/Unix System Administration.
- Excellent Verbal and written communication skills.
- Good interpersonal Skills.
- The candidate should have worked in an SLA driven environment.
- Candidate must be hands-on and will be working, not just people management.
- Lead the team effectively and ensure full participation/utilization.
- Enable cross-skilling within the team and deliver continuous improvements in operations.
- Ability to work in a flexible, team-oriented and constantly changing environment.
- Able to work on weekends as per Roster and perform On-call support (during weekdays) as and when needed.
