Linux Systems Administrator in IT Infrastructures
Certification/Skills:
Ability to configure and administer diverse servers and computer operating systems. Familiar with WEB technology, database concepts and networking.
Required:
Linux Server Administration: Experience in deploying, configuring, upgrading, troubleshooting, maintaining, patching, and securing RHEL or Oracle Linux systems. This includes physical and virtual systems. Also, a good working knowledge of storage sub-systems as related to system configuration and optimization.
Customer Service / Collaboration / Transparency: Customer service, collaboration, and transparency are pillars of the Data Center Operations mindset and critical to the success of our mission.
Client/Server Application support: Backend systems support for client-server applications with a good understanding of the system design lifecycle (SDLC). Proven implementation skills for enterprise level solutions. Experience with SSL cert configuration and management. A basic understanding of networking technologies. Also, a working knowledge of system monitoring tools.
Organizational Skills: Ability to understand project methodology and project management. Use of Microsoft Teams and M365 tools such as Planner.
Communication and Teamwork: Ability to communicate both written or orally to a wide variety of audiences. Must have the ability to think logically in solving problems, as well as implement workable solutions. Must be able to resolve all problems existing and newly discovered to move the project towards completion.
Candidates should have a broad scope of technical capabilities that will enable them to handle all aspects of application management as well as communicate and discuss technical design issues and problem resolution with Application Administrators, other System Administrators, and customers.
Additional skills that would be a plus for this position:
- DNS
- Nagios
- Puppet
- Networking
- Tomcat
- Kickstart
- Experience with AWS and/or Azure.
- Scripting/Programming Technologies: Shell Scripting, AWS CloudFormation
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s degree, training in information technology or related experience in lieu of education.
Minimum Experience:
One (1) year of experience in information technology support and systems administration in diverse environments. Preferred experience with the network and server hardware, software and security tools that UTHSC-H has deployed in its information technology infrastructure.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
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Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.
