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.
