Linux Systems Administrator

Linux Systems Administrator

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Linux System Administrator
- Contract role in Gaithersburg, MD
RedStream Technology is seeking a Linux System Administrator to join the team of a leading medical services provider and help to build and strengthen a rapidly expanding Linux environment.
The infrastructure you will be working with supports cutting edge medical technology. As a Linux System Administrator, your will be responsible for adding appropriate admin redundancy for local HPC and Linux systems, proactively managing local HPC and storage, and establishing and executing a process for control and validation of system updates.
Daily Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring, maintaining and refreshing local HPC and various Linux systems in production and staging environments
• Proactively managing local HPC and storage including developing and maintaining a long-term roadmap/budget for necessary expansion and replacement of obsolete hardware, taking into account our ongoing migration to cloud
• Establishing and executing a process for control and validation of system updates (e.g. OS, package/library updates)
• Supporting large-scale, rapidly growing Linux server environment on-prem and cloud (Azure)
• Reducing single points of failure in the server environment
• Collaborating to build tools and scripts for automating various system administration tasks
• Performance tuning and backup for both pre-prod and prod environments
• Optimizing hardware use for various applications, including in-house IO intensive applications and distributed databases
• Tier 3 troubleshooting of hardware and system issues, including root cause analysis, incident reporting, communication and escalation
• Evaluating cloud technology and hardware platforms, and integrating them into our production environment
• Maintaining system security by remediating identified faults and vulnerable areas within the system or application
• Providing documentation of supported systems, processes and access control
• Working with internal customers and peers (Systems engineering, Networking, Cybersecurity etc.) through tickets / email / phone
• Contributing to BRLI's Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery efforts
• Adhering and enforcing compliance guidelines i.e., HIPAA, PCI, & Sarbanes Oxley
• Ensuring all Patient Health Information, Credit Card, and Financial information remains protected
• Supporting Audit Compliance – HIPAA, State, CAP & CLIA, Sarbanes Oxley
• On call 24x7

Skills and Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience working in a Linux environment
• 5+ years of experience deploying and supporting servers in a 24/7 production environment
• Experience working with common scripting languages
• Experience troubleshooting server hardware (HPC) and network issues
• Strong verbal, written, and analytical skills and the ability to communicate and interact with all team members
• Familiar with HIPAA, PCI, NIST, ISO, SANS, ITIL, COBIT, COSO, SOXS, Security frameworks & CIS benchmarks

Required Technical Proficiencies:

• OS: Primarily Debian; Redhat Enterprise / CentOS 7
• Hardware: Primarily Dell; Hitachi; ThinkMate; PureStorage; HP servers

Education:

• B.S./B.A. in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience