Job Title : Sr. Linux Cloud Administrator
Location: Trenton, NJ
Duration: Long Term
Standard Work Week (In Hours): 45 HRS

Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service on prem as well as in Cloud.
Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs
* Assist in maintaining Linux configuration management policies, following standard security guidelines, such as CIS Benchmarks.
* Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions
* Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning
* Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware
* Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks. Expert in shell scripting.
* Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
* Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes
* Maintain documentation of systems and processes

Linux Administrator qualifications and requirements
* 8+ years system administration experience to include:
* Manage and well versed with Installing Oracle DB applications and fusion middleware, working closely with DBA. Aware of DB checklist from OS perspective.
* Support Exadata, Exalogic, ODA appliances from OS and patching perspective.
* Experience Provisioning Oracle. sql server.my sql databases in Cloud. Familiar with all the DB Cloud options in AWS/ Oracle Cloud infrastructure (OCI)/Azure/Google.
* 8+ years In depth experience as a Linux Administrator with: Oracle Linux, RedHat, CentOS, Unbuntu, etc.
* 5+ years in depth experience with and understanding of virtualization (VMWare, NSX, etc.) and hyperconverged infrastructure
* 5+ years experience in Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting
* 5+ years experience with Weblogic/ Apache/Tomcat/etc.
* 3+ years of experience working with Windows Server 2012/2016/2019
* 3+ years experience with Active Directory and related protocols desired (e.g. Kerberos, LDAP, NTP, Samba, etc.)
* 3 + years experience with devops automation (Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, etc.)
* 2+ years working with cloud services, such as AWS/Azure/Google/Etc
* Previous experience with SAN/NAS infrastructure desired
* Worked with ZFS file system
* Working knowledge of core Internet protocols and services (e.g. IP, TCP, UDP, NTP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSH, syslog) required
* Additional Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage.
* Manage Networking /Security/VPCs in cloud.
* Cloud Certification from AWS/Oracle Cloud( OCI)/Azure/Google ..Aws/OCI preferred
* Support Oracle ,Sql server, Mysql Database infrastructure in Cloud.
* Strong problem solving and communication skills (written and verbal)
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree Skill Required / Desired mount of Experience Installing Oracle DB applications and fusion middleware, working closely with DBA. Aware of DB checklist from OS perspective. Required 7 Years Exadata, Exalogic, ODA appliances from OS and patching perspective Required 7 Years Provisioning Oracle. sql server.my sql databases in Cloud. Familiar with all the DB Cloud options in AWS/ Oracle Cloud infrastructure Required 7 Years Oracle Linux, RedHat, CentOS, Unbuntu, etc. Required 7 Years virtualization (VMWare, NSX, etc.) and hyperconverged infrastructure Required 7 Years Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting Required 7 Years