Multi-Platform System
Administration Manager
Overview:
We are seeking a Hands-On
Manager who will be responsible for directing the System Administration Team
and for ensuring that all Hardware, Software, Operating Systems and related
procedures adhere to Organizational Policies and Standards. Will support Information
Technology (IT) and Business Solution (BS) Staff on Projects, Organizational
Initiatives and Implementations. Activities will include: definition of
technical needs, requirements, strategy and technical analysis, design and
implementation and participating in technical research and development to
enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. Strong Management experience and Hands-On skills with Linux/Unix and Windows
are non-negotiable Must Haves.
Responsibilities:
· Manage, Direct
and provide Technical Guidance for the day to day efforts of the System
Administration Team and other IT Units.
· Coordinate Implementation
Plans, Time-Schedules, Deployment Activities, And Overall Product Roll-Outs with
IT, Business, and/or Vendor Project Leads.
· Design and
implement infrastructure improvements to ensure optimal network and application
performance and scalability.
· Perform ongoing
performance tuning, hardware and software upgrades, and resource optimization
as needed.
· Design, develop
and implement server and network solutions.
· Responsible for
the monitoring, maintenance, and repair of the corporate server environment
verifying the integrity and availability of all server instances, server
resources, systems and key processes.
·
Interface with IT
team to ensure all system requirements are clearly defined, implemented and
tested.
· Perform
performance evaluations and recommend improvements or salary increases.
· Research and
recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system
administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and
provide economies of scale.
· Provide Tier
III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and
troubleshoot issues. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and
upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure/add new services as
necessary.
· Repair and
recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with
impacted constituencies.
·
Maintain
operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance
reporting to support capacity planning.
·
Maintain data
center environmental and monitoring equipment.
Requirements:
·
Must have strong,
current experience with Linux and Windows Server Operating Systems, Patching
Technologies, VM Administration (KVM required), Image/Deployment Technology,
Network and System Tuning, Active Directory Services, Troubleshooting Hardware,
Software and O/S issues.
· Current IT
Management experience including: Staff Performance, Budget Management, Vendor
Management, and Contractor Administration.
·
Hands-On experience
in TCP/IP and Ethernet networking including Network Switches, Firewalls, DHCP
and DNS Servers, Wi-Fi Networking and WAN. Phone system experience is a plus.
·
Experience with
Open Source tools and programs (Cacti, Nagios, OpenLDAP, bind, iptables,
Alfresco, Apache HTTPD, Apache Tomcat, KVM).
·
Must be capable
of using scripting languages (Perl, PHP, Shell).
·
Technical
expertise in identifying, evaluating, and developing effective procedures and
systems requirements that meet business requirements.
·
Able to work
independently, under general supervision and as a part of a team, on several
concurrent tasks with changing priorities.
· Must have excellent
and effective communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal).
This is a permanent, full
time position.
All candidates MUST be local
to Island Park, Long Island, NY
Please do not apply if you
are not local, even if you would pay your own relocation.
Relocation is NOT offered.
All candidates must be
legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship and must
reside locally. Sorry, no Visa sponsorships or Transfers at this time. No 3rd
Party Recruiters unless you represent a local candidate with these
qualifications
RESUMES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE US WILL NOT BE READ
