Description: The Manager of Storage Systems and Linux is responsible for the management, support, and operation of the organization's UNIX/Linux environments and storage/data protection infrastructure. This role will oversee a team of systems administrators, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across all systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in UNIX/Linux administration and enterprise storage solutions, combined with proven leadership and project management abilities.
Responsibilities:
Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of UNIX and storage system administrators. Assign tasks, manage workloads, and provide guidance on technical issues.
Systems Administration: Oversee the design, configuration, installation, and maintenance of UNIX/Linux systems and enterprise storage solutions, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
Storage Management: Manage enterprise storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS/Object) and data protection (backup/recovery) including monitoring, capacity planning, provisioning, and performance tuning.
System Monitoring & Optimization: Implement monitoring tools to track system performance and identify potential bottlenecks. Optimize system performance through capacity planning and tuning.
Backup & Disaster Recovery: Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for UNIX/Linux systems and storage environments.
Security Compliance: Ensure all UNIX/Linux and storage systems comply with security policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. Implement security patches and updates as needed.
Vendor Management: Liaise with hardware and software vendors to support system upgrades, troubleshooting, and hardware procurement.
Incident & Problem Management: Manage and resolve escalated issues, ensuring timely response to incidents and minimizing system downtime.
Automation & Scripting: Oversee and develop automation scripts for system administration tasks using Bash, Python, or other scripting languages.
Project Management: Plan and execute projects related to systems and storage upgrades, migrations, and implementations.
Documentation: Ensure detailed documentation of systems, processes, configurations, and procedures is maintained.
Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of additional related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a Bachelor's degree. A minimum of two years additional directly related technical experience is required
7+ years of hands-on experience in UNIX/Linux systems administration, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
Strong expertise in managing enterprise storage solutions.
Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions.
Familiarity with security protocols, compliance standards, and patch management in UNIX/Linux environments.
Demonstrated experience in automating system administration tasks using scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Perl) and automation (Ansible).
Experience in working with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V) is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to lead successful teams, both conceptual and pragmatic thinking, with a focus on customer and stakeholder needs.
Advocates for results and individual accountability, including continuous improvement, modernization, and positive change in technology and work practices. Embraces teamwork and able to jointly solve technical and procedural challenges.
Communicates extremely well with functional team members and ensures accountability and fairness.
Clear and concise communication with management, written and oral.
Effective interpersonal skills and customer relationship skills.
Effective analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently. Availability as a resource for problem resolution on a 24-hour basis.
Occasional travel may be required.
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.
Desired qualifications but not required
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or similar UNIX/Linux certification.
Storage certifications (e.g., DellEMC, or other enterprise storage technologies).
ITIL Foundation certification.
JOB INFO
Job Identification: 10001761
Job Category: Information Technology
Posting Date: 2024-09-27
Apply Before: 2024-10-26T01:15:00+00:00
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
Locations: 1407 W North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, 84116, US
