IT System Management Analyst

 

Title : IT System Management Analyst (Linux system administration)

Remote

Type: Contract

 

Job Description :

Responsibilities

• Provide production and non-production Linux/Unix server support.
• Manage incidents, service requests, changes, troubleshooting, and system maintenance.
• Administer RHEL servers, storage, filesystems, LVM, networking, NFS, DNS, and system patches.
• Support VMware environments, SAN-attached storage, Oracle ASM, and clustered systems.
• Perform system monitoring, performance tuning, vulnerability remediation, and operational troubleshooting.
• Support FISMA-aligned security controls, continuous monitoring, remediation, and audit/compliance activities.
• Participate in infrastructure projects and automation initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams and stakeholders during incidents, changes, and operational activities.

 

Skills

Must have

• Red Hat Linux (RHEL), Linux System Administration, VMware ESX, LVM, SAN Storage, Oracle ASM, TCP/IP, NFS, DNS, Linux Clustering, FISMA Compliance, Production Support, Incident Management, Change Management, Communication Skills

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 7+ years of Red Hat Linux experience, including standalone and virtual servers, with 4+ years administering RHEL 6/7/8/9/10 and 2+ years of VMware ESX experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Linux administration, LVM/filesystems, storage, networking, patching, performance tuning, SAN-attached storage, Oracle ASM, and clustered environments.
• Experience supporting production systems within FISMA or similarly regulated environments, including security controls, vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, and compliance activities.
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills are required.

 

RHCSA certification; Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform experience; experience supporting 500+ Unix servers; healthcare industry experience; ServiceNow/ITIL; GFS2, GPFS, or Veritas Cluster; Bash/KSH scripting; Ansible, Python, Chef, or similar automation/configuration tools; monitoring tools such as Zabbix, VROPS, OME, OneView, and Splunk; and storage/backup technology experience.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of experience working in an operational support role with an environment of 500+ Unix Servers
• Experience writing automation scripts
• Experience with Centos
• Healthcare Industry experience
• ServiceNow or other ITIL tool experience
• GFS2, GPFS, and Veritas Cluster experience
• Knowledge of Ansible, Chef, and other automation & configuration management tools
• Knowledge of monitoring, storage & backups technologies