System Administrator

Summary

We are looking for a Linux System Administrator to maintain, upgrade and manage our software, and servers to ensure that our products and systems operate efficiently. One/two day per week in Cambridge.

Overview

  • Monitoring system performance
  • Data Base management
  • Issue resolution
  • Installing and configuring new hardware and software
  • Access administration and security of IT Systems.

Responsibilities

  • Install and configure software and hardware
  • Update systems with new releases and firmware and manage change control
  • Manage operation of servers and tools
  • Set up user accounts and workstations
  • Ensure security through access controls, backups and firewalls
  • Monitor and maintain system performance
  • Troubleshoot issues
  • Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a System Administrator
  • Linux experience essential
  • Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch management
  • Knowledge of system security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery
  • Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl, Bash or other language
  • Familiarity with various operating systems and platforms especially bare metal servers
  • Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
  • Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Percona Monitoring, MySQL

 

Office address

Compass House, Vision Park, Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9AD, UK

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