UNIX/ LINUX Systems Administrator

Please note that this is a 3 months contract position. We are searching for a top-notch Senior UNIX/Linux System Administrator to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in San Mateo, CA. This is an on-site position with no telecommuteThis position is part of team supporting our customer and you will join the Midrange System Administration teams that provides UNIX / Linux System Administration services for an assigned set of applications. The scope includes the full range of system life-cycle phases including, Build, Application /Service Provisioning, Operations and Decommissioning.Roles and Responsibilities include but not limited to:• Unix / Linux System Administration• Installation and maintenance of OS• Contributor to Incident, Problem and Change Management processes.• User Support / Problem resolutionBasic Qualifications:To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 6 years experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.• Experience dealing with management of large (>1000 systems) environments• Experience with Linux (SuSE and Red Hat)• Have some understanding with configuration management of large environments, utilizing automation tools such as: Chef, Puppet, Ansible or other configuration management frameworks.• Ability to take customer requirements and create scalable configuration models to support them• Process Implementation and documentation• Experience using Change/Incident Management tools (ServiceNow)• Senior in Linux OS Administration.• Experience Setting up and Administrating a Disaster Recovery Environment for Monthly testing• Experience with Control-M, setting up, Administrating and monthly handling• Ability to troubleshoot problems from the Application tier, through the OS and Network tiers.• Unix Shell Scripting• Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust ClearancePreferred Qualifications:Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:• Expertise with custom AutoYaST and Kickstart deployments• Expertise with SMT and custom patch solutions for SuSE and Red Hat systems• Expertise Ansible / Anisible Tower• Expertise with Cassandra• Expertise with Oracle CRS (installation/configuration/maintenance)• Experience with Kafka• Experience with Hadoop• SOX/PCI Compliance Management• Local to the San Mateo area, no relocation assistance provideApplicants must provide their phone number. Reference job number A1838.