Senior Systems Administrator
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
A really unique remote working opportunity has arisen for a Senior Systems Administrator that will have complete autonomy to work with various clients across the UK. Working within a team of dedicated IT professionals, this is a great opportunity to have complete control over your own work environment and experience a significant level of autonomy on a daily basis.
The client allow complete flexibility on work hours, as long as the tasks are completed. Therefore you can form your work day around your life and not the other way around. On top of this, they will pay for the equipment required to work from home to a high spec and will also fund any operating system that you prefer. Holidays are also extremely flexible and they also allow mental health days if you just need some down time. As you can maybe tell, this client is extremely forward thinking and appreciative of their staff, so this is a real opportunity to work where you are valued and really benefit on a personal and professional level at the same time.
Role
This position is a technical role looking after all aspects of client servers, from set up to management and everything in between. There would be some travel to various client sites but most of the work would be from home on a remote working basis.
Candidate Requirements
* Several years of experience of running and managing Ubuntu Linux server infrastructure and networks.
* Ubuntu Server administration including updates, planned maintenance, security, NFS and basic scripting.
* Apache/Nginx setup, maintenance, configuration and optimisation.
* Management of our PHP and MariaDB environment, including database replication and backups.
* ZFS management including snapshots, clones and pool rebuild on large volumes of data.
* Firewall administration, OpenVPN, PfSense, DNS and general networking.
* Monitoring of servers and infrastructure and maintenance of technical documentation.
* Creation of standard build templates and plans for servers and other infrastructure.
* Plan and supervise 3rd party penetration testing and security audits.
* Provide support to our internal team and assist with solution design.
* Create and maintain close working relationships with data centre providers and conduct site visits.
* Liaise with our client's technical teams and develop strong relationships.
* Maintain production, test, demo and development environments.
Remuneration
* The salary is negotiable as the most important thing is finding someone that has a strong technical ability.
* Complete flexibility on working hours
* Flexible holidays
* Mental health days
* All equipment provided to a high spec – OS of your choice
More Information
- Address AB10, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
