Systems Administrator

Job description

The IBM Cloud Compute Team is hiring Systems Administrators for their Dallas, TX office. (This is a day shift position). This role will support the automation of our customer software provisioning. This is a great opportunity to bring your talent to a growing, thriving organization.

Responsibilities:
● Update, test and support software provisioning systems;
● Quickly and effectively troubleshoot escalated end user issues;
● Take initiative to improve processes, solutions and configurations;
● Take personal ownership of daily tasks and challenges, ensuring resolution with a high degree of quality with minimum direct supervision;
● Manage multiple projects with various priority levels and time lines from start to finish;
● Demonstrate best practices in all aspects of system administration;
● Participate in weekly rotating on-call responsibilities, providing 24/7 coverage;
● Continuously stay abreast of new developments/trends in the support of operating systems to ensure consistent compatibility with established infrastructure.

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Auto req ID

148441BR
Required Education

High School Diploma/GED
Role ( Job Role )

Systems Administrator
State / Province

TEXAS
Primary job category

Technical Specialist
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
ERBP

Yes
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

W&CP
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

DALLAS
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

● High School diploma or GED equivalent;
● Minimum of 3 years' experience performing system administration in a production environment;
● Minimum of 3 years of experience troubleshooting system issues;
● Fundamental knowledge in network concepts, familiarity with TCP/IP, and VLAN functionality;
● Foundational knowledge of Apache;
● Experience with Shell Scripting (i.e. Bash).
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

● Bachelor's degree
● Minimum of 5+ years of experience performing system administration in a production environment;
● Minimum of 5+ years' experience troubleshooting complex problems;
● Experience with the following Operating Systems: CentOS, RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE, Linux, FreeBSD, XenServer, VMware ESXi, Windows Server;
● Experience with Kickstart, Preseed, AutoYAST, BSDInstall, DHCP, PXE/TFTP, Systemd, XML, XSLT, PHP, Git;
● Experience using automation tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible to deploy and configure environments;
● Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, Ruby.

Eligibility Requirements

None
Position Type

Professional
New Collar Role

No