Job Summary:
This is an operational senior systems administration role requiring scalable hosting design, sustainable administration standards, systems security best practices, and team leadership expertise for assigned systems.
Key Responsibilities & Duties:
• Accountable team lead for assigned Linux or Microsoft server systems with respect to administration tasks, enhancement projects, system availability, adherence with corporate standards, and application of security best practices. • Oversee the systems work of team members or support technicians with respect to assigned systems to ensure adherence to standards and task accuracy. • Monitor and maintain continuity with system software licensing and maintenance agreements. • Create and maintain concise operational and disaster recovery documentation. • Perform systems automation scripting and provide documentation and support for any such scripts. • Accountable for consistency and automation where possible between development, QA, and production environments. • Accountable for facilitation and implementation of infrastructure systems and application security measures. This may include application customizations for authentication and auditing logging. • Provide requirements, design, and assist with maintenance of server co-location space as needed. • Responsibility for the completion of assigned complex or long-term information systems projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. • Responsible for the hosting design, configuration, documentation, and maintenance of any assigned Linux or Microsoft server systems. • Maintain and plan for capacity of file systems, storage volumes, and disk systems in cooperation with storage administrators. • Maintain growth statistics, resource capacity forecasts, backups, software inventories, and hardware inventories. • Provide technical support on all systems-related issues and troubleshoots complex systems problems. • Other duties as assigned or requested.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)
• Linux/Unix systems administration expertise required • Strong scripting skills in Perl, Shell, or Python required • Knowledge of the IPv4/IPv6 Network Addressing and Domain Naming System required • Knowledge of systems administration best practices required • Strong experience with Java applications and application servers including Tomcat and Jboss • Expertise with Unix and/or Linux systems administration and troubleshooting • Excellent written and verbal communications skills for greater efficacy in documentation and support case handling
Education and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelors Degree required, Study in Information Systems or a related field desired • Minimum eight (8) years of related IT experience • Relational database comprehension and experience with SQL syntax • Windows 2008/2012 and Active Directory systems administration experience preferred
Language:
• Fluency, both written and spoken, in English is required • ICANN is a global organization that values diversity; preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated skills in additional languages besides English
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:
• Work is performed in a normal office environment with limited privacy and some exposure to background noise • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee regularly is required to sit. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear; use hands and arms to reach, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus • The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds