The primary role of this person is to provide server/network support to office and Client infrastructure. The person should have excellent problem-solving skills for troubleshooting computer, network, software, and hardware issues. The person should have over 5 years of experience in Linux Administration. The person should have good communication skills and should have the desire to learn. This person will report to our IT Director.
Responsibilities:
- Preventive maintenance of servers including OS updates, BIOS updates, antivirus updates and firmware updates, disk clean-ups, defragmentation
- Provisioning Dev/QA/Staging/production Webservers/DB Servers setup and configuration
- Plan and execute Environment cleanup on a regular basis
- Install and configure web servers like but not limited to Apache, Nginx
- Troubleshoot issues as and when they occur and find optimum solutions
- Provisioning of ad-hoc IT systems as per Clients requirements
- Support and administration of office network including but not limited to network switches, APs, firewall, UPS, etc.
- Roll out software updates and patches using software update server
- Monitor server and services using various tools like but not limited to PRTG, CloudWatch
- Monitor and manage server backups regularly and start backups manually when automatic backups fail
- Help Cloud and DevOps team to configure and manage Automation scripts
- Help Cloud and DevOps team to setup and Configure CI/CI Jobs using Jenkins, GitLab etc.
- Setup, configure and manage Docker containers
- Ability to configure network firewall under supervision
- Create local websites on IIS, Nginx, and Apache
- Configure DNS, DHCP under supervision
- Ability to maintain configure and troubleshoot Data center servers and services like AWS EC2 etc.
- Create technical documentation
- Prepare reports as directed by Management
- Review and evaluate new services, tools requested
The ideal candidate for the position should have the following skills and experience:
Technical Skills:
- In-depth experience with Linux OS and related applications
- Hands-on experience in configuring and troubleshooting Linux-based operating systems such as Ubuntu
- Experience in software and network troubleshooting
- Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining services such as Bind, Apache, MySQL, Nginx, etc.
- Good knowledge of Docker and containerized environments
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals including DNS, TCP/UDP, and IP routing
Personal Skills:
- Ability to stay calm and work under pressure
- Ability to work with people and train others
- Ability to adjust tasks and schedule, and adapt to changing priorities
- Has a strong work ethic, personal accountability and is dependable
- Possesses good communication skills in English, both verbal and written
Education and Work Experience:
- The candidate should have a background in a computer-related field
- The candidate should have over 5 years of experience in System Administration
- A Red Hat or Linux certification is preferred but not required
Top Skills
What We Do
Creative Capsule was founded in 2003 in Kansas City and since then has grown into a team of more than 200 motivated software professionals in Overland Park Kansas, Zürich Switzerland, and Goa India. Our founders continue to be involved in day-to-day operations, bringing an overriding customer focus and a dedication to technical excellence. Many of our best clients are rapidly evolving SaaS and software startup companies and life sciences companies who share our passion for innovation.
Creative Capsule builds lasting development relationships. We create highly skilled and effective software teams that integrate seamlessly with our clients’ organizations. We do not deliver one-off projects. Instead, we work to understand each client’s unique business needs and culture, and then construct cohesive teams that empower our partners and strengthen their delivery capabilities.
Creative Capsule helps clients to transform their software delivery capacity. For each client, we build a dedicated development group that works hand-in-hand with their organization, creating a single virtual team. We ensure a close fit with each client by selecting team members that have technical and personal attributes that resonate with the client’s needs and culture. Each of our teams spans continents, providing an optimized balance of responsive local presence and cost-effective offshore resources, while operating as a single innovative and agile force that shares risks and rewards.
