Linux Systems Administrator

External Title: Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

Location: London, Ontario, Canada

The Role: 

The Sr. Linux Systems Administrator will participate in the ongoing development/deployment and support of multiple data centers and hybrid cloud environments. As a Linux application-centric, automation/DevOps subject matter expert the position encompasses responsibilities for configuring, automating, and testing the technology components of system solutions and includes the preparation of technical documentation. This role is a member of a collaborative team of developers/technical experts specializing in the delivery of services to Autodata’s customers.

Responsibilities:

• Installing and maintain Autodata custom solution software
• Operational triage, problem identification, handling requests/incidents queue
• Scripting, automating tasks, OS patching, migrations, and security
• Monitoring, service management, system optimization
• Support Highly available and resilient system providing proactive Disaster Recovery
• Participate in on-call rotation

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with Linux is required
• Solid understanding of Linux-based operating systems (CentOS, Ubuntu) is required
• Ability to install, upgrade and patch operating systems is required
• Experience with Web servers (Apache, Tomcat, HTTP, SSL…) is required
• Experience with highly available web services in load balanced configurations is required
• Containers technologies (Docker, Kubernetes…)
• Experience with public cloud providers (Azure, AWS…)
• Configuration management, Infrastructure as code (Ansible, GIT, Terraform…)
• Experience with auto scale technologies (Kubernetes, Elastic Beanstalk…)
• Ability to write scripts in some administrative language (Python, Shell…)
• Ability to collaborate with developers and other technical experts in a fast-paced environment
• Mentoring others, taking initiative, provides technical leadership
• Experience integrating Linux/Windows environments (CIFS, Samba, Kerberos, LDAP…)
• Experience with host security (credentials, file permissions, ACLs, use of security tools…)
• Demonstrated performance management and application/OS tuning
• Focused troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting TCP/IP network connectivity problems and host-based firewalls
• Ability to create procedural and process documentation
• Academic training (Degree/Diploma in a relevant field) and ongoing education/learning, technical development
• One or more certifications relevant to Linux, cloud technologies, security
• Strong communication skills

The merger of Autodata Solutions with J.D. Power – announced in December of 2019 – created a valuable combined resource of data and analytics for the automotive industry. The integrated organization operates under the J.D. Power name and includes the brands Autodata Solutions, ChromeData, and UnityWorks. As our collective company expands, we continue to build upon our industry-leading source of automotive data, analytics, and software solutions.

We’re proud of what we do. At Autodata Solutions, we transform complex data into marketing and sales solutions for the automotive industry. Our innovative technologies enable industry partners to optimally support and promote sales. For over 30 years Autodata Solutions has been a trusted and proven partner to the automotive industry. We house over 700 employees throughout five locations in Canada and the U.S.

When you work for Autodata Solutions, you join a team of dedicated professionals who look for new ways to raise the bar. Our corporate culture is results-focused, and our offices are informal with the goal of inspiring collaboration and outside-the-box thinking. It takes talent and ambition to meet the challenges of our rapidly evolving market — and that’s all part of the fun.

To all recruitment agencies: Autodata Solutions does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Apply now