Lead Linux Systems Administrator

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Circana (formerly IRI and NPD) is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Through unparalleled technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data and deep expertise, we provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers take action and unlock business growth. At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Learn more at www.circana.com.

At CIRCANA, we deliver growth to clients based on big data—our predictive analytics and forward-thinking insights help CPG, OTC, health care, retailers, and media companies remain relentlessly relevant, capture marketing share, connect with consumers, and deliver market-leading growth. The convergence of our proprietary, on-demand cloud-based technology and our client-focused colleagues leads to a seismic shift in drivers of success in all industries.

For CIRCANA colleagues, we focus on the moments that matter. From meaningful work and impact to continuous improvement we challenge ourselves to grow both professionally and personally. You’ll feel a true sense of connection and purpose in your work and will craft the direction of your career in a highly personalized way. No matter the department you join, you’ll find yourself constantly growing and developing the skills of the future to deliver client growth. We believe in the undeniable strength that diverse people, culture, thought, and skill brings to our business, our clients, our people, and our communities. We are committed to nurturing a dynamic culture that embraces and celebrates growth, feedback, recognition, flexibility, belonging, and wellbeing for all.

Job Responsibilities:

The Lead Systems Administrator position is a Linux Operations team which in turn belongs to the Global IT Operations team. This team strives to provide a consistent level of world-class, utility grade support for its internal and external customers, to ultimately deliver a positive customer experience. Being a member of this team, you will need a passion for excellence, be dedicated to exceeding expectations and a willingness to take ownership of your role. You will be expected to be a strong contributor in a collaborative and spirited group where your opinion is welcomed, expected and matters. This position demands innovative thinking, a proactive outlook, strong drive, independent initiative and a strong desire to think outside the box.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performing System Administration in multiple Linux environments. This includes designing and maintaining proper procedures at the OS and applications level, building servers and images, troubleshooting and deep tuning for performance gains.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts and driving towards quick and effective solutions to business impacting issues.
• Leading root cause investigations to determine why problems happen and proposing and implementing solutions to mitigate them.
• Develop, document and champion best practices for systems administration.
• Providing technical guidance and expertise while working with business groups to support critical business applications.
• Proven ability to proactively lead teams in multi-disciplinary tech triage meetings to quickly resolve technical issues.
• Developing automation and processes for and participating in regular OS currency efforts (patching/upgrades)
• A passion for automation and creating hands off processes to promote operational efficiency and maximize uptime.
• Ability to perform proof of concept evaluations of new techniques and technologies including proposition, implementation, testing, documentation and communication of results.
• Deploy new systems and develop automation to deploy new systems using industry standard tools (RedHat Satellite, kickstart, Ansible, scripting , etc)
• Keep current with emerging technologies, evaluating and promoting environmental change to promote economy, efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Job Requirements:

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7+ years supporting mission-critical systems in a production environment.
• Deep (5+ years) knowledge of Linux system architecture, build, [ upgrade and patching ], support and scripting preferably RedHat variants (Centos, Fedora, Oracle Enterprise Linux, etc)
• Knowledge of VMWare ESX, Docker, Kubernetes, [ Cisco, ] and other virtualization platforms is a big plus
• Experience with clustering for high availability
• MS