Sr System Admin

Job Category: Engineer
Job Type: Full Time
Required Experience: 7+ Years
Job Location: Bangalore

Responsibilities:

  • Manages the day-to-day operations of the Penumbra infrastructure hardware, software, and cloud computing environment by monitoring system performance, configuration, maintenance, and repair.
  • Applies revisions to host system firmware and software. Works with vendors to assist support activities.
  • Performs troubleshooting as required. As such, leading problem-solving efforts often involve outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations.
  • Establishes guidelines and methods for the installation and management of the host computer operating systems, SAN/NAS, backup/recovery services and other components.
  • Supports both on-prem AD and Entra (Azure AD) and PKI certificate environments.
  • Deploys and Manages cloud infrastructure in MS Azure and other public clouds.
  • Ensures high availability and acceptable levels of performance of mission critical host computer resources.
  • Enforces established procedures and governance policies to maintain security and protect systems from unauthorized use, acts of nature, and user abuse.
  • Maintains procedures, programs and documentation for backup and restoration of host operating systems and host-based applications.
  • Develops tools, procedures, and training/coaching sessions for Client Support and Applications Development staff to assist with work.
  • Onboard applications for Single Sign On with Active Directory through SAML/OIDC
  • Perform periodic systems and applications high availability and DR capability and test DR functionality.
  • Stays current with technological developments in systems administration technology and recommends ways for Penumbra IT to take advantage of new technology.
  • Provides after hours on-call support on a rotation schedule with other team members.
  • Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
  • Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
  • Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
  • Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum education and experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field with 7+ years of enterprise level systems administration and or engineering experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 7+ years’ experience supporting Microsoft Technologies (MS Windows Server, ADDS/AAD, ADFS, DNS, DHCP, PowerShell, SCOM)

5+ Years’ experience supporting the following:

  • MS Azure IaaS/PaaS
  • MS Office 365 (Email, SharePoint, MS Teams collaboration and voice)
  • Cisco UCS/HPE/DELL hardware administration
  • VMware administration, including ESX, SRM and Hyper-V administration
  • NAS/SAN administration
  • Azure cloud systems administration
  • Basic network administration relative to all technologies above
  • Enterprise backup and recovery procedures
  • Good scripting and automation experience with IaC and Configuration management tools such Terraform, Azure DevOps, Ansible, Chef, Puppet etc. is preferred.
  • Azure or AWS certification at a solutions architect level with large deployment and management background is a PLUS
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and network security tools and practices.

 

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