Linux SysOps Tech Lead

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.Our client is seeking a Linux SysOps Tech Lead in Atlanta, GA.Role DescriptionThe Linux SysOps Technical Lead will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Linux infrastructure. This includes managing a team of system administrators, monitoring performance of systems, ensuring security compliance, and addressing day-to-day issues. The ideal candidate will possess extensive technical knowledge and have excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.Leadership Responsibilities:• Effectively managing team assigned tasks ensuring deadlines are met.• Lead infrastructure projects from planning through implementation• Coordinate with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions• Advise IT Management on technical issues and preferred solution.• Collaborating with other teams.• Ensuring that industry best practices are adhered to.• Lead and mentor team membersTechnical Responsibilities:• Oversee the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Linux servers.• Ensure that security best practices are adhered to for all systems.• Review IT Systems, ensuring that security and OS vulnerabilities are applied.• Review of IT Systems eliminating single points of failure, thus increasing system availability.Skills & Requirements• Expertise in Linux operating systems (e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) – if they know one, they should know the others• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Github).• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Perl).• Knowledge of virtualization and containerization technologies (e.g., VMware, Docker, Kubernetes).• Understanding of network protocols, services, and security.• Must possess stellar troubleshooting skills, being able to identify root cause of issues.• Experience in managing and maintaining SAN storage infrastructure.• Experience in configuring and tuning system and application monitoring.• Experience in deploying, configuring, troubleshooting software applications.• Experience with RedHat Satellite and/or Oracle Linux Manager.• Knowledge of databases such as SQL, MS SQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Elasticsearch, Redis, Cassandra, Oracle, and/or Mongo – experience building DBs is a huge plus.• Must be a motivated self-starter that stays current on industry trends and technologies.Pluses, nice to haves?Benefits/Other CompensationThis position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).Why Hays?You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.Nervous about an upcoming interview? Unsure how to write a new resume?Visit the Hays Career Advice section to learn top tips to help you stand out from the crowd when job hunting.Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’.We also believe that actions speak louder than words.In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.#LI-DNI#1164096 - karim smith