Lead Systems Administrator

OPENTEXT OpenText is a global leader in information management where innovation creativity and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world tackle complex issues and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation Your Impact The Lead Systems Administrator is primary source for Infrastructure support of all commercial environments - for any day-to-day operations issues and for the upcoming projects setups On any given workday he she may be responsible for all or any subset of Systems Hardware and Platforms ensuring proper prioritization of activities and coordination communication of these activities with management next tier support organizations including Engineering and their respective peers What the role offers Build Virtual Machines Physical Machines per Standard setups Systems performance tuning and Administration Migrations Upgrades and Patching the Systems and their Firmware Participate in Change management meetings Readiness Reviews Engineering Comm Ops meetings etc as required to fulfill team responsibilities Fulfillment of team responsibilities may require from time to time working outside of normally scheduled shift time to complete projects maintenance and or meet business commitments Working cross functionally with the NOC Tier I Engineering and Deployment teams is critically important for the success of the larger organization Fully support the Change Management Release Management Problem Management and Ops PMO activities projects Respond to Incident calls joining conference bridges and MOC s Proactively drive and troubleshooting issues Assist Tier 1 troubleshoot and perform supportive actions as requested by subject matter experts Engineering Position needs to participate on scheduled Systems Maintenance activities during off hours weekends and on call rotation What you need to succeed 6-9 years of experience in Systems Administration and supporting Commercial environments B S B E in computer Science or equivalent Operating Systems Advanced administrations skills on red hat Linux Windows and Systems Performance tuning Experience Working on VMware NetBackup Citrix F5 load balancers DNS Networking systems performance tuning Expertise on PowerShell scripting shell scripting Perl Scripting and Python scripting Knowledge of Incident Change Problem Management ticketing systems HP SM Desirable additional experience working on Storage Systems San Switches ESX Clusters Good analyzing communication skills self-motivated and passionate Systems Admin experience on Private Cloud infra setup and GPC AWS infrastructure setups Experience in developing and Deploying Ansible playbooks by integrating with Linux administration modules Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code Ability to troubleshoot issues in high pressure situations resolving problems in a timely manner and keeping stake holders involved updated OpenText s efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone regardless of culture national origin race color gender gender identification sexual orientation family status age veteran status disability religion or other basis protected by applicable laws If you need assistance and or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process please contact us at Our proactive approach fosters collaboration innovation and personal growth enriching OpenText s vibrant workplace