Unix Administrator

**Company Description** We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers**

Become a member of a global community The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

**Our Mission**

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within — more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs — they’re chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us

The Data Center Systems Aggregation Team is responsible for managing Expeditors essential infrastructure. This infrastructure provides Expeditors the global connectivity, compute power, and storage to meet its growing demand to move freight. The Unix Administrator is responsible for the support, troubleshooting, installation, and deployment of UNIX based systems. The Unix Administrator assists and instructs regional staff to perform operating system updates, patching, installations, and troubleshooting.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Utilizing Infrastructure as Code best practices, develop, maintain, and enhance systems using Python, C, and bash
- Perform system builds and hardware upgrades for UNIX servers
- Enable & maintain system backups utilizing backup software and web-based monitoring tools
- Provides tier 3 production support for servers and data storage including after-hours on-call support
- Perform hardware maintenance, repairs, & replacements
- Provide recommendations to management through research and review of recent industry solutions in various UNIX related technologies
- Create documentation and training material; provide training to others

**Qualifications**
- 10-15 Years of Experience in Unix System Administration.
- 5+ years of Red Hat Linux experience
- Working experience in Solaris (Version 10 & 11)
- Ability to work collaboratively in an agile team environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with mínimal supervision
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Experience with automation frameworks & extensive programming/scripting experience (bash, C, Python)
- Experience using fiber attached storage in both SAN and point-to-point environments
- Knowledge of backup strategies and products
- Knowledge of DTrace and other diagnostic tools
- An aptitude for methodical and comprehensive troubleshooting

**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Experience with Solaris and Solaris Zones
- Experience with Cohesity or CommVault backup solutions
- Experience with Ansible and Ansible AWX
- Expertise configuring and supporting Sun Volume Manager, Veritas Storage Foundation and ZFS
- Experience with cluster management software (VCS)
- Practiced in designing and implementing business continuity / disaster recovery and high availability plans

**REPORTING STRUCTURE**
- Team Manager, Data Centers Systems Team

**Additional Information**
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

- Paid Vacation, Holiday
- Health Plan: Medical Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Education Programs
- Unlimited opportunities for career advancement