System Administrator

Business Unit:
Cubic Corporation

Company Details:
When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

Job Details:
Job Summary:
The Systems Administrator plays an integral role in the deployment team. Assists in system architecture, design, integration and development. The administrator assures systems are well-behaved and all system platform operating systems (Windows, AIX, UNIX, LINUX, etc.) remain current and secure. In addition, the administrator role ensures that upgrades and installation are well-rehearsed and documented prior to conducting official installations. The administrator is the key liaison who works closely with colleagues and customers to ensure systems in-house or deployed Nextfare suite products software and peripherals are kept current and functional. This position works under general supervision and direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

- At least 3+ years’ experience in Azure administration
- In-depth knowledge and thorough understanding of cloud computing services, that includes knowing networking, servers, databases, and software in Cloud
- Design, deploy, and manage Azure resource groups, leveraging Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates for infrastructure provisioning.
- Strong understanding of Azure security best practices, identity and access management (IAM)
- Monitor and optimize resource usage, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability.
- Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies for Azure resources, including virtual machines, databases, and storage.
- Configure and manage virtual networks (VNet), subnets, network security groups (NSGs), and virtual network peering.
- Implement and maintain Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway for load distribution and traffic management.
- Monitor network traffic and troubleshoot connectivity issues between Azure resources and on-premises infrastructure.
- Understanding of Azure monitoring and diagnostic tools, such as Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, and Azure Application Insights.
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert are highly desirable.- Linux Administration:

- At least 5+ years’ experience in managing/maintaining a production Linux (CentOS, RedHat) environment.
- Solid experience in administering and deploying virtual and physical systems with Red Hat / centos
- Hands on Experience on configuring SMB, NFS and LVM. (Need to resize the LVM partitions based on the
- requirement)
- Exposure to Linux Bash or other script languages
- OS security: hardening, selinux, iptables, certificates + secure boot
- Deep knowledge of Linux OS, File System, Security, Network protocols, Firewall etc.
- Experience with virtualization such as VMware and Azure
- Experience with storage and load balancer will be a +
- Experience in configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef
- Experience in server builds and UNIX administration.
- Hands on experience with Nginx, Apache, SFTP/FTP various other open source tools used in DevOps
- Hardware knowledge and experience in vendor interactions for issue resolution is an advantage
- Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning is an added advantage
- Provides ongoing information to leadership, customers, and peers regarding health of the environment, enhancements, and innovations.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

- Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System
- Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures
- Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organizations
- Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures
- Other duties as requested

Minimum Job Requirements:
Three-year college degree, in computer science or related technical field, plus a minimum of two years systems administration experience. Knowledge and experience administrating various Windows and UNIX Operating Systems. Extensive knowledge and experience in LAN network engineering - tcp/ip, internet. Must have extensive knowledge and experience with HP and Sun UNIX platforms as well as experience implementing UNIX and LAN security measures (including firewalls). In depth understanding of System Administration methodology and principles. Must be a self-motivator, good working knowledge of common programming languages, (C/C++, Java, PERL, RUBY).
- The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and a