Associate, Systems Administration (New)

Job Description

Responsibilities: Server and Infrastructure Management: Maintain, upgrade, and manage servers, software, hardware, networks, and tools necessary for efficient operations. Server Installation and Configuration: Administer the installation, configuration, and optimization of servers, including web servers and database servers. Automation and Process Improvement: Handle automation of services and processes to improve system efficiency and reliability. Should have knowledge on CICD, GIT, SVN. Performance Monitoring: Configure and monitor various performance measurement and monitoring services to ensure a healthy and efficient infrastructure. Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Diagnose and resolve problems quickly, troubleshooting issues and outages that may occur. Should have knowledge on using tools like nmap, tcpdump, tcpflow, iptraf, netstat etc. Security Implementation: Ensure security through access control, backups, firewalls, and compliance with relevant regulations. Documentation: Regularly document all processes, incidents, technical insights, manuals, and IT policies related to the infrastructure and inform involved teams. Support for Developers: Provide support to developers by offering data insights, reports, analysis, and actionable recommendations related to the server infrastructure and application processes. Research and Innovation: Research and develop innovative solutions to enhance the architecture and create a better infrastructure based on industry trends. Linux Expertise: Possess strong familiarity with Linux operating systems, especially Debian, Infrastructure as Code, and applications, should have strong knowledge on shell scripting. Monthly Patching and Security Fixes: Perform monthly patching of Linux infrastructure to address security issues and vulnerabilities. Security Reporting and Monitoring: Deliver regular reports to security leadership on remediation efforts, implement continuous monitoring to measure and report on control areas like patching, hardening, audit and log configuration, and authentication mechanisms. Information Security Hardening: Follow information security hardening guidelines such as CIS to ensure a secure infrastructure, Hardening Apache, nginx, MySQL, PHP applications etc. Vulnerability Management: Assist in identifying and analyzing vulnerabilities, and work with asset owners to prioritize patch remediation, should have knowledge on using tools like Nmap, Nikto, and other pen test tools. Risk Assessment: Classify and prioritize the risk of vulnerabilities, considering mitigating factors and impacts of internal and external threats. These responsibilities collectively aim to ensure the smooth and secure functioning of the infrastructure, maintain system performance, and protect against potential security risks.