The Financial Information Services Agency and the Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for an experienced Linux Systems Administrator to support ongoing production maintenance and phased rollout implementation of the HR, Benefits, and Timekeeping functions of HR/Payroll systems.

Primary Responsibilities include:
This role will be a technical position responsible for the installation, maintenance, and configuration of the Unix servers supporting the infrastructure of critical citywide applications. This person will function as one of the technical administrators for the group and work with various teams, and will need to have the ability to work independently and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or,

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or,

3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

- Strong experience in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system administration. - Strong experience in GIT and Ansible Automation Platform. - Strong experience in scripting like shell, PERL and Python. - Experience in AIX systems administration. - Ability to provision bare metal installs, configure, operate and maintain systems. - Perform OS upgrades and patch installations. - Strong knowledge of Server virtualization, micro partitioning, Dynamic LPAR, and VMware VM. - Strong knowledge of VMware administration and support experience. - Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere (ESX and ESXi), vCenter Operations Manager. - Strong knowledge of Oracle RAC Architecture, configuration and implementation. - Support Backup, Recovery, Performance and Tuning of AIX and RHEL systems. - Experience with Symantec NetBackup. VMware NetBackup implementation experience a plus. - Experience with monitoring tools such as BMC Patrol a plus. - Willing to learn new tools and technology. - Ability to plan and prioritize work and meet project deadlines. - Must be self-motivated and work well with other groups. - Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. - Working with an enterprise wide, large scale matrix environment. - Excellent communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required.

New York City Residency is not required for this position.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.