The Financial Information Services Agency and the Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for an experienced UNIX Systems Administrator to support ongoing production maintenance of, and upgrades to, a portfolio of financial management applications.

Primary Responsibilities

This role will be a technical position responsible for the installation, maintenance, and configuration of the Unix servers supporting the infrastructure of Financial Systems 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, information systems, engineering, mathematics or related field and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and ten years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or

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

- Strong experience in RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL v7.9 or later) operating system administration. - Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere (ESXi v7) and vCenter Server v7. - Strong knowledge of VMware/ESXi administration, upgrades and support experience. - Strong experience in Ansible Automation Platform. - Strong knowledge of Server virtualization, VMware VM. - Strong experience in scripting like shell, PERL and Python. - Ability to provision, configure, operate and maintain systems. - Ability to perform OS upgrades and patch installations. - Provide support for Windows 2019 servers. - Support recovery, performance and tuning of RHEL systems. - Strong knowledge of Application Systems Disaster Recovery. - Experience with setting up vCenter Server HA cluster, vCenter Server backup. - Strong knowledge in performance analysis and tuning, capacity planning of RedHat. - Experience with monitoring tools such as BMC Patrol a plus. - Knowledge of Oracle RAC Architecture, configuration and implementation is a plus. - Willing to learn new tools and technology. - Working with an enterprise wide, large scale matrixed environment. - 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. - Ability to work night and/or weekends when necessary. - 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.