Senior Unix/Linux System Engineer

About the role

NCS, a technology services firm operating across the Asia Pacific region, is looking for a Senior Engineer, Unix/Linux System to manage, maintain and support its IT infrastructure in Singapore. The role ensures system reliability, performance and security while supporting day-to-day operations.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and administer Red Hat servers, including operations and backups, and meet service level agreements.
• Ensure high availability of Unix platforms such as Red Hat, Solaris and HP-UX.
• Troubleshoot and remediate issues affecting infrastructure operation.
• Assist with planning and implementing system integrations following M&A activity.
• Document design, operation and troubleshooting of technology platforms and procedures.
• Act as a technical expert on Linux, VMware, Oracle, WebLogic and storage projects, covering design, implementation, performance analysis, monitoring, upgrades and documentation.
• Suggest improvements and propose new technologies and automation to management.
• Work closely with team leads, customers and project management, and help resolve complex issues in Tier 1 and Tier 2 capacity.
• Train and mentor junior staff, and work with outside technical subject matter experts.
• Support disaster recovery exercises and annual backup and restoration of systems.

Required profile

• 7-10 years of experience in Unix/Linux administration.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT or a related field.
• Experience with Oracle and WebLogic, including installation, management, monitoring and support.
• Familiarity with backup technologies such as Commvault and Data Protector.

Required skills

• Linux distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu)
• Shell scripting (Bash, Korn)
• File systems, LVM and RAID
• System monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix)
• Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSH)
• Patching and vulnerability management