As Senior Linux Administrator you will concentrate your activities on the following: Operating system installation and configuration; Diagnosis, reporting and correction of system software faults/user problems; Planning, preparation, testing and implementation maintenance activities ( such as patches and software upgrades ); Interfacing with 1st and 3rd line support, and other internal 2nd line support teams; Installation, testing and inventory of new software packages and releases; Application configuration/tuning; Auditing and accounting; Maintenance of in-house software/documentation; Performing extra support activities as requested, including working outside the normal working hours; Implementation, maintenance and operation of automatic software updates and OS installation. Requirements: The candidate should have a relevant educational background and experience along with the following: Mandatory skills: Strong Linux administration (SLES / RHEL) with good understanding of storage, networking and scripting Additional skills(any 2 out of 5): 1. Experience / knowledge of Hadoop administration 2. Basic database administration ( MySQL / MariaDB) 3. Virtualisation Environments ( ESX / Vcloud Director ) associated provisioning / life cycle management (Autoyast / Kickstart) 4. Solaris 5. Netbackup Solid understanding of: 1. SAN concepts 2. Networking concepts Good to have: 1. Experience with HP hardware 2. Experience/knowledge of CHEF Very good command of English; Knowledge of German is an advantage; Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products; ITIL qualifications an advantage. Strong service ethos & customer facing skills.