Senior Linux and Database Administrator

Linux Administration, SUSE, Redhat: (50% of time)
• Leads Linux administration activities including system builds, upgrades, patches, configuration, system monitoring, performance tuning, backup and recovery.
• Plan and manage patch management process for corporate Linux Servers.
• Plan, manage and tune monitoring and alerting process for SAP environment.
• Install, configure, manage and monitor Linux Operating systems on virtualized, cloud infrastructure services.
• Manage Ansible Automation Platform covering activities like patching, upgrade and script development.
• Linux License Administration - ensure all servers are optimally licensed and perform license audits as per vendor requirements.
• Implement OS upgrades, enhancements, patches as needed in coordination with technical, functional teams and business users.
• Automate administration tasks using shell scripts.
• Proactively monitor and manage the environment on day-to-day basis.
• Tune the environments to ensure security, integrity, stability and optimal performance.
• Provide Linux administration support to SAP and non-SAP projects.
• Participate in design and implementation of high-availability configurations.
• Participate in System Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing.
• Research and implement best practices to secure Linux Server environment.
Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration (20% of time)
• Install and administer SQL Server databases. Implement software upgrades, enhancements, patches as needed in coordination with technical, functional teams and business users.
• Proactively monitor and manage databases on day-to-day basis and apply enhancements and/​or fixes as needed.
• Tune Databases to ensure integrity, stability and optimal performance.
• Perform periodic data refreshes.
• Ensure adherence to configuration management policies and execute database change deployments to production environment.
• Provide Database Administration support to SAP and non-SAP projects.
• Research and implement best practices to secure databases.
Other (20% of time):
• Participate in SAP HANA, Sybase, Max DB administration support as needed.
• Participate in SAP Basis Administration support as needed.
• Participate in System Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing.
• Resolve tickets that range from break-fixes to enhancements.
• Provide on-call support for the landscape covering Linux/SQL Server/SAP Basis Administration tasks on rotation basis.
• Implement tools and procedures to support SOX audits.
Documentation, Reporting and cross-training (10% of time)
• Document processes, procedures and environment and cross-train team members.
• Develop and implement operational support plans and procedures for systems in scope.
• Develop and report on service metrics. Identify problem trends and implement corrective actions.