Linux System Administrator

For an international company in the global agribusiness market in 4332-Stein we are looking for a
**Linux System Administrator - temporary role for min. 1 year**:
**Your challenges**

Role Purpose
- To locally support scientific informatics infrastructure and platforms (ICL) for Computational Scientists in CP R&D
- To support and champion exploration of new technologies and methods in support to CP R&D
- To lead continuous service improvement

Your responsibilities include, (but not limited to):

- Support and improve the local computing infrastructure (hardware and middleware)
- To support and champion exploration of new technologies and methods to support Research activities (virtualization, cloud, etc.)
- Support continuous service improvement
- Expand local Infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud lab or other cloud solutions where appropriate

**Your skills**
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator or equivalent certification and/or equivalent experience as a Linux System Administrator
- Experience with automation and open-source configuration software management (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef)
- Solid knowledge of version control systems (namely Git) and the principles of Infrastructure as Code
- Experience physically setting up and provisioning Linux-based hardware resources (computing, storage, network)
- Ability to work with infrastructure observability, monitoring, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
- Autonomy and capacity to architect solutions to complex infrastructure challenges
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge on container orchestration systems (namely Kubernetes) and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem
- Knowledge on disaster prevention and recovery
- Basic knowledge of programming and software development on modern object-oriented languages (e.g., Python)
- Basic understanding of Cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS)
- Basic knowledge of computer networks (e.g., OSI model)

**Your contact**

Esther Sardagna, Branch Director Flex-Center, looks forward to answer your questions by phone +41 61 323 8187.