Linux Systems Operations Administrator

Serves as a key element within the Rackspace support infrastructure and provides technical support to our customers over the phone, chat and/or via support tickets. Owns customer issues through resolution with an emphasis on meeting strict SLA requirements. Applies creative problem-solving techniques to identify the source of problems, while at the same time keeping the customer aware of every step along the way via the ticketing system. Maintains, troubleshoots, and supports a varied set of customer solutions utilizing technologies across the Rackspace product portfolio. The Administrator creates and fosters customer loyalty by exemplifying the Fanatical Experience and embodying Rackspace’s Core Values. Responsible for adhering to company security policies and procedures and any other relevant policies and standards as directed.

Career Level Summary

• Requires working knowledge and skills to perform a defined set of analytical scientific or operational processes
• Applies experience and skills to complete assigned work within own area of expertise
• Leverages standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods
• Works with a moderate degree of supervision

Critical Competencies

• Service Delivery Effectiveness: Understands where service gaps can occur within scope of own work
• Value Analysis: Provides customers with basic, standard information regarding products/offerings

Key Responsibilities

• Other Incidental tasks related to the job, as necessary.
• Resolve or escalate level-appropriate technical issues for customers in accordance with team playbook guidelines via phone and ticketing
• Secure, administer, and improve customer technical issues which can include OS level, webserver, database server, applications server, DNS, SMTP, user management and permissions, or other software issues
• Troubleshoot monitoring alerts and create tickets accordingly
• Act as an escalation point for techs inside and outside the team encouraging peers to participate in problem solving
• Escalate support requests according to escalation procedures
• Perform incident management identification, assist in managing and escalation
• Ensure adherence to customer & SLA commitments
• Manage personal ticket cue and monitor ticket response times and take appropriate actions to ensure team response time targets are met
• Collaborate with Account Managers and Business Development Consultants to build strong customer relationships
• Collaborate and share knowledge with other administrators on the support floor
• Provide Fanatical Experience to customers in all the above

Knowledge

• Developing OS troubleshooting knowledge with OS specialism in Linux
• Ability to provide increased level of investigation into CPU usage, memory, disk usage using appropriate OS specific tools or commands
• Developing understanding of OS specific webhosts and database technologies, such as MYSQL/ PACHE for Linux
• Developing understanding of patching - documents changes based on requests for change
• Developing ability to apply change control procedures
• Developing ability to perform cross platform troubleshooting tasks
• Prefer awareness of virtualization and/or cloud technologies e.g. VMWARE, Hyper-V, KVM and/or OpenStack
• Requires broadened technical skills in analytical/ scientific methods or operational processes to perform a defined array of activities
• Understands how the team integrates with others to accomplish the team objectives

Skills

• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and improve both technical and ‘people’ skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicates basic technical information with team members
• Strives for performance improvements in oneself and peers
• Leads by example and motivates team members
• Organizational skills with the ability to provide quality at pace
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work under pressure
• Ability to work at a team level as well as an individual level
• Ability to interact confidently with more senior and/or skilled areas of the business
• Able to communicate constructive feedback effectively
• Ability to adapt to changing business and technology requirements.
• Sound problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Education / Certifications

• Required: Regional equivalent to High School Diploma- Technical education or job acquired knowledge related to the duties of the role.
• Preferred: Higher education classes related to technology
• Requires LPIC-1 or RHCSA for Linux specialization

Experience

• 1 – 2 years of Linux System Operations Administration experience

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