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Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
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- Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the availability and efficiency of all server infrastructure resources and application systems, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.
- Primarily provides support to the IPNGN virtual infrastructure.
- Apply OS/Hypervisor/Firmware/applications patches and upgrades as demanded, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
- Perform ongoing system performance tuning, infrastructure hardware upgrades ( CPU, memory and storage infrastructure), and resource optimization as required.
- Perform monthly Infrastructure and application performance reporting to support capacity planning.
- Troubleshoot and resolve operating system and application related issues.
- Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks.
- Perform Server Hardening in line with server security best practices.
- Application servers review and deployment
Qualifications
- 3-5 years' relevant experience
- B.Sc. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
- CCNA, REDHAT, WINDOWS, VMWARE certifications
Skills & Competences
- Linux and windows servers administration skills required
- Working knowledge of the Linux Kernel
- Database Administration experience
- Experience supporting Vmware vSphere environment
- Networking experience will be an added advantage
- Automation experience will be an added advantage (shell scripting, Ansible)
- Practical knowledge of DNS architecture, engineering, deployment and security
- Knowledge/ Experience working with Network monitoring tools and systems is an added advantage
Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.