Rotech Healthcare Inc. is a national leader in providing ventilators, oxygen, sleep apnea treatment, wound care solutions, diabetic solutions and home medical equipment. We help patients lead a more comfortable and productive life by keeping them engaged in their care and empowering them to manage their health and treatment at home. Rotech provides high quality medical products, services and outstanding customer care through hundreds of locations across 45 states. For additional information, visit our company homepage Rotech.com

SUMMARY

Responsible for providing technical support within the team of Systems Administrators. Areas of support include but are not limited to; LINUX (RedHat) administration, shell scripting, Vmware administration, LINUX backup and recovery, server network configuration, logical volume management, LINUX clustering, hardware setup and troubleshooting, system log management, LINUX and Vmware patching and upgrading, LDAP, hardening of systems. Support includes specification, installation, and testing of computer systems within established standards and guidelines. Expected to work independently within management and company guidelines. The System Administrator will have mentoring responsibility for other System Administrators, Desktop and Helpdesk Support Technical positions. The System Administrator will work with management in establishing processes, controls, security, and strategy around system support initiatives. Responsible for the configuration and maintenance of the LDAP installations. Also will be responsible to create and maintain various LINUX scripts in languages like bash, PHP, Perl and others, encompassing various levels of complexity. Responsible for Virtual systems lifecycle under Vmware, snapshot management, cloning, VM migrations, Storage management under Vmware, VM network configuration, etc. Knowledgeable of Vmware best practices and security configuration. Candidate will be required to work after hours and on the weekends as necessary. On call rotation required. Regular office hours on Eastern Time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Installs and maintains operating systems and related software to ensure stable performance
• Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established policies and procedures
• Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels
• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions
• Work with the backup administrator to ensure data/media recoverability by implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations
• Develops and promotes standard operating procedures
• Evaluates system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility
• Troubleshoots networking and operating systems problems
• Incorporate Information Security Best Practices in all aspects of Systems Management
• Mentoring of other Technical Support staff
• Works with and understands the roles of members of other departments
• Facilitate knowledge transfer of system support procedures and nuances
• Recommendations in design and new system specification
• Responsibility for high complexity enterprise systems
• Lead role in a wide area of technical expertise
• Mentoring of other technical support staff
• Server Patch and security governance
• Performs other duties as necessary

Employment is contingent on

• Background investigation (company-wide)
• Drug screen (when applicable for the position)
• Valid drivers license in state of residence with a clean driving record (when applicable for the position)

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent experience, required
• Three years experience in Linux administration and scripting
• Three years experience in Vmware administration
• Vmware Horizon, preferred

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Effectively communicate in English; both oral and written
• Interpret a variety of communications (verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual)
• Maintain confidentiality, discretion and caution when handling sensitive information
• Multi-task along with attention to detail
• Self-motivation, organized, time-management and deductive problem solving skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Willingness to learn and be proactive
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of VMware and LINUX (RedHat) operating environments, as well as exposure to industry products, terminology and trends
• Knowledge of shell, scripting and system-level programming
• Knowledge of Networking setup and configuration
• Knowledge of LDAP
• Knowledge of Vmware administration and configuration
• Knowledge of Ansible, Tower or comparable technologies
• Knowledge of storage (SAN) concepts or administration

Physical Demands

• Lift and carry office equipment at times around the office; occasionally moves equipment such as a personal computer or display weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Requires sitting, walking, standing, talking or listening
• Requires close vision to small print on computer / tablet and or paperwork

Machines, Equipment and Technical Abilities

• Email transmission and communication
• Internet navigation and research
• Microsoft applications; Word and Excel
• Lawson and ADP
• Office equipment; fax machine, copier, printer, phone and computer / tablet

Benefits

• 401k
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Recognition Program
• Bonus and Incentive Opportunities
• Mileage reimbursement (when applicable for the position)
• Telephone reimbursement (when applicable for the position)

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