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Sr. Systems Administrator

NIKSUN, Inc.
Princeton, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 8/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/14/2026

Senior Systems Administrator

Full-time, onsite

NIKSUN is the recognized worldwide leader in making the Unknown Known, by using next generation technology that revolutionizes the way networks and services are secured, protected and managed. The company develops and deploys a complete range of award-winning forensics, compliance, security surveillance and performance management solutions for applications ranging from core infrastructures to edge and branch environments.

Required Qualifications:

Experience specifically as a senior system admin with Linux, in particular Debian-based distributions of Linux (Debian, Ubuntu)

Must be able to code / script in at least two languages - one shell language (BASH or CSH or ZSH or other) and one "scripting language", Python preferred.

Basic to intermediate knowledge of networking / firewalls / security

Basic to intermediate knowledge of computer hardware (servers)

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with ansible, chef, or other automation tools preferred.

Ability to build automation infrastructure partially from scratch that can help build virtual machines, real HW, network/ SDN (Social Defined Network) elements.

Basic networking knowledge and skills (IP networking, firewalls, wireless)

Experience with Cloud computing AWS, Kubernetes and/or Google cloud. (Kubernetes is a big plus)

Has experience with APT, Yum, RPM, or similar package management tools, installations, usage

Experience with automation tools such as Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform is a plus

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, or protected veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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