Linux System Administrator

About PEARSON

Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. With revenues over €5.2 billion in 2013 we provide learning materials, technologies, assessments and services to teachers and students in order to help people everywhere aim higher and fulﬁll their true potential. We put the learner at the center of everything we do.

We at Pearson Lanka, a core part of Pearson's global Learning Technologies team. We build and manage some of the industry leading cloud based learning platforms that serve millions of students across the world. Over the years, we have built a strong Agile Development team, and we are now looking to expand aggressively over the next 12 months. The industry leading cloud-based technology platforms of Pearson help educate more than 30 million students across the globe.

The 350+ strong engineering team based out of the Colombo office works dedicatedly to service Pearson technology companies located in North America, Europe and Australia.

At Pearson, we aim to be the best company to work for in the world. It is part of our philosophy to provide benefits, profit share plans, development opportunities and a culture that beats anywhere else. If you are 'always learning', and have a passion for technology and creativity, send in your resume and join our exciting engineering culture.

Linux System Engineer

As a member of the TechOps Systems Team, this Linux Systems Engineer will participate in the setup, design, implementation and administration of Linux based servers. These servers are running Redhat Linux, CentOS Linux, and Ubuntu Linux.

The ideal candidate will have experience in working with “DevOps”, the methodology in which developers and operations communicate and collaborate to deliver software more rapidly, more reliably, and with higher quality. Stressing communication and integration between software developers and systems technology professionals is critical. A key tenet of DevOps is automation, and building end-to-end automation is critical for organizations that globally deliver distributed applications at internet scale in the cloud.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in the setup, design and administration of Red Hat, CentOS and Ubuntu Servers.
Managing and Supporting Linux based Infrastructure.
Ability to configure and deploy server builds.
Daily system administration tasks & troubleshooting Linux based infrastructure issues.
Identify opportunities to create and deploy automation frameworks and methodologies
Systems monitoring & performance tuning.
Respond to System alerts from monitoring systems in a timely manner
On Call Support of servers & flexibility of hours on occasion for releases, upgrades, and maintenance windows.
Administrate DNS & LDAP.
Diagnose and rectify OS and application configuration problems

KEY CHALLENGES

Participate in 24x7 on-call support.
Working with counterparts in other global teams
Ability to learn and absorb new technologies and skills faster.
24x7 Availability in case of emergencies

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Strong proficiency with mainstream Linux distributions, such as Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu
Experience with Linux scripting, such as Shell, Perl, PHP
Experience in a Hosting environment
Experience with Security best practices and remediation
Understanding of health/performance monitoring.
Sound analytical and troubleshooting skills, under pressure
Familiarity with fundamental networking/distributed computing environment concepts

OTHER

Should have very good verbal & written communication skills.
Should be able to work independently with minimum supervision from onsite locations.
Should be willing to work on extended and irregular hours when required.
Strong self-starter, motivated to help TEAM in their deliverables
Should be able to carry out expected tasks without supervision
Ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks
Right attitude, a passion for customer service and good interpersonal skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to make sound decisions in critical situations
Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
Experience with security best practices and remediation.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or any other equivalent qualification.
RHCE (Redhat Certified Systems Engineer)

Please go to the following link and submit your CV: http://pearsonlankavacancies.peopleshr.com/