Harris County Universal Services (Universal Services) is transforming the way the County does business and seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to join our team.

Universal Services is the enterprise IT solutions center for the departments and offices of Harris County, providing Information Technology, Public Safety and Justice Technologies, 311 Constituent Engagement Services, Fleet Services, and Records and Information Governance Services.

Harris County is the third largest and most diverse county in the nation, with a population of more than 4.7 million. Harris County Commissioners Court, the County’s governing body, directs a budget of more than $4 billion providing essential services including flood control, infrastructure, healthcare, housing, and justice administration.

This is a great time to join Universal Services as we enhance critical services to Harris County residents and internal customers.

Position Overview:

Work with a multi-discipline team managing an enterprise Linux environment

Job Responsibilities:

• Installs, configures, maintains and performs system integration testing of Linux based operating systems, related utilities and hardware.
• Responsible for troubleshooting Linux operating system and software problems.
• Monitors systems activities and fine tunes system parameters and configuration to optimize performance and ensure security of systems.
• Requires understanding of logging and monitoring tools.
• Performs capacity and disk utilization analysis and possess a thorough understanding of automation technologies such as Ansible.
• Understand Linux networking involving firewalls, DNS, DHCP, and routing concepts.
• Able to understand and write in common scripting platforms including Python and shell script.
• Develops procedures for routine administration including shutdown and start-up and other maintenance related operations.
• In depth understanding of Redhat Satellite and identity access management platforms (IPA).
• Provides recommendations for improving the server environment, such as capacity thresholds, addressing security gaps, system patching, and hardening/compliance requirements.
• Ability to define procedures for monitoring and evaluate diagnoses and establish work plan to resolve system issues.
• Perform troubleshooting for complex software and network problems.
• Work on multiple projects as a project team member, occasionally as a project leader.
• Ability to coach more junior technical staff.
• In-depth knowledge of OpenSSL and GPG encryption as well as container-based technologies
• Working understanding of cloud environments (OCI, Azure, AWS) including virtualization technologies.
  
  
  

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net .

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited educational institution.
  
  
  

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years of RedHat Linux experience and associated technologies including IPA, Ansible, and Satellite.
• Requires a high level of expertise in multiple system environments with emphasis in Linux-based systems.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Ability to script and perform command line operations.
  
  
  

Applicants for this position will be subject to a criminal background check that includes being fingerprinted. This applies to any position with network access to Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) or access to an area where CJIS is received, maintained or stored either manually or electronically (i.e. custodian, maintenance).

Automatic Disqualification:

• Convictions, probation, or deferred adjudication for any Felony, and any Class A Misdemeanor
• Convictions, probation, or deferred adjudication for a Class B Misdemeanor, if within the previous 10 years
• Open arrest for any criminal offense (Felony or Misdemeanor)
• Family Violence conviction
  
  
  

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. “See Resume” will not be accepted for qualifications.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related field
  
  
  

Experience:

• 5 years or more of IT work experience with Linux systems including automation technologies and IPA
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Proficient in scripting and command line operations.
  
  
  

General Information

Work Arrangement:

• Onsite 5 days/week
  
  
  

Work Schedule:

• 8 hours/day
  
  
  

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.