Senior Linux Administrator

at  Island Health

Job Description:
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority
(Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to the Manager of Enterprise Technical Services, and receiving day-to-day direction from the Unix Team Lead and the Specialist for UNIX Hosting Services, the Senior Linux Administrator works as a senior resource primarily supporting the delivery and operational management of Unix/Linux systems and services for the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA).
The Senior Linux Administrator provides the senior skills required for the management and day-to-day operational and technical delivery and support of VIHA s Linux operating systems environments. Their role is to provide operational support and maintenance of Linux systems as well as any related layered products, utilities and hardware. This effort includes ongoing response to Service Desk incidents and problems as well as strict adherence to VIHA s ITIL-based Change Management policies and processes. This person will also be responsible to provide leadership to the day-to-day operations team by providing operational supervision and technical oversight to other members within the Unix/Linux operations team.
This role will be expected to have the technical skills necessary to manage and maintain the operational environment of our Linux servers and infrastructure and will also be a key resource on behalf of new initiatives such as upgrades to Linux systems as well as challenging new projects and technologies. Provides leadership skills necessary to supervise and oversee the work direction and task assignments within the operations team.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from a recognized degree or diploma program in Computer Science, with four (4) years recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to write programs in a variety of programming languages.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

https://jd.viha.ca/JD3851.pd

Please refer the Job description for details