Nemours Children's Health - Sr UNIX Systems Administrator

Nemours is seeking a Sr UNIX Systems Administrator (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Delaware.
This is a Hybrid position.
The Senior UNIX System Administrator position is a technical leadership role for midrange team and is responsible for administrating and managing all UNIX/Linux systems, SAN/NAS Storage, Spectrum Protect Backup software and/or other system midrange operations.
This position will require an in-depth technical knowledge of AIX systems and RedHat Linux to facilitate the install and management of the core operating system as well as the analysis and resolution of system hardware, software and networking issues.
In addition this position will define project requirements, estimate project tasks, and provide industry knowledge in performing basic and advanced tasks associated with administration responsibilities.
The Senior UNIX System Administrator will provide high-level input to any system architecture changes, security changes, applying security updates and support to application teams with items such as patch management, installation, and support of the applications with their respective vendors.
Install, support, and manage enterprise AIX systems, Linux, storage area networks (SANs), SAN network communications and Backup Software Spectrum Protect.
Design, develop, and install scripts to alert and monitor for system errors, exceptions, system performance history, and general systems maintenance.
Provide advanced troubleshooting and support associated with the enterprise midrange environment
Make recommendations for upgrades and/or new server hardware, peripherals, operating systems
Provide documentation to users and Service Desk staff prior to implementation of newly installed products.
Assist with establishing policies and procedures necessary for optimal system operations.
These should include:
the accuracy and integrity of system backups; automation of manual and routine operations; ensuring conformance with Information Systems, enterprise, security, and industry standards.
Accurately document instances of hardware failure, repair, installation, and removal.
Provide proactive communication with customers and vendors to ensure operating system levels and system level patches or upgrades are applied to minimize performance and availability issues
Provide effective capacity planning via standardized processes to collect and record server performance history.
Communicate with application support and vendors to understand changes in application workloads and leverage historical performance data.
Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5+ years experience in a related field or minimum of ten (10) + years' experience required in lieu of degree.
Provides on-call off hours support as needed.
Excellent team, interpersonal and communication skills.
Clear, analytical thinking and problem solving ability.
Detail oriented and strong organizational skills.
Decision making ability.
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About Us
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system.
With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida.
Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals.
We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I.
DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health.
Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive.
It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment.
All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit .