Senior Program Leader System Administrator

Purpose of Job :

To manage, maintain, and optimize on-premises data center and AWS & other cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliable system operations, seamless application deployments, and high availability of critical IT services across the organization.

Essential Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Overall working experience of 4+ years. Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in system administration across Data Center and AWS cloud environments.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator (preferred) or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (preferred).
• Experience of Indian cloud services will be an advantage.

Preferred Key Skill

/Qualifications :

• Deep expertise in Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu/CentOS) and Windows Server administration
• Strong knowledge of AWS services: EC2, S3, IAM, EBS, VPC, RDS, CloudWatch, Lambda
• Data Center operations: rack/stack, cabling, power/cooling, hardware lifecycle management
• Virtualization platforms: VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM
• Configuration Management and IaC: Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform
• Scripting and automation: Bash, PowerShell, Python
• Web and Application Servers: Apache, Nginx, IIS, Tomcat
• Database administration basics: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server
• Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity planning
• Active Directory, LDAP, DNS, DHCP administration
• Monitoring and alerting: Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, PRTG
• Patch management, OS hardening, and vulnerability remediation
• Ticketing and ITSM tools: Jira Service Management, ServiceNow

Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills

• Managing end-to-end server deployments in Data Center and AWS environments
• Automating routine system administration tasks and deployment pipelines
• Implementing and maintaining backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitoring system performance, capacity planning, and proactive issue resolution
• Managing OS patching, security updates, and compliance hardening
• Supporting CI/CD infrastructure and release management activities
• Troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and root cause analysis
• Managing incidents and participating in on-call rotations for 24x7 operations
• Collaborating with network, security, and application teams for integrated operations

Maintaining accurate infrastructure documentation and runbooks.

Key Roles/Responsibilities:

• Build, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers in the Data Center and AWS cloud
• Manage end-to-end application and system deployments across DC and cloud environments
• Automate system provisioning, configuration, and routine maintenance using scripts and IaC tools
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity; set up alerts and dashboards
• Administer Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and other core directory and network services
• Implement and manage backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures
• Ensure timely OS patching, security updates, and vulnerability remediation
• Support development and DevOps teams with infrastructure needs and environment setup
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, procedures, and known issues
• Respond to infrastructure incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
• Ensure adherence to SLAs, compliance mandates, and infrastructure performance KPIs
• Participate in on-call rotations to support 24x7 operational requirements