Junior System Administrator

Exciting Opportunity Alert! Join the DataVoice family, a proud member of the Harris group, as a dynamic Junior System Administrator.

As a crucial member of our team, you'll dive into an array of engaging tasks.

Picture this: deploying and nurturing physical servers, steering virtual server realms, being the guardian of disaster recovery strategies, upholding the fortress of system security, and even tackling those nitty-gritty networking tasks.

Not to forget, you'll be the vigilant watcher over system performance and security, while also having a hand in shaping future deployment plans, swiftly fixing hiccups, and keeping our existing systems tip-top.

Now, here's the twist: This role is 95% remote, offering you the chance to work your networking magic from the comfort of your own space.

But wait, there's more! If you're based near the vibrant city of Dallas, Texas, within an hour's reach of our cool colocation facility in Plano, you'll also get to sprinkle some on-site maintenance wizardry.

Ready to blend your skills with our innovative team? Let's chat!

This is a 95% remote position near Dallas, Texas.

Candidates must live within 1 hour of the colocation facility in Plano, Texas to provide on-site maintenance.

Key Candidate Attributes:


* Problem Solving


* Communication and Collaboration

What your impact will be:


* Monitor, identify problems trouble-shoot, maintain, update and continue documentation of an existing environment of approximately 300 servers (Ubuntu Server and Windows Server) including network infrastructure, firewalls and disaster recovery mechanisms.


* Act as a technical point of escalation for customer support issues related to operating systems, network communication and system performance.


* Deploy and manage monitoring tools, Configuration Management tools, and DNS infrastructure (BIND9 / CloudFlare) along with SSL certificates.

What we are looking for:


* Experience deploying and managing Linux systems.


* Familiarity with the OpenSSH suite of tools.


* Familiarity with Virtualization tools.


* Familiarity with TCP/IP Networking Fundamentals.


* Familiarity with Security Fundamentals.

What would make you stand out:


* Experience scripting in a scripting language (Bash, Python, Perl, Go, etc).


* Experience with Version Control Software (GIT).


* Experience with Cloud Infrastructure.


* Experience with Configuration Management Tools.

What we can offer:


* 3 weeks' vacation and 5 personal days


* Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits starting from your first day of employment


* Employee stock ownership and RRSP/401k matching programs


* Lifestyle rewards


* Remote work and more!

Salary: 50K - 60K

About DataVoice:

DataVoice International’s integrated utility management systems give utilities the tools they need to reliably and quickly serve their customers while cutting back on their own workloads by using accurate data ...