Computer Systems Analyst

Southern Company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Computer Systems Administrator to join our Generation Specialized Infrastructure team as a Unix / Linux Systems Administrator.

Requirements

• 7+ years of designing, supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and administering physical and virtual systems.
• Proficient installing, configuring, deploying and maintaining Redhat Linux systems in both VMWare and physical hardware based environments.
• Proficient with backup system technologies like NetBackup servers and appliances, storage retention management, NetBackup proxy management and virtual tape library technologies.
• Storage Area Network administration, storage provisioning and storage systems design experience.
• Interoperability between Linux, Solaris and Microsoft Windows based systems and software.
• Virtual infrastructure lifecycle management including VM guest deployments and Ansible Automation Platform build streams.
• Experience with troubleshooting and diagnosing traffic flows, firewall connectivity, ports and services, using the related networking tools.
• Palo Alto Firewall experience is preferred.
• Ability to engineer the server side of the virtual and physical networking needed to support a Purdue Reference Model networking environment and its associated network segmentation.
• Solid working knowledge of deploying and maintaining systems within segmented networks.
• Ability to operate in a Sarbanes Oxley regulatory controls environment with consistent adherence to compliance standards.
• Ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities/details, meet schedules, and deliver on customer commitments.
• Professional oral and written communication skills required especially pertaining to managing a regulatory environment, collecting evidence, and documenting potential noncompliance events.
• High level of demonstrated self-initiative and self-learner.
• Ability to meet the requirements of the Southern Company Insider Threat Program, including required background checks.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being