Systems Administrator
Oak Park, CA - USA
Job Summary
ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:
At Andersen we see possibility everywhere every day and in everything we do. The possibility for our employees to achieve their full potential for our communities to be stronger and for everyone to have a healthier happier place to live.
Our portfolio of brands Andersen Windows & Doors Renewal by Andersen and Fenetres MQ is crafted to serve customers across the new residential home improvement and light commercial building sector.
Join our more than 13000 employees who are inspired every day to deliver exceptional experiences that turn possibility into reality.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
SUMMARY:
The Linux System Administrator is responsible for the administration maintenance support and continuous improvement of Andersens enterprise Linux infrastructure. This position ensures the availability security performance and reliability of Linux-based systems supporting critical business applications manufacturing systems databases and infrastructure services. The role partners closely with application database network cybersecurity and infrastructure teams to deliver secure highly available and operationally efficient technology solutions through automation standardization and continuous improvement.
This is a hybrid role based out of our Oak Park Heights MN office location.
Primary Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Operations & Support
Administer maintain and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across physical virtual cloud and hybrid environments.
Perform system installation configuration patching upgrades monitoring troubleshooting and performance optimization.
Manage user accounts groups permissions access controls file systems storage and operating system services.
Monitor system health logs capacity performance and availability to proactively identify and resolve issues.
Support day-to-day operational activities and maintain service levels for critical business and manufacturing systems.
Participate in on-call support incident response outage recovery major incident management and root cause analysis activities.
Security & Compliance
Implement and maintain operating system security controls configuration hardening standards and access management processes.
Support vulnerability remediation operating system patching and compliance initiatives in accordance with enterprise standards.
Partner with cybersecurity teams to reduce risk and maintain compliance across Linux platforms.
Automation & Platform Engineering
Develop and maintain automation solutions utilizing Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Ansible Bash Python and other automation technologies.
Design and support automated workflows for server provisioning patching configuration management compliance validation and operational support activities.
Support infrastructure-as-code and configuration management practices to improve operational consistency and efficiency.
Utilize Red Hat Satellite and Ansible Automation Platform to support operating system lifecycle management patching configuration compliance and software deployment.
Platform Lifecycle Management
Support server provisioning upgrades migrations decommissioning backup recovery and disaster recovery testing activities.
Maintain technical documentation operational procedures build standards change records and troubleshooting guides.
Contribute to platform modernization initiatives involving cloud container and hybrid infrastructure technologies.
Container & Cloud Technologies
Support containerized and cloud-native technologies including OpenShift Podman Docker and Kubernetes platforms.
Assist with the deployment and support of Linux workloads running in Azure and hybrid cloud environments.
Collaboration & Project Delivery
Collaborate with application database infrastructure network and cybersecurity teams to troubleshoot complex issues and support project delivery.
Participate in technology implementations infrastructure upgrades and operational improvement initiatives.
Support ITIL processes including incident problem change and configuration management.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or related field; or equivalent experience.
Minimum three (3) years of experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable Linux operating systems in an enterprise environment.
Experience with Red Hat technologies (e.g. RPM Yum/DNF SELinux firewalld LVM sudo cron Red Hat Satellite).
Experience with automation and scripting technologies including Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Ansible Bash Python and Git-based automation workflows.
Experience supporting enterprise monitoring backup recovery and virtualization platforms.
Understanding of security best practices patching vulnerability remediation access management and least-privilege principles.
Strong analytical problem-solving written communication and verbal communication skills.
PAY RANGE:
$78824.00 - $122176.00CULTURE AND BENEFITS:
At Andersen we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. Every day theirtalent dedication and passion enables us to be the most trusted window & door company. To support our employees we provide a comprehensive Total Rewards Package a thoughtful combination of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to investing in each team members wellbeing and success. While specific benefits may vary by position or location were proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Package designed to support your wellbeing growth and future. Our benefits include:
- 401 (k) Plan Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching
- Profit Sharing*
- Medical Dental and Vision Coverage*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)* Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave*
- Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities
*For employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement some benefits may differ or may not be available based on the terms of the agreement.
PROFIT SHARING: In 2026 Andersen has set a profit-sharing target of $3600 per eligible employee prorated as appropriate. Profit Sharing will be paid out in quarterly installments to provide eligible employees with payments throughout the year with payment amounts tied to quarterly operating profit performance.
EEOC EMPLOYER: Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age disability marital status national origin citizenship genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Andersen Corporation will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal state and local laws.
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We look forward to seeing how your unique skills background and experiences will inspire our team and help us continue to be the leader we are today.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority