IT System Administrator

VAST Data is looking for an IT System Administrator to join our growing team!

This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence.

"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- Forbes

VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.

Our success has been built through intense innovation, a customer-first mentality and a team of fearless VASTronauts who leverage their skills & experiences to make real market impact. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor at a pivotal time in our company’s growth and at a pivotal point in computing history.

Develop and maintain robust IT systems and infrastructure: on-prem and cloud.
Manage and optimize multi-cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI) resources for diverse applications and services.
Deploy and administer virtual machines using VMware and KVM.
Maintain IDP solutions.
Automate daily IT routines.
Manage backup systems and data protection (including periodic restore tests).
Manage and configure EDR solutions.
Ensure IT resources are monitored and backed up.
Configure and maintain firewall and VPN solutions for enhanced security (FortiGate, CATO).

Requirements:

4+ years of system administration and IT infrastructure management experience.
Proficiency in at least 2 clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI).
Demonstrate scripting knowledge. i.e. Python, bash, PowerShell
Proven capabilities managing Windows and Linux (RHEL/Debian distros) servers.
Experience with identity and access management and Workflow (SSO, MFA).
Experience with administrating network solutions for reliable connectivity (Mellanox/Cisco/Fortigate/CATO).
Expertise in administering DHCP/DNS service in Active Directory environment and Linux environment.
Proficiency in administering Google WorkSpace.
Experience with server hardware and virtualization technologies (VMware/KVM).
Proficiency in administering cross-functionally tools: Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence), Slack, Zoom