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Unix Administrator / Engineer

Information Technology and Computer Science
Network and Systems Support
Network / Systems Administrator

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

At a Glance

Unix Administrator / Engineer earns an average of $123,700/yr. Typical education: Bachelor's degree. Experience: 5.3–5.5 years. Top skills: Unix, Linux, Troubleshooting (Problem Solving).

Avg Annual Salary

$123,700/yr

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

5.3–5.5 years

Job Postings

32

Parent Occupation (O*NET)

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Median Wage

$96,800/yr

Growth (2024-34)

-4.2%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Skills & Requirements

Specialized Skills (25)

5.0

Operating Systems

5.0

Scripting

5.0

Python (Programming Language)

5.0

System Administration

5.0

Automation

5.0

Systems Engineering

5.0

Linux Servers

5.0

Linux Administration

4.9

Computer Science

4.9

SQL (Programming Language)

4.9

Active Directory

4.9

Firewall

4.9

TCP/IP

4.9

Amazon Web Services

4.9

Perl (Programming Language)

4.9

C (Programming Language)

4.9

Bash (Scripting Language)

4.9

Performance Tuning

4.9

CentOS

4.9

Lightweight Directory Access Protocols

4.9

Debugging

4.9

Common Skills (5)

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

5.0

Operations

5.0

Communication

5.0

Management

5.0

Information Technology

5.0

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