Job Description:
- Responsible for the administration of business-critical virtual and physical Linux servers and Linux-based services
- Responsible for investigating and coordinating the resolution of potential and actual service problems, including issues related to applications and infrastructure
- Will serve as an expert resource and will work cross-functionally with other teams including Development, Operations, and Support to engineer solutions and solve problems to increase overall efficiency and reliability
- Will provide consulting and training to developers and others developing or integrating applications and systems that employ or interact with Linux applications, systems, and services.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related fields
- Deep experience running highly available, 24×7 mission-critical services
- Proven 5 – 6 years of Linux System Engineering, with Red Hat and CentOS
- RHCE or similar Linux Systems Administration certificates (RHCSA/LPIC) is a plus
- Solid experience in systems administration across Linux systems
- Solid knowledge of IP networks (Layer2/3), routing, switching, tunneling, etc.
- Extensive troubleshooting and performance tuning skills with Linux
- Extensive experience with hardening Linux as per Cyber Security Frameworks and best practices
- Scripting experience, with Perl and/or Python and shell scripting languages to automate existing and workloads and routine system admin tasks.
- Experience with lifecycle management tools and technologies such as Foreman/Katello and Satellite
- Experience with provisioning/managing Linux using configuration management tools and DevOps services and concepts, i.e., Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalents
- Strong understanding of network and server security
- Strong understanding of VMware virtualization technologies
- Experience with database deployment and operation (PostgreSQL, and/or Oracle)
- Good understanding of Enterprise Storage (Dell EMC, NetApp, etc.) solutions and management
- Experience with monitoring using tools such as PRTG, LibreNMS, Cacti, and others.
- Strong analysis, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
- Must be a self-starter with strong work habits, able to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Should not have restrictions for travel/work within the country and abroad
- Ability to participate in a 24/7/365 on-call rotation