Senior Linux Engineer

Engineering/Primary Responsibilities 

• Architect, build, maintain, and support compute delivery platforms based on technical requirements provided by application, and business stakeholders. 

• Responsible for administering scalable virtual machine infrastructure in both a private and public cloud environment.  

• Handles Tier 3 (complex) issues providing advanced support and triage of end-to-end virtualized environments; Works with the vendor as needed. 

• Tune multiple operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services. 

• Provision and configure various Linux operating systems, server hardware, and core server applications/functions. 

• Assist with critical patching and vulnerability remediations. 

• Create and maintain documentation. Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and latest technology trends 

• Participates in all application integration design sessions. 

• Other duties and projects as assigned and in a timely fashion. 

Operations 

• Troubleshoot issues with operating system images and associated server hardware for rapid response to the business units; accepts ownership and seeks timely resolution. 

• Collaborates with developers and other stakeholders to ensure software is performing correctly and efficiently utilizing best practices. 

• Automate systems administration tasks utilizing open-source configuration management tools. 

• Ensure the highest levels of up-time; Respond to system alerts quickly ensuring that all aspects of our systems infrastructure are at production levels. 

• Implement and use monitoring tools, patch management tools, and application management tools. 

• Must be willing to accommodate weekend, shift, or on-call schedules when necessary. 

Analytics 

• Develop comprehensive performance analysis of business processes and review ways of improvement. 

• Actively participate in stakeholder meetings with the goal of understanding all major projects and initiatives planned. 

• Develop disaster recovery or business continuity plans 

Qualifications & Experiences: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience) is required. 

• Candidate must possess 5-8 years of experience in either a Systems Administration or Engineering role. 

• Familiarity with virtualization technologies (i.e. VMware ESXi, HyperV) 

• Strong knowledge of RHEL, CentOS or equivalent Linux operating systems 

• Candidates should have a passion for scripting/coding automation tools and technologies that improve system infrastructure and provisioning. 

• Proven experience with server hardware, various operating systems, advanced networking, and storage providing high performance and robust application platforms.  

• Knowledge and/or ability to comply with change management processes. 

• The candidate must have excellent communications skills to be successful. 

• Ability to organize information and produce technical documentation for operational effectiveness. 

• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations. 

• Position requires after hours support for outages/impairments. Candidates will participate in a 24x7 on call support rotation.