Linux Engineer

This individual works as part of a results-oriented, service-delivery team and assists developers, configuration analysts, release engineers, and operations teams. Additionally, the Systems Engineer performs root cause analysis of problems, selects, develops, and implements automation tools, and actively participates in deeply technical discourse.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, planning and implementation of server solutions
• Tune and design systems infrastructure for maximum available performance
• Automation of manual tasks using scripting and application development
• Investigate and adopt new technologies/tools as needs arise
• Evaluate, test, and integrate new operating system versions, drivers, and patches
• Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions
• Provide support to, and coordinate with, developers, operations staff, release engineers, and end-users
• Educate and mentor team members and operations staff

Knowledge and Experience:

• 3+ years of experience with the Linux Operating System (RedHat variants preferred)
• Solid experience coding with any combination of Perl, Ruby, Bourne, Python, Java, API’s, and others
• Experience with automation/configuration management using Ansible or an equivalent
• Demonstrable knowledge of multi-tiered, highly available, and resilient application design
• Knowledge of horizontal and vertical scaling for performance and high availability
• Linux administration and engineering
• Top-tier analytics and problem solving
• Ability to work in a service-oriented team environment
• Project Management, organization, and time management
• Customer focused, and dedicated to the best possible user experience
• Communicate effectively with both technical and business resources

Preferred Knowledge and Experience:

• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, or other container technologies
• RedHat clustering
• Disaster Recovery procedures

If you have the necessary experience and qualifications and believe you would be a great fit for this position, apply now!

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