Sr. Linux System Engineer

What We Need

We are currently looking for a self-motivated, Sr. Linux Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role, you’ll be involved in progressively improving our existing Linux infrastructure and making recommendations on new technology. We have a number of different projects going on and that’s why we are looking for someone senior. 

Primary Responsibilities:

The job involves the following responsibilities: Deploy and update Linux Servers & applications as needed:

• Participate in DevOps and security initiatives
• Assist with the purchase, provisioning, and deploying of data center hardware, network gear, and server/storage infrastructure
• Continue to build our infrastructure by facilitating new technologies and upgrades
• Analyze our current infrastructure and make automation recommendation
• Reverse engineer software/hardware configurations and improve them
• Act as a T2 SME and work directly with our clients on issues related to our platform, and connectivity issues
  

You are a great fit if

We think you are a great fit if you like technology, like to get things done without people asking and enjoy a collaborative, laid back environment. You could work at many awesome companies, but you’re picky about finding the right role. You are knowledgeable, care about the details, and like to learn new things. Also, you like food. 

Job Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you should have the following:
• Hands on experience with RHEL and Debian based distros (We use CentOS)
• Experience with automated configuration management technology (any of Ansible, Puppet, or Salt. We use Salt!)
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and log analysis tools (e.g., Nagios, CheckMK, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack).
• Working knowledge of MySQL (or other equivalent transactional / RDBMS systems).
• Must have experience with server / system virtualization and containerization technologies e.g., ProxMox, KVM, VMware.
• Working knowledge of Java applications and the JVM
• Experience with Kubernetes or Docker a plus.
• Working knowledge of Git (commits, branching -- the basics)
• Strong understanding of network layers and technologies (specifically host-based)
• Some exposure to public cloud environments 
• Solid Sysadmin-grade scripting abilities (Shell,  Python, or similar).
• Good documentation and communication skills
• Ability to bench press a 2U server.
• It would also help if you have a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science or Engineering
• Linux certifications are a plus: RHCA, RHCE, or equivalent.