Senior Linux Engineer

29 Nov 2024

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Job Description Support an industry leading Engineering team with your skills in Linux System Engineering. Will be part of a 24x7 support rotation. You will take system specifications from paper to a fully functional Linux system with the ability to do what the system was designed to do. Then continue to support that system through its whole life cycle. To be successful in this role, you should be a self-starter able to work with a team and agile in your day-to-day priorities. You should be able to demonstrate your ability to design, install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, and repair both server hardware and Linux operating systems in a remote location.

Responsibilities
  • Server hardware and Linux technical support.
  • Create and complete procedures, perform scripts, and provide troubleshooting support for architecture infrastructure and network engineering teams on the servers you are responsible for.
  • Use troubleshooting procedures and technical information to identify severity of incidents and carry out accordingly the resolution process.
  • Research issues that do not have a recognized solution and prepare a resolution process.
  • Maintain local documentation which gets updated on all features of servers.

Required
  • The engineer should have 7+ years' experience with Linux systems administration in an industry that requires 24x7 support.
  • The engineer must have 5+ years' experience with virtual hosting systems such as KVM and Nutanix.
  • Must be able to write scripts in Bash, Python and Perl and have knowledge of SNMP SMTP.
  • Must understand how switches, routers, and firewalls work.
  • Must know about access and trunk ports.
  • Must know what a VLAN is and how to configure a VLAN on Linux, OVS, or Nutanix and be able to breakdown IP networks into subnets.
  • The engineer will not be responsible for the network equipment but must be able to communicate effectively with the network engineer support team.
  • Must be able to travel. Travel will only be about 10% of your time.

Desired
  • Knowledge with automated Linux configuration systems such as Kickstart Ansible or Puppet is a plus.
  • Knowledge of how to configure MySQL and PostgreSQL and be able to setup replication are a plus.

  • ID: #23627230
  • State: Illinois Chicago 60290 Chicago USA
  • City: Chicago
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2021-11-29
  • Deadline: 2022-01-27
  • Category: Et cetera