Job Title: Sr Systems Engineer
Duration: 6+ Months
Location: Rocklin, CA

 Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the technical standards for Linux OS running RHEL and CentOS.

• Kernel tuning

• Implement capacity planning for Linux REPOs and support tools for Linux, (ie, GitHub, Satellite, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins)

• Work with the architects to evaluate new technologies and perform POCs (Proof of Concept labs) to extend the multi-year roadmap and set overall technical direction for our infrastructure team

• Gather, analyze, and drive project requirements, design and implement Linux infrastructure components

• Work closely with Level2 team(s) and help define their workflow and runbooks

• Have the opportunity to be hands-on, working side by side with our people to get things done

• Grow and develop your team's technical capabilities and manage individual's priorities and tasks.

• Publish Build-To and review the As-Built documentation for current and new server-related design deployments

• Provide insightful data to guide decision-making and offer proactive solutions.

• Operate a computer and communicate via telephone

• Transport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis

Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Sciences, Engineering, or a related field (an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered)

• 7+ years of managing Linux Operating Systems in an enterprise environment

• Fundamental understanding of deploying and supporting Linux servers in a highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise-level environment.

• Delivery of fully integrated, automated, and highly available Linux provisioning process with enterprise-level tools and technologies

• You have a deep and wide understanding of Linux Operating Systems, Virtualization platforms, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management tools (example: Ansible, Puppet), and strong familiarity with Oracle and/or SQL databases, VMWare, and/or HyperV

• You have a firm grasp of scripting techniques including Linux scripting language, Python, ksh, bash, shell scripting is highly desired

• You have strong working knowledge of security best practices for implementing highly secure Linux solutions

• Ideally, you have experience deploying and maintaining a Satellite patch solution and experience configuring and managing AD SPN objects on Linux servers using keytab files

• You have experience with configuration, administration and performance troubleshooting experience for Linux OS, apache/tomcat, and database servers running on Linux.

• You have hands-on experience with Ansible, Satellite, REPOs, and Linux automation

• You have knowledge of Server hardening, system monitoring, performance tuning and process mapping.

• Ability to perform work onsite in the Rocklin office.

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