IT Engineer - Linux and Ansible Automation
Remote
Essential Responsibilities:
Linux systems implementation
Full IT system lifecycle administration from installation to decommissioning of systems in both physical data center and cloud
Perform end to end management of on-premise and cloud based Linux systems
Responsible for ensuring uptime of critical business systems and infrastructure through monitoring and timely remediation of critical infrastructure issues
Measurement, optimization, and tuning of system performance and ensuring that systems will run reliably and are highly available in a 24/7 production environment
Proactively monitor the health and utilization of systems
Install, harden and patch Linux operating systems
Plan, coordinate, and execute installation of new releases and upgrades of hardware/software
Develop automation with Ansible, bash, python, or related technologies
Serve on a rotating 24/7 on-call support team
Embrace Infrastructure-as-Code
Support incident management resolution and root cause analysis
Assist in defining and designing system specifications and procedures
Ensures adherence to all regulatory compliance processes and requirements
Support security audits, accreditation, and certification processes
Partner with GRC teams to lead deployment of secure and compliant systems and services on-prem and in the cloud
Partner with application teams to understand performance and capacity requirements of solutions and services
Create procedure documentation and develop SOPs and run books
Update existing documentation and identify and draft new documentation where appropriate
Stay up to date on best practices involving Linux based systems and recommend changes to keep systems and infrastructure secure and robust
What would make us excited about you?
Information Systems, Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree or equivalent experience
Intimate and extensive knowledge of Linux Administration and Engineering
4+ years of hands-on IT systems or relevant experience in a commercial production environment
4+ years of experience in Linux Administration
4+ years of experience troubleshooting skills in a multi-user high availability environment.
Working knowledge of RedHat Satellite
Experience with Veritas Infoscale preferred.
Experience with compliance and patch management tools like Tanium & Qualys
Familiar with DevOps toolchain, i.e. BitBucket, JIRA, Jenkins Pipeline
Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work alternative coverage schedules.
Strong initiative and passionate about learning new technologies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
AWS configuration, deployment and support experience
Exposure to distributed systems networking concepts & protocols
Experience with monitoring tools
Fundamental Understanding of Networking & Security
