Linux Administrator

Linux/DevOps Admin

Pleasanton, CA

12 Months Contract

Only GC or US Citizens.

No H1B’s please

Job duties:

– Provide exceptional Linux support and administration

– Implementation, administration, monitoring and optimization of Linux HPC environments

– Configure and integrate software development tool chain to support continuous integration

– Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and application issues, networks, file system access, etc

– Ensure continuous proactive monitoring of HPC and other computer systems supporting R&D team

– Proactively troubleshoot data workflow related bottlenecks to ensure HPC systems high availability and performance, and reliability of data collection and analysis

– Document and communicate effectively procedures, configurations, standards, etc.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

– B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent education and experience

– 5+ years of IT systems administration and support

– 5+ years of experience in Linux/UNIX and data storage, support and administration

– Experience with cluster computing environments such as Sun Grid Engine, Univa, or Slurm.

– Experience in supporting tools used for development such as Jenkins, Artifactory, Crucible

– Experience with scripting (Python, Perl)

– Experience in DevOps automation using Puppet, Ansible

– Experience with SaaS solution providers, such as Amazon Web Service

– Experience with virtualization solutions such as ESX

– Experience working with data storage devices such as GPFS, Isilon

– Excellent technical research, troubleshooting, and analytical skills

– Excellent knowledge of Linux and good understanding of VM & Windows will be required for successful performance of this duty

– Solid understanding and practical experience of software development life cycles, with emphasis on release engineering functions

– In-depth understanding of the principles and best practices of Software Configuration Management

– Experienced with infrastructure monitoring, system administration and IT Operations process, especially Release Management

– Experience with administration of Client ALM, JIRA, Fisheye, Crucible and Stash would be an asset

– Ability to learn new technologies quickly.

– Excellent written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills.

– Ability to communicate difficult IT concepts effectively to less IT savvy users.

– Ability to work with little supervision and proactively proposing IT infrastructure improvements.

– Willing to acquire new skills, multitask and work on projects outside of immediate area of expertise.

– Strong desire and ability to work as a team player.

Job Type: Contract

Job Location:

• Pleasanton, CA

Required education:

• Bachelor’s

Required experience:

• GPFS, Isilon: 1 year
• Python, Perl: 5 years
• Jenkins, Artifactory, Crucible: 3 years
• Amazon Web Service: 3 years
• Linux: 10 years
• Puppet, Ansible: 3 years