Linux Sysadmin / DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a DevOps-System Administrator (SA) who will be responsible for all aspects of operations and maintenance of the client’s production and test website environments, mostly Linux based on Amazon AWS. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational standards and are functioning optimally. Strong networking, troubleshooting, database, and application deployment/maintenance skills are crucial. Only candidates with a strong Linux skill set will be considered. Must be proficient in Linux, Apache, PHP, mySQL, nginx, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Github. Strong consideration for Amazon AWS skills.

In this capacity, you will;

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups, etc.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions; perform ongoing efficacy assessment of security policies and systems; review, recommend, and implement security systems and tools in support of the company’s security policies
• Provide Tier III and other support for per request from operations and customer support teams. Investigate and troubleshoot complex infrastructure and systems issues as escalated.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted parties. * Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.
• Upgrade and configure system software and hardware as needed in coordination with the engineering group
• Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Ensure that policies are adhered to.
• Deploy new code to production servers and coordinate with affected parties.
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure Load balancer, CPU, memory, and disks as required.
• Plan for disaster contingencies and be prepared to act if a disaster occurs.
• Review and tune database, run queries, create reports, etc.
• Troubleshoot networking and http issues using tools like wireshark, etc.

TECHNOLOGIES USED:

Operating Systems: RedHat, Amazon, Centos Linux and Windows Server

• Web technologies: Apache, JBOSS, Tomcat, Zabbix, IIS/asp.net, nginx, php
• Database technologies: mySQL, PGsql, MS SQL
• Cloud : Amazon, Rackspace and Azure

Desired Position Qualifications

• Prefer Bachelor (4-year) or AA degree.
• Systems Administration/System Engineer certification or equivalent in Unix (with Microsoft skill set).
• Four to six years system administration experience.

Desired Skills but not required

• Windows Server
• Sonicwall

Details:

Location: Onsite in Westlake Village office (must live in Southern CA)

Salary: $35.00 to $40.00 /hour

Job Location:

• Westlake Village, CA 91362

Required education:

• Associate

Required experience:

• system: 4 years