Managed Services Linux Systems Engineer

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Position Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is to operate and tune Linux systems, servers, and related components to ensure high levels of availability and security of the supported business applications. This position also participates in the planning and implementation
of policies and procedures to ensure Linux system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates in and supports capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for Linux systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers

• Coordinates with network engineering, database administration functions and customers to implement, install, and configure Linux systems and software that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives

• Implements policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure Linux system security through secure system access, monitoring, control, and routine security evaluations

• Performs standard configuration, management, and maintenance tasks for related file systems, input/output systems, networking, clustering, storage, and applications

• Performs and tests system configuration and data backups and restores to ensure system recovery from error or outage and full data retrieval

• Reviews and deploys Linux system releases and vendor-supplied patches according to best practices

• Anticipates, mitigates, identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves hardware and software problems on all Linux systems

• Monitors, tests, and tunes system performance; preserve and provide system log files as needed

• Recommends and executes modifications to Linux systems in order to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance

• Conducts research on Linux -related hardware and software in support of procurement and system development efforts

• Ensures Linux -based systems comply with policies, standards, licensing agreements, configuration guidelines, and best-practices for maintaining regulatory compliance

•Ensures secure user access and role validation processes

•Performs Linux server/database transaction and security audits leading to identification and mitigation of security threats to enterprise data. Recommend and implement changes where necessary

•Creates required reports in response to business user needs

•Creates Linux shell scripts

•Manages and/or provides guidance to junior members of the team and develops, documents, and maintains Linux systems documentation for educating new staff

Requirements

Position Requirements

Basic Qualifications –

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

• At least three (3) years of experience in Linux systems and servers

Other Position Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of RHEL or SUSE Linux platform(s)

• Demonstrated Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Linux servers, networks, and clusters

• Demonstrated experience with hardware and software troubleshooting

• Demonstrated knowledge of coding using Perl, CGI, C, shell and bash scripting

• Demonstrated knowledge of current network hardware and standards, including Cisco Borderless network routing and switching and UCS technologies

• Demonstrated knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, firewall management, system virtualization technologies and database administration

• Demonstrated customer service skills

• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

• Demonstrated communication and presentation skills

• Demonstrated ability to conduct research into Linux issues and products

• Demonstrated ability to work in team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• One of the following certifications :

o LPIC-3

• LPIC-2

o Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

o Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Essential Functions

The position exists to provide technical consulting solutions to customers and as such requires the ability to travel to and from customer sites and interact with customers on an ongoing and regular basis.

The above primary duties, responsibilities, and position requirements are not all inclusive.

Sirius is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages diversity in the workplace