Job Title: Linux System Engineer - Server Migration
Location(s): Salt Lake City, UT
Job Summary:Seeking an experienced Linux System Engineer to support a large-scale data center and server migration initiative involving physical servers, VMware ESXi hosts, virtual machines, storage systems, and Linux infrastructure. The role focuses on migration planning, execution, automation, troubleshooting, virtualization, storage networking, and infrastructure modernization with minimal downtime.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead and support end-to-end server and data center migration activities.
- Migrate physical servers, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines between data centers.
- Manage VMware ESXi/vSphere environments including:
- vMotion.
- Storage vMotion.
- DRS.
- HA.
- Cross-site VM migrations.
- Configure and troubleshoot iSCSI storage networks:
- Multipathing.
- CHAP authentication.
- Jumbo frames.
- Storage connectivity/performance.
- Manage Linux LVM activities:
- VG/LV management.
- vgexport/vgimport.
- Snapshot migrations.
- Thin provisioning.
- Backup/restore.
- Develop automation and migration tooling using Bash/Python.
- Create migration runbooks, rollback plans, and validation procedures.
- Support CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code workflows.
- Collaborate with engineering and support teams during migration phases.
- Monitor and optimize Linux system performance and reliability.
- Ensure infrastructure security and compliance standards.
Required Skills & Experience:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science or related field.
- 4+ years of relevant Linux systems engineering experience.
- Strong experience with large-scale migration projects:
- P2V
- V2V
- Site-to-site migrations
- Deep Linux administration and OS internals knowledge.
- Strong VMware ESXi/vSphere expertise.
- Advanced iSCSI storage networking experience.
- Expert-level LVM administration skills.
- Strong networking knowledge:
- TCP/IP
- Routing
- Firewalls
- VLANs
- Load balancing
- Experience with:
- OpenShift
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- CI/CD and DevOps tools:
- Git
- Jenkins
- Maven
- Subversion
- Scripting experience in Bash and Python.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
Preferred Technologies:- VMware ESXi / vSphere
- OpenShift Virtualization (CNV)
- Linux SaltStack
- Kubernetes
- OpenStack
- CI/CD automation tools
Work Schedule:- Fully onsite.
- 5 days/week.
- Weekend shift rotation required (Saturday or Sunday).
