Linux Systems Engineer

Smarsh • $100K — $130K *

Portland, OR 97229In-Person

Information Technology

5 - 7 years of experience

3 months ago

Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

7+ years of Linux administration experience
Proven success in a fast-paced technology environment
Mastery of Redhat/CentOS and Logical Volume Managers
Strong Puppet skills, including manifest writing
Experience with VMware and KVM hypervisors
Knowledge of OpenStack environment management
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Manage production and non-production Linux and Open Stack environments
Plan and configure systems, install software, and provide technical guidance
Design data center infrastructure for new hardware installations
Act as a key member on various application projects
Oversee infrastructure deliverables for application releases
Design systems architecture and manage capacity
Automate and improve existing processes

Benefits

Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment
Opportunity to lead significant application projects
Engagement in the design and planning of data center infrastructure
Exposure to a diverse range of technologies and environments
Take ownership of tasks with the potential for significant impact

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Full Job Description

Linux Systems Engineer to join our Technical Operations team. The ideal candidate should have the right mix of technical support skills, customer urgency and passion for deploying the right solutions to solve changing business needs.

This role will drive operational agenda for Linux Systems platforms for the company and work collaboratively across numerous cross functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage and own all production and non-production Linux, SOLR, and Open Stack infrastructure environments.
Systems planning, configuring systems, installing software, providing guidance in technical meetings, defining standards, assisting with research and design for architectural issues, assisting/providing status updates, attending project meetings and implementation support of new applications.
Data Center design for new hardware to be installed.
Acting as a key member (support/consult/lead) on various application projects.
Manage infrastructure deliverables for all application releases.
Managing capacity, designing systems architecture and performing technology refreshes
Automating and improving existing processes

Skills & Requirements

7+ years of Linux administration experience.
Experience and proven success working in a fast paced Technology environment.
Mastery of Linux (Redhat/CentOS), expertise with Logical Volume Managers, network troubleshooting, bash, Python and/or Perl programming.
Strong customer service attitude with superior people skills.
Superior Puppet skills. Experience writing manifests is required. PuppetDB, and Puppet 3 experience are a plus.
Strong experience with the VMware and KVM hypervisors.
Strong knowledge of developing, managing, automating OpenStack environments.
Highly self-motivated. Willingness to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion.
Able to lead troubleshooting, optimization, and performance tuning of applications, databases, and Unix systems
Strong knowledge of Internet services, systems monitoring and management, and open source tools with emphasis on Syslog, SMTP, HTTP, LDAP, Radius, SQL, and DNS.
Strong documentation skills
Understanding of Systems design and Open Systems models
Strong general automation skills. This includes scripting, automated monitoring, and automated VM deployments
Strong Subversion and/or Git VCS skills
Load balancer experience (F5, Zeus, A10) a plus
Dell hardware experience and knowledge highly desirable.
Experience with Solarwinds, Pingdom monitoring software, specifically writing scripts to extend monitoring capabilities is key.
Linux cluster (heartbeat, pacemaker, corosync) experience a MUST.
Ability to perform 24x7x365 on-call duty with other systems team members

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About Smarsh

Smarsh is a software company that provides archiving and compliance solutions for electronic communications. The company's products are used by financial services firms, government agencies, and other organizations to capture, preserve, and search electronic communications such as email, social media, and instant messaging. Smarsh was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

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Size

500 employees

Industry

Information Technology

* Ladders Estimates

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