Senior linux systems engineer
- Employer
- smart synergies
- Location
- Herndon, VA
- Closing date
- Apr 25, 2019
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- Industry
- Technology and Software
- Function
- Engineer, QA Engineer, Systems Administrator, IT
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Client is looking for a candidate who is currently experienced in Linux system administration and networking, with opportunities to pick up new technologies and skills over time. What you'll do Provisioning, configuring, and deploying servers and networks in data centers around the world Managing and troubleshooting Clientrsquos worldwide systems footprint, including networks, VMs, and bare metal machines Establishing and implementing best practices for systems management, patching, and upgrades Collaborating with colleagues both locally and abroad to ensure uptime and reliability Working with the development teams to ensure that deployments are smooth, efficient, and high quality every time Rolling out and using new management frameworks to improve the operations processes and capabilities Client uses a variety of configuration, deployment, and version control tools to make systems engineering tasks easier. The most well-known of these include Chef and Ansible for configuration management, Jenkins for deployment, Vault for secrets management, and a combination of Prometheus, Server Density, and Zabbix for monitoring. Requirements Bachelorrsquos degree or equivalent from a reputable school in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or other technical field Multiple years of Linux systems administration experience Well-versed in running large scale environments Like to collaborate with others Curious by nature, love to educate and be educated, enthusiastic about the possibilities Nice-to-haves Container management and monitoring Windows system administration Deployment pipelines Git Distributed databases (Elastic and Mongo) Scrum and Kanban PCI, ISO, HiTrust, SOC, and other security certifications
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