Linux Senior IT Engineer

We are seeking a talented Senior IT Engineer to join our Team...

The ideal candidate will be able to operate in a fast-paced environment and have a collaborative approach to complex problem solving with a positive can-do attitude. You must be reliable, proactive, and maintain composure under pressure. You must possess strong communication skills, ability to transfer information clearly and use discretion to escalate the most urgent issues. You will also be a mentor/guide for junior IT Engineers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree (or relevant experience)
• Experience supporting a large-scale globally distributed environment
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Ability to create strong documentation to support standard operating procedures
• Very good experience with Redhat Linux and variants such as CentOS/Rocky/RedHat
• Strong understanding of linux network stack, system security and kernel tuning
• Experience with virtualization technology such as VMware running in a production environment.
• Experience with software based load-balancers (haproxy)
• Experience with designing, implementing and supporting backup and replication technologies for disaster recovery
• Experience with at least one scripting language such as shell/python/perl etc.
• Experience with system monitoring tools such as Nagios/Zabbix
• Experience with automation tools like ansible
• Experience with containers (docker)
• Must be fluent in the English language

Nice to have

• An automation mindset, wherever possible you should look to use scripting and automation
• An engineering instinct with an ability to think laterally to solve technical problems
• Knowledge of important linux services and their configuration such as httpd/ postfix/bind.
• Experience with systems logging tools and centralized logging (ELK stack)
• Experience with NAS/SAN storage devices (Dell EMC, PureStorage)
• Experience with software based load-balancers (haproxy)
• Experience with databases (MariaDB/postgresql/MongoDB)
• Experience with RedHat HA Cluster (corosync stack)
• Ability to explain technical ideas to non-technical people
• Experience with Windows Server 2016/2019

Responsibilities

• Configure/setup, maintain and troubleshoot servers and services - automation of redundant processes.
• Participate in infrastructure and capacity planning.
• Participate in the planning, designing and testing of disaster recovery procedures.
• Application and operating system tuning, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Implement and deploy infrastructure to support a global environment.
• Implement and maintain security solutions
• Recommend and implement modifications to the server environment, including troubleshooting and replacement of faulty system hardware.
• Perform routine server updates/patching and software deployments.

Conduct ongoing monitoring and maintenance to ensure stability and optimal performance on all server environments