Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Alpharetta Georgia 30005 (Hybrid 3 days onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Job id - MOR2JP00016971

Intake Call Notes 9/30-

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Linux RedHat environments.
• Work on VMWare administration and storage systems (NFS experience is a plus).
• Contribute to Linux security hardening, including CIS and NIST compliance.
• Write and maintain automation scripts using Bash or Python.
• Support Oracle environments (experience highly beneficial).
• Collaborate using AWS, Confluence, and Jira tools.
• Participate in troubleshooting, performance optimization, and system reliability initiatives.

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Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of relevant Linux engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in Linux (RedHat) administration.
• Hands-on experience with VMWare.
• Experience with storage technologies (NFS preferred).
• Bash or Python scripting skills for automation.
• Familiarity with Linux security frameworks (CIS, NIST).
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT operations in a regulated industry (financial industry preferred).
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

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Nice to Have

• Oracle experience (super helpful).
• Previous experience in financial services.

Job Description:

• Senior Systems Engineer
• Client is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Enterprise Compute Eaton Vance Infrastructure team.
• This team is responsible for compute, enterprise storage, virtualization, and backup technologies.
• The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for engineering and operational duties for a diverse set of technologies with a focus on Linux and storage.
• The position requires excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to work independently to meet team goals and objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate in all aspects of Linux server lifecycle management, on-premises and in the public cloud, including: deployment, maintenance, security, and decommissioning
• Lead security focused efforts to harden the Linux environment through OS firewalling, SELinux, auditd, encryption/cryptography, MFA, etc.
• Identify areas where automation for operational improvement of day-to-day/manual tasks can be deployed across various systems & storage technologies
• Respond to and resolve alerts associated with Linux, VMware, and storage events
• Leverage enterprise tools to monitor, analyze, and troubleshoot systems and make informed decisions for workload optimization
• Collaborate with other infrastructure teams in the troubleshooting and resolution of escalated system and application related issues
• Maintain current and accurate Confluence documentation for team technologies
• Maintain team source code in SCM/Git
• Track projects and tasks in Jira Job Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 7 plus years of proven experience in managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware
• Experience supporting Linux systems running Oracle DBs in an iSCSI/FC SAN environment
• Proven skills using Bash, Python, or Ansible for scripting and automation
• REST API scripting/automation experience a plus
• Red Hat Satellite experience in patching and vulnerability management
• CIS standards implementation/adoption a plus
• Strong NetApp file/block (NFS/iSCSI/FC) storage experience preferred NFSv4 w/Kerberos authentication experience a plus
• Cisco UCS or other blade infrastructure experience a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills Willing to work occasional off-hours Financial industry experience a plus.

Experience Level:

• Level 4 (advanced): 7 to 15 years

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Pay Range: $70 -$80/hr
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