Linux IT Systems Engineer

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

IT Systems Engineer

We are seeking an individual with strong expertise in IT Infrastructure field. This role will be responsible for administration of and improving our Linux environment as well as provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. Also, they need to participate in research and development to drive innovation and efficiency within IT infrastructure.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Manage MACOM's IT infrastructure and related services.
• Provide technical recommendations for services performance and reliability improvements.
• Provide technical leadership to Run function team.

Roles and Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Installing, configuring, maintaining, performing upgrades and downgrades, troubleshooting, documenting for systems, servers, and infrastructure devices and related services.
• Recommends and develops mission critical solutions; makes recommendations to address capacity constraints, performance limitation on wide range of technologies.
• Evaluate performance, monitor workloads, and analyze results to ensure optimal operations.
• Develop and improve upon operational procedures and standards.
• Lead/coordinate projects including new installations, upgrades, retrofits, etc.
• Enterprise business and engineering applications support
• Partner with business to gather requirements and ensure needs are being met.

Required skills:

• Intermediate to advanced Linux administration skills.
• Architecture: Recommends and develops mission critical solutions; makes recommendations to address capacity constraints, performance limitation on wide range of technologies.
• Excellent documentation and analytical skills.
• Project management: Ability to provide a thorough planning approach to large scale projects. The ability to define physical and logical resources is needed to complete a project and meet deadlines. Experience leading project teams.
• Inter-personal and communication skills: Capable of writing proposals or papers, acting as a supplier liaison, making presentations to customers, clients, and professional peers. Act as a technical leader and mentor.

Technologies / Competencies

Must have skills

• Linux and / or Windows administration
• Virtualization : VMWare / Nutanix
• Backup and recovery : Veeam
• Cloud : AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform
• Good to have skills
• Hardware installation and management : HP, Dell, Netapp etc.
• Data Center management : Power, rack space, cooling etc.
• Storage : NFS, CIFS, iSCSI etc.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Powershell, Python, etc.)

Job Qualifications (Required):

• 8+ years related IT System Administration experience
• 10+ years of IT related experience
• Relevant certifications
• Bachelor's or advanced degree
• Experience working within the Semiconductor Industry a plus.
• Ability to work independently and in teams reaching high levels of productivity.
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Demonstrate strong work ethics.
• Willing to travel.
• Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.

The Salary Range for this position is $95,000 - $154,000. Actual salary offered to candidates will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates' experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

EEO:
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call +1- or email Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
Paid time off.
Professional development opportunities.