Linux admin

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Ansible
Attention To Detail
Communication
Computer Networking
Debugging
Hardening
Management
Network
Optimization
Orchestration
Python
Software Development
Storage
System Administration
Virtualization
Linux

Job Details

Role: Linux Admin
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Contract

Qualifications:

  • Detailed knowledge of the Linux platform, including regular system administration, kernel optimization, OS hardening and the Linux networking stack.
  • Solid networking skills, ability to debug networking issues using standard Linux tooling.
  • Good understanding of various storage technologies and SAN/NAS protocols.
  • Demonstrated experience debugging OS issues in a complex business environment.
  • Experience with OS virtualization technologies in a production setting.
  • Strong sense of system hygiene and attention to detail, focused to drive projects to completion.
  • Strong proclivity for automation, including demonstrated experience building automated configuration and deployment tooling for Linux. Experience with Ansible a must.
  • Bias for infrastructure as code.
  • Demonstrated coding ability, especially in the area of system automation, preferred language Python.
  • Detailed understanding of container runtimes, container orchestration experience along with production experience, including production environments
  • Experience in a low latency environments , kernel network bypass technologies e.g. Solarflare OpenOnload
  • Experience with Infrastructure config, deployment, software development lifecycle practices, tools, and change management
  • Experience deploying and managing infrastructure and application monitoring tools and using those tools to make data driven operational decisions.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills

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