NG911 Linux Engineer (F2F Interview)

Role: NG911 Linux Engineer

Location: Brooklyn, NY LOCALS ONLY - ID proof required - No Utility Bills

Schedule: Monday and Friday remote, Tues, Wed, Thurs

Interview Mode: Virtual (1^st Rd) + In Person (2^nd Rd)

Duration: 6 months Contract
Experience Required: 12+ years

NG911 stands for Next Generation 911, a national initiative to upgrade the traditional 911 emergency system from analog voice calls to IP-based, digital communications.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description: A NYC agency located in Brooklyn, NY is looking for a NG911 Linux Engineer for a 6-month contract position with strong possibility of extension. This will be a hybrid role, working Mondays and Fridays remotely, and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays onsite in Downtown Brooklyn, NY (8 am-4pm) ET. 35 hours/week.

• The successful candidate will serve as the Linux Engineer for the NG911 project, performing the following scope of services for the client:
• Engineering and administration of UNIX & Linux Systems.
• Engineering of Veritas products, including Cluster Server, Volume Manager, File System / other clustering & replication technologies.
• Execute Unix performance-related utilities.
• Engineering and administration of SUN/UNIX/ Linux based systems.
• Participate as a senior member of mission-critical / public safety application deployments teams.
• Engineering and administration of SAN storage infrastructure.
• Work with Oracle Database Sun Management Center, MySQL, DB2, and Oracle Database, Experience Percona XtraDB Cluster, Sendmail, Solaris Security, Jumpstart, & LDAP; TIVOLI, BLADELOGIC, NETIQ, VMWARE, DNS, NFS, Solaris Zones, RedHat Satellite Server.
• Perform scripting (bash/ksh, PERL, Python).

Mandatory Skills & Experience:

Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered.

• Min 12 yrs experience in a technical and/or business application, product, platform, methodology or skill set.
• No less than 12 years of engineering experience at a senior level.
• Develop and maintain the overall architecture for Linux systems, including servers, containers, and virtualization platforms.
• Develop and maintain the overall architecture for RH Ansible automation platform and GitLab solutions
• Define and enforce standards for configuration, deployment, and monitoring to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Oversee installation, configuration, and administration of Linux operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) and associated software packages.
• Manage system updates, patches, and security hardening in alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements
• Monitor system performance and resource utilization to proactively identify bottlenecks or potential issues.
• Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning to accommodate future growth and evolving application demands.
• Develop and maintain automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Gitlab Puppet, Gitlab or Chef) and scripts (e.g., Shell, Python) to streamline system management.
• Integrate infrastructure automation into CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient, reliable deployments.
• Implement and maintain security controls, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, and audit logging.
• Collaborate with the Security team to ensure systems adhere to security policies, standards, and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI, HIPAA).
• Act as an escalation point for complex Linux-related issues, conducting root cause analysis and implementing long-term solutions.
• Coordinate with internal teams and vendors as needed to resolve incidents promptly and minimize downtime.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation, including system configurations, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guidelines.
• Provide regular reports and metrics on system status, performance, and incident trends to stakeholders.