Sr Systems Engineer

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Year(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Linux
VMWare

Job Details

ONLY LOCAL TO GEORGIA


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

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
7+ 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

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