Unix/Linux Server Engineer

Position Unix/Linux Server Engineer

Location - 4001 Lexington Ave N, Arden Hills, MN 55126

Onsite

Job Description:

• This position will be part of a team that is responsible for the growth, on-going maintenance and development of large-scale on-premises and cloud server farms running primarily on Linux and Unix Infrastructure.

o requires mid-level (12+ years) career experience in maintaining large numbers of UNIX/Linux servers.

o requires a self-starter with strong work habits and superior interpersonal skills.

• Perform as system administrator to support the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, backup, recovery and upgrading of Linux and Unix Infrastructure.
• Execute patch and vulnerability management on UNIX/Linux environments.
• Experience with legacy HP-UX and IBM AIX server hardware and Operating Systems.
• Execute configuration management, troubleshooting and maintenance as well as administrative execution of patch and vulnerability management.
• Working knowledge of tools and mechanisms for distributing new or upgraded software to ensure customers receive current versions of supported software as they become available.
• Experience in resolving complex issues related to break-fix, performance tuning, and deployments.
• Ability to provide Level 3 support during US business hours and on-call support outside of US business hours (including weekends) for high priority and critical cases, during major infrastructure activities (upgrades, etc.),
• Basic Knowledge with storage administration (NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, NAS/SAN, etc.) preferably NetApp.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, BIND, LDAP and other core technologies such as NTP, TCP/IP, FCIP, iSCSI, SAN, NAS etc.
• Mentor and guide remote Support Team with UNIX / Linux related issues & escalations.
• Partner and collaborate with and local Engineering Team to ensure platform stability and reliability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer engineering or equivalent experience in Information Technology Data Center management.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in UNIX/Linux support and troubleshooting.
• Possess excellent understanding of UNIX/Linux fundamentals and concepts.
• Knowledge of RHCE, VSphere ESXi, HPUX, Rapid7, Qualys and AIX.
• System Administration experience with Red Hat and other Linux flavors.
• Experience in installation, upgrade, maintenance and troubleshooting of RedHat based servers.
• Knowledge of ITSM Incident/Change/Problem management processes.
• Knowledge of server log tools.
• Hands on experience with racking and cabling of servers in a commercial and on-premises data center environment.
• Customer Service Experience.
• Self -driven, Proactive approach
• Automation techniques (Ansible, PowerShell etc.)
• Extensive experience in Monitoring tools management/ administration and troubleshooting (Oracle Enterprise manager, Nagios, Zabbix etc.).
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, ability to coach and mentor teammates. Ability to partner and collaborate with customer Engineering Teams.
• Red Hat and Solaris Certifications.