Sr Systems Engineer
Alpharetta, GA
Contracted
Experienced
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
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
Rate range -$45-$50
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