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Posted: 01/27/23
2022-11-02
2023-02-26
Category: IT Infrastructure, Other
Job Number: 18635
Job Description
Position: Unix/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Remote
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 5 months (with potential to extend)
Candidate Requirements
- Our client is seeking an experienced Unix/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Consultant who will be responsible for all aspects of system administration, architectural design and ongoing maintenance of a large Red Hat Linux deployment that resides on public and private cloud, along with physical systems.
- The Consultant shall be comfortable working in a team environment and excel in collaborative problem solving.
- The Consultant shall be experienced in the art of system administration, organized with an attention to detail, and above all, enthusiastic about the endless possibilities technology has to offer.
- Consultant will work with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers dedicated to the reliable operation of the client’s markets services and his/her contributions will ensure that the organization accelerates its adoption of cloud technologies by identifying potential migration opportunities.
- Consultant will be responsible for the defense of the IT systems by maintaining secure configurations, evaluating vulnerabilities, and ensuring the environment is up-to-date.
Responsibilities:
- Deployment, configuration and troubleshooting of Red Hat Enterprise Linux server systems utilizing Ansible, Python, BASH, etc.
- Configure and Troubleshoot Kubernetes deployments in VMware TKS and AWS EKS environments
- Manage enterprise AWS deployment inside Control Tower environment
- Monitor server performance and take appropriate actions (e.g. tune)
- Perform operating system upgrades and assuring the quality of fixes and enhancements
- Assist IT departments in analyzing and resolving operating system and application problems
- Troubleshoot operational issues and assist with root-cause analyses
- Engage with policy and procedure, change management, and service desk processes during daily activities
- Provide technical knowledge needed to ensure effective and efficient changes to the IT infrastructure
- Assist with product evaluations, architectural reviews and solution development for new capabilities
Required Experience:
- Deep understanding of Unix operating system including system boot process, kernel configuration, account management, file system permissions, and network configurations
- Configuration and management experience with Kubernetes deployments and container operations
- Must have experience with AWS services, such as IAM, EC2, VPC, SSO, SSM etc.
- Must have experience with automation solutions such as Ansible Core, Ansible Tower, and Terraform
- Must have experience with utilizing Git source code control
- Must have experience with DevOps methodologies, including utilizing GitOps to manage infrastructure
- Must have excellent time management and communication skills; strong interpersonal and mentoring skills, as well as strong team orientation and communication
- Minimum of 10 years related experience OR the equivalent combination of experience and education
Desired Experience
- Solid understanding coding and scripting (BASH, Python, etc.)
- Experience with backup solutions (Rubrik, NetBackup)
- Experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, DynaTrace, etc. ) a plus
- Experience documenting technical solutions utilizing Atlassian Confluence and Gliffy a plus
- Experience implementing security standards such as CIS Benchmarks, AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, etc.
Education/Certifications
- Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, Information Systems, a similar engineering field or equivalent experience is required
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate preferred
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) preferred
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