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Linux Deployment Engineer LOC : Raleigh,NC


2017-01-17 10:59:16
Job Type: Full Time only
Budget $: 100,000 - 200,000

  • Provide day to day global Linux operational support, performance tuning, disaster recovery, and patch/release management of the Systems infrastructure.
  • Work with the PM team to review the application build out requirements and build Linux Systems.
  • Develop scripts to interface with various systems platforms.
  • These scripts will be used for systems automations, configuration management, and daily reporting as needed.
  • Implement and document technical solutions that help ensure the stability and up time of the environment is maintained for maximum service availability to users.
  • Respond to emergency issues, root cause analysis and implement preventative measures as needed to ensure the issues do not repeat.
  • Provide technical assistance to Operation, Application Developers/Owners in resolving production incidents.Interface with vendors for troubleshooting, upgrading and recommending necessary changes to currently implemented software/hardware tools.
  • Ensure Bank standards are followed were appropriate and partner with other bank departments to ensure alignment to overall IT strategy.
  • Work closely with the business and operations IT partner to define requirements and scope.
  • Write detailed requirements and documentation before products are released to production
  • Maintain team knowledge base of known issues, resolution steps, new processes and overall product documentation, and provide on-going general updates to ensure content remains current.
  • Provide Unix / Linux Administration of servers running Unix (Solaris 10) / Linux ( preferably RHEL6).Being able to automate via scripting (Perl, Python, Unix Shell).
  • Work on BAU tasks and ad-hoc Unix/Linux projects as required.
  • Liaise with vendors and third party colocation data centre.
  • Maintain System Run Books and other documentation with updates and changes to day-to-day support.
  • Be engaged in Incident Management, Production Support, and Performance Monitoring responsibilities.
  • Participate in the Book of Work on some Saturday for implementing planned changes to servers as required (Minimum once a month).
  • Joined the on-call rota for after-hours escalations and stand-by during after hours and the weekend (Minimum once a month).
  • Interact with System Administrators globally and provide assistance / mentoring of junior members.You Offer
Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors or equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
  • Experience designing, developing, implementing and Operations of Unix/Linus systems
  • Solid Scripting knowledge
Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Linux competency developed through practical experience in implementation and operation of complex
  • Linux / UNIX environments and related infrastructure systems
  • Enterprise skills with solid understanding of major enterprise architecture frameworks
  • Self-motivated, dedicated and dependable
  • Solid Security awareness
  • Solid problem identification / problem solving skills, capable of creating creative workarounds "on the fly"
  • Excellent communication skills
Specifically seeking for the following technical skills:

  • Expert in Linux, Red Hat 5/6/7 (SUSE and Solaris is a plus)
  • Expert in scripting, e.g. Shell, Perl, Ruby
  • Solid in Networking and OS services (e.g. TCP/IP, PXE, DHCP, DNS, NTP, Firewalls,)
  • Experience with containers, Docker
  • Solid experience with Red Hat clustering, Pacemaker
  • Solid experience with Red Hat Kickstart / Red Hat Satellite / Spacewalk
  • Solid experience with configuration tools like Puppet
  • Understanding of Logical Volume Management (e.g. LVM2) / Multipathing (e.g. Device Mapper)
  • Experience with Storage Systems (SAN/NAS)
  • Solid experience with Clustering, based on Red Hat or Symantec products
  • Experience with Veritas Volume Manager and File system
  • Good understanding of Directory Services (AD, LDAP)
  • Good understanding of System/Kernel performance tuning
  • Capable of creating custom Linux boot images
  • Experienced in RPM packaging
  • Competent in virtual environments
  • Experience with HP hardware is a plus
  • Valid RHCE certification is a plus
The Role Involves:

  • Scripting (e.g. automate Linux Platform installation)
  • Spacewalk/Satellite management
  • Containers
  • Puppet (create manifests)
  • Security (harden OS)
  • Kernel Tuning (performance)


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