Linux Systems Engineer

Position:  Senior Systems Engineer

Reports to:  VP, Engineering

Role:  This is a full time position for a confident, self-motivated Linux EXPERT with a professional attitude.  You must be capable of performance and leadership in a dynamic, fast paced environment.  Little or no travel will be required.

Objective:  To build, support, and maintain secure Red Hat/Fedora Linux systems. Expand the state-of-the-art in proactive, systematic management of critical systems. 

Responsibilities
  1. Work with project managers to plan deployments; collect requirements and specifications from internal and external customers.
  2. Develop and maintain a repository of Kickstart and other scripts to automate new system builds and ongoing maintenance/administration tasks.
  3. Configure and manage applications including Apache, Postfix, BIND, Tomcat, PHP, Perl, etc. 
  4. Build applications from source code as needed.
  5. Configure system-level services including Sendmail, SNMP, Syslog, NTP, DHCP, etc.
  6. Configure and troubleshoot iptables firewalls.
  7. Specify and execute OS and application upgrades, updates, and patch management.
  8. Handle provisioning and installation of keys and certificates for SSL and IPSEC applications.
  9. Reconfigure kernel runtime parameters to enable/disable/tune applications.
  10. Maintain detailed documentation of systems you manage.
  11. Respond to support requests and monitoring alarms to resolve outages quickly.
  12. Develop contingency plans for dealing with failures of critical systems.
  13. Use ticketing/project management applications to document your work and enable coworker collaboration, hand off, and historical reference.
  14. Track your time with precision as you work.

Requirements
  • Five to seven years experience managing Linux systems and applications in a network environment; two years on Red Hat or a derivative.
  • Two years experience in a customer-facing technical support or engineering role.
  • You MUST be able to demonstrate proficiency at shell scripting; experience with Perl is a plus.
  • Advanced working knowledge of IP networking protocols, applications, utilities (Wire Shark, tcpdump, etc.), and hardware for Linux is REQUIRED.
  • You MUST be a skilled Windows user and proficient with Microsoft Office and/or OpenOffice.
  • Outstanding English technical-writing, documentation, and communication skills (a writing sample will be required).
  • We build complex, mission-critical systems.  You must be able to solve challenging technical problems by RTFM and using your brain instead of asking stupid questions.  Seriously.

Please send your resume and a bit about yourself to careers@specialai.com