Job Description
Job Purpose
The Systems Engineer is responsible for creating and maintaining availability and high-performance in UNIX development, non-production, and production environments. This individual works as part of a results-oriented, service-delivery team and assists configuration analysts, release engineers, developers, and operations teams. Additionally, the Systems Engineer performs root cause analysis of problems, selects, and implements automation tools, and actively participates in deeply technical discourse.
Responsibilities
Assist in the design, planning and implementation of server solutions
Tune and design systems infrastructure for maximum available performance
Automation of manual tasks using scripting and application development
Investigate and adopt new technologies/tools as needs arise
Respond to and assist in production operations in a 24/7 environment
Evaluate, test, and integrate new operating system versions, drivers, and patches
Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions
Provide support to, and coordinate with, developers, operations staff, release engineers, and end-users
Educate and mentor team members and operations staff
Participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours support
Knowledge And Experience
3+ years of experience with the Linux Operating System (RedHat variants preferred)
Solid experience coding with any combination of Perl, Ruby, Bourne, Python, Java, API's, and others
Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef, Ansible or an equivalent
Familiarity with git, foreman, Jenkins, or equivalent
Demonstrable knowledge of multi-tiered, highly available, and resilient application design
Knowledge of horizontal and vertical scaling for performance and high availability
Intermediate Linux administration and engineering
Top-tier analytics and problem solving
Ability to work in a service-oriented team environment
Project Management, organization, and time management
Customer focused, and dedicated to the best possible user experience
Communicate effectively with both technical and business resources
Fluent speaking, reading, and writing in English
Preferred
Degree in engineering discipline or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering
1+ year of experience with Multi-Factor Authentication
Basic understanding of application and server virtualization
