A recognized services organization in Colorado is currently seeking a new Sr. Linux Engineer/Architect to join their growing team in Denver. In this role, the Sr. Linux Engineer/Architect will be responsible for leading in the planning, design, development, implementation, and execution Linux systems engineering for the datacenter.
Responsibilities:
- Define and maintain and be responsible for the Linux "golden image" initiative across the organization
- Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience
- Designs, implements, monitors, enhances and troubleshoots systems in assigned areas
- Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary
- Tests and reviews system designs
- Provides Engineering Technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met
- Mentors and guides the work of technical staff
- Reviews work plans and designs and advises on improvements
- Performs other duties as requested by manager
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and/or equivalent work experience
- Extensive experience in UNIX/Linux Engineering
- Solid Linux engineering, troubleshooting, testing, hardening and performance tuning experience
- In depth understanding of Linux Kernel
- Solid experience with package management using antifactory and satellite server
- Solid experience writing, reading and understanding yaml, and json files
- Solid Automation/Scripting skills: perl, bash and python or related languages
- Solid understanding of configuration management tools, such as Puppet and Chef
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing and optimizing Linux file-systems
- Experience with VCenter, Vmware ovftool, and hashicorp vault and packer tools
- Knowledge of CIS Workbench hardening, Linux Test Project and eliciting test cases
- Working experience with TestRail to streamline testing processes
- Gitlab experience creating workflows, CI/CD pipelines, setting variables
- Experience working in a SAFe/Agile environment utilizing Jira Portfolio/Jira Align to manage projects and daily tasks
Desired Skills:
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Certifications
- Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE)