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Senior Linux System Engineer

BRONX-10451, NY, US
12/02/2019

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Required Skills

VMware , SafeNet encryption appliances

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

2 to 4 Year(s)

Job Description

The Senior Linux System Engineer (SE) is responsible for the design, implementation, engineering and administration of Linux computing systems hardware, software and storage infrastructure supporting a 24x7 mission-critical environment.

These systems are core components of IT infrastructure supporting a large e-commerce website, plant operations, delivery logistics and general business services.

The position provides senior-level system administration support for our E-Commerce & Logistics website and associated applications and systems.

The preferred candidate is a self-starter and well-rounded professional with strong knowledge in systems, E-Commerce system administration, storage, security and networking.

The candidate is passionate about technology and eager to work with team members in a fast-paced environment developing solutions supporting business objectives.

Candidate will lead or support numerous exciting projects including support for a large-scale, multi-year program transforming IT infrastructure into a hybrid environment consisting of modern local servers and storage systems with physical servers and virtual server instances connected to storage area networks, cloud technology and hosted solutions.

The position will support the buildout and transition to a new colocation data center using the latest Cisco networking and UCS server technologies, Client SAN solutions, Citrix NetScalers and other data center infrastructure technologies.

Many of these projects will include disaster recovery and business continuity deliverables and general alignment with best practices.

You relish the idea of
:

Architecting systems infrastructure solutions to deliver business applications and contenting to customers at low latency and high throughput

Designing, implementing and supporting Linux computing systems hardware and software infrastructure using the following service models: on-premise, co-location data center facility, Application Service
Provider (ASP), managed hosted, SaaS cloud, PaaS cloud, IaaS cloud and hybrid

Providing system architecture, implementation, system administration, troubleshooting and operational supporting for an E-Commerce & Logistics website environment

Proactively improving engineering, implementation and maintenance standards for systems supporting e-
Commerce transactions, manufacturing operations and corporate processes

Collaborating with peers to formalize systems engineering, application support and operation processes and procedures based on industry standards (ITL, ISO, COBIT) and best practices

Investigating and resolving system performance bottlenecks and platform instability

Providing continuous system and storage capacity management

Managing system deployment lifecycle and helping enforce Change Management Policies

Engineering and implementing fault tolerant, multi-site and distributed computing platform to support business growth

Developing a framework to provide performance baseline and improvement for critical business applications

Continuously studying the overall information and computing needs of the company and leverage technology to provide cost effective solutions

Elaborating strategy to deliver business value by using evolving infrastructure technology: cloud technology (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, and others), Managed Service Provider, hybrid, etc.

Assisting in developing, implementing and enforcing systems security policies and procedures

Collaborating with IT Security Team to implement and regularly test systems security controls

Assisting with improving and enforcing incident management policies and procedures

Assisting with managing system related compliance tasks (PCI)

Providing third level escalation for operation problems and incidents

Resolving issues within prescribed SLA's and adhering to incident management procedures

Collaborating with peers on vendor and technology product selection process

Performing Linux virtualization implementation, supporting and upgrades

Working with application development team and internal clients on creating systems requirements, projection and growth

Supporting enterprise data protection backup/recovery system

Acting as engineering liaison between Systems, Application, DBA, QA, Network and other groups

Monitoring technology changes, advancements trends and innovations

Project managing change to systems and system deployment to production

Managing projects using Workfront portfolio, program and project management cloud service.

Coordinating and executing changes thru the change control policy and process

Part of on-call support rotation team with after-hours and weekend balanced work as required

Mentoring less experienced team members.

Here's what you need:

BS / BA degree in computer Science, Information Systems –

MS / Minimum 2 yr. exp.

Requires minimum 8 years of related systems administration/Engineering experience, with at least 5 years
working in a senior systems administration role.

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Oracle Linux certification preferred

VMware Certified Professional preferred

Cisco Data Center (UCS) certification is plus

Client Storage certification is a plus

Citrix Networking - NetScaler certification is a plus

Additional years of senior systems administration experience may be substituted for degree requirement

How you'll stand out in the crowd:

Expert knowledge of the Linux Kernel and hands-on experience with various Linux distribution: Red Hat
4,5,6, Centos 4,5, SuSe 9/10/11 and Oracle Linux 5-7

Strong knowledge of virtualization technology: VMware (vCenter, vSphere 4-6 and ESX 4-6)

Possess in-depth working knowledge of Linux file systems and storage architecture

Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, HTML, HTTP, SSL, SSH, SFTP, DNS, Apache, Tomcat and LDAP

Understanding of database and web application concept and architecture: Oracle, MSQL and WebLogic

Familiarity with database connection methodologies: ODBC and JDBC

Understanding of system and storage design appropriate to support oracle database and WebLogic application server

Hands-on experience with server hardware: IBM x series, Dell and Cisco UCS (our new standard)

Hands-on experience with storage hardware: IBM v3700 family and Client 3Par T400 and 7400 (Client SAN is our new standard)

Deep understanding of storage and SAN technology: Virtual disk, LUNs, snapshot, replication and thin provisioning

Application/server load balancing and content delivery concept and technology: strong Citrix NetScaler
knowledge preferred

Experience with SafeNet encryption appliances is a plus

Experience in developing vendor and technology product score cards as part of technology selection
process

Strong understanding of Linux security principles, defense in-depth, firewalls, IPS/IDS, identity management, authentication and encryption

Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools: Qualys, Nmap and Nessus – Alert Logic is a plus

Possess in-depth working knowledge of Linux patch management and related information security functions

Experience in log management processes using Syslog, Splunk, OSSEC and SolarWinds preferred – Alert Logic is a plus

Proven track record in designing and implementing highly available, scalable, resilient and fault tolerant systems platform

Knowledge of cloud computing technology: PaaS, IaaS, SaaS and hybrid solutions

Experience in disaster recovery and business continuity principles and methodologies

Experience in designing and maintaining back-up/restore, archiving, and data protection strategy using
local and online backup solutions for physical and virtualized systems – Experience with Unitrends
Recovery Appliances is plus

Strong knowledge of monitoring principles and tools: Nagios and SolarWinds Orion preferred (SolarWinds is our standard)

Ability to articulate issues in business and technical terms

Must have experience in an operational senior Linux administration role supporting mission-critical
platforms, including physical and virtualized environments.

Strong hands-on knowledge of systems automation techniques in order to increase systems administration efficiency and support. 3rd party products experience such as Puppet and Bastille a plus.

Strong working knowledge of Linux shell and scripting languages such as Perl and/or Bash

Solid understanding of IP network technologies and software tools for performance monitoring and troubleshooting

Must be familiar with and willing to implement open source solutions and tools where appropriate

Knowledgeable of systems auditing process and controls. SOX and PCI compliance experiences a plus.

Must be a self-starter and be able to work independently, but also within a team.

Experience in managing third party vendor relationship

Strong verbal and written communication skills is required

Knowledge of industry standards and frame work (ITIL, ISO, COBIT) a plus

Must be willing to work off-hours/weekends to support operational needs

Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate with customers, vendors, partners and business managers across various levels of the organization.

Well organized, attentive to details and able to meet demanding deadline

Good project management skills