Linux Systems Engineer

Description

Job Description The Linux Systems Engineer at iboss is responsible for handling the supporting Infrastructure, operating systems, virtual platforms, and applications.

The Engineer is responsible for the integrity and security of the servers and computer systems by following established security protocols and practices. Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining iboss monitoring systems, ensuring the systems are updated with changing technologies.
• Primary responsibility for setup, installation, integration, monitoring, documentation, and maintenance of all Linux-based systems in a centralized IT environment
• Responding to the system and / or network faults to ensure internal and external SLAs are met
• Following escalation procedures to engage key resources to respond to critical events
• Working with internal stakeholders (DevOps, support, sales) and 3rd party vendors to schedule maintenance
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks
• Assist in the integration of new systems and tools
• Provide escalation-level technical support and system engineering for all Linux-based platforms
• Work with team members to perform regular system audit and security reviews, including evaluation, implementation, and management of best practices in computer security
• Create and maintain documentation related to global points of presence and procedures
• Managing multiple vendors and proper management of the hardware

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of cloud platforms experience building a high availability infrastructure
• Heavy automation experience that adheres to software development disciplines with strong knowledge of the DevOps process
• A desire to "automate everything" is the right attitude
• Possess a deep understanding of Internet based technologies (DNS, Security, IP Routing, SSH, FTP, HTTP / HTTPS,
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as Open stack, KVM etc.
• In conjunction with a desire to "automate everything", you are compelled to "document everything"
• Collaborative, team focus with experience working in a 24x7 uptime environment with an on-call component
• Comfort with collaboration, open communications and reaching across different production teams
• Deep understanding of IP network technologies and software tools for performance monitoring and troubleshooting

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental- open to domestic partners
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company-paid holidays
• Optimistic, supportive, and FUN work environment
30+ days ago