Job Title: Sr Systems Engineer
Location: Alpharetta GA
Duration: 12 Months of Contract on W2
Level 4 (advanced): 7-15 years
Brokerage is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to join the Enterprise Compute Client Vance Infrastructure team. This team is responsible for compute enterprise storage virtualization and backup technologies. The Sr. Systems Engineer will be responsible for engineering and operational duties for a diverse set of technologies with a focus on Linux and storage. The position requires excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to work independently to meet team goals and objectives.
Primary Responsibilities: Participate in all aspects of Linux server lifecycle management on-premises and in the public cloud including: deployment maintenance security and decommissioning
Lead security-focused efforts to harden the Linux environment through OS firewalling SELinux auditd encryption/cryptography MFA etc.
Identify areas where automation for operational improvement of day-to-day/manual tasks can be deployed across various systems & storage technologies
Respond to and resolve alerts associated with Linux VMware and storage events
Leverage enterprise tools to monitor analyze and troubleshoot systems and make informed decisions for workload optimization
Collaborate with other infrastructure teams in the troubleshooting and resolution of escalated system and application related issues
Maintain current and accurate Confluence documentation for team technologies
Maintain team source code in SCM/Git
Track projects and tasks in Jira Job Requirements
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
7 years of proven experience in managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware
Experience supporting Linux systems running Oracle DBs in an iSCSI/FC SAN environment
Proven skills using Bash Python or Ansible for scripting and automation
REST API scripting/automation experience a plus
Red Hat Satellite experience in patching and vulnerability management
CIS standards implementation/adoption is a plus
Strong NetApp file/block (NFS/iSCSI/FC) storage experience preferred NFSv4 w/Kerberos authentication experience a plus
Cisco UCS or other blade infrastructure experience is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Willing to work occasional off-hours
- Financial industry experience is a plus.