Senior Server Engineer

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
• 57 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven experience engineering and supporting Linux environments (RHEL/Ubuntu) and virtualization platforms (VMware/RHEV/KVM) within large-scale infrastructures.
• Experience supporting computing technologies for researchers; prior experience within a multinational IT software and services development environment is preferred.
• Strong organizational analytical and problem-solving skills with a methodical and disciplined approach.
• Experience supporting functional and production development efforts including custom applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• High level of dependability and reliability.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects with minimal supervision.
• Willingness and availability to provide 24x7 on-call support.
• Demonstrated experience with advanced configurations including high availability SAN/NAS storage FC switches virtualization and performance tuning.
• Experience working in dynamic R&D environments.
• Proven ability to research evaluate and support emerging technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise-class applications and databases.
• Experience deploying Linux on x86 rack-mounted servers and blade platforms.
• Experience integrating Linux systems with enterprise storage solutions including a strong understanding of SAN and NAS use cases.
• Experience configuring troubleshooting and tuning Linux systems within TCP/IP network environments.
• Mandatory strong expertise in server virtualization technologies.
• Strong scripting capabilities in Perl Python PHP Bash or other scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience implementing automation tools such as Terraform Ansible Puppet Chef and CFEngine.
• Strong Linux security expertise and hands-on experience.
• Experience setting up and deploying systems using Red Hat Satellite.

Responsibilities:

• Lead application integration architecture engineering and support of in-house and vendor-hosted remote servers and storage systems.
• Provide 24x7 production support for appliances and associated supporting systems.
• Design implement configure maintain and support both physical and virtual computing environments.
• Support application development initiatives by managing required patches packages permissions and software configurations.
• Collaborate with Security Operations/Engineering and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with standards when customizing systems to support development efforts.
• Provide production support for new engineering solutions and strategic initiatives.
• Drive system standardization optimization and automation initiatives.
• Perform routine system administration functions to maintain Linux and virtualization servers.
• Recommend design and implement systems management and automation solutions.
• Design configure and optimize highly available Linux systems.
• Assist in implementing executing maintaining and documenting Disaster Recovery (DR) Business Continuity (BC) and high-availability procedures.
• Participate in system deployments upgrades and ongoing maintenance activities.
• Maintain OS and application patch levels across all systems using automated tools.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by respective line managers.