Linux Systems Engineer

Role: Linux Systems Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City Utah (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Day to Day Job Duties:

• Own and engineer the Linux compute platform during the server migration project ensuring its stability security and performance throughout all migration phases.
• Plan coordinate and execute end-to-end server migrations from the source data center to the target location including physical servers ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
• Manage and migrate VMware ESXi environments including vMotion Storage vMotion and cold migrations of VMs across data center sites with minimal service disruption.
• Configure troubleshoot and migrate iSCSI storage networks ensuring proper connectivity multipathing CHAP authentication and performance between source and target environments.
• Manage LVM (Logical Volume Manager) configurations during migration including volume group export/import logical volume resizing snapshot-based migrations and filesystem integrity validation.
• Develop and maintain automation tooling to streamline migration tasks and ensure reliable workflows.
• Develop and execute migration runbooks rollback plans and validation checklists.
• Collaborate with internal clients and partner engineering teams to assess migration readiness and deliver solutions.
• Contribute to modern stack integration including Kubernetes and OpenStack.
• Troubleshoot complex issues during and after migration activities.
• Develop technical solutions to improve system reliability and scalability.
• Manage and optimize virtualization environments using VMware and OpenShift CNV.
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline implementation for infrastructure automation.
• Monitor system performance and implement proactive optimizations.
• Ensure adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in a Science or Engineering program with a minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in a relevant role.
• 4 Years of experience in large-scale data center/server migration projects (P2V V2V site-to-site).
• 4 Years of Extensive experience with Linux-based compute environments and OS internals.
• Strong expertise with VMware ESXi/vSphere including host builds VM provisioning vMotion Storage vMotion DRS and HA.
• In-depth knowledge of iSCSI storage networking including multipathing and troubleshooting.
• 4 Years of Expert-level understanding of LVM including volume management snapshots and migration.
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP/IP VLANs routing and firewalls.
• 4 Years of Experience with containerization tools such as Kubernetes OpenShift and Docker.
• 4 Years of Understanding of CI/CD tools including Git Maven and Jenkins.
• 4 Years of Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python Perl or Go and REST APIs.
• Experience with migration tools such as VMware vCenter Converter Zerto or Veeam.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS GCP or Azure.
• Familiarity with security practices such as encryption OAuth and LDAP.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible Puppet or Chef.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus Grafana or ELK stack.