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