Systems Engineer

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

Bachelor's 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.