Linux Systems Engineer

*We are unable to sponsor for this 6 month contract to hire Full time role*

Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking a Linux Systems Engineer. Candidate will design, plan and implement enterprise-wide Linux/Unix system solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Support server software and hardware plus related applications and systems.
• Design systems that proactively monitor health and performance of systems and infrastructure.
• Assist in capacity planning, data center build-outs and performing software/firmware upgrades.
• Implement tools to provide analytic trend analysis and performance data.
• Assist in standardized design of new and existing processes and policies.
• Document existing systems architecture and technology portfolio.
• Recommend improvements and/or alternatives for existing systems.
• Develop automation programs and scripts using Shell scripting.
• Research and recommend emerging technologies to increase cost effectiveness, system ability and future expandability.
• Facilitate, lead and document meetings and discussions.
• Act as a liaison between IT management and remote branches and technicians.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or related field. Master's degree a plus.
  
• 5+ years experience with design, build and administration of Red Hat Linux preferred.
  
• Experience working on VMware virtualization preferred.
  
• IT certifications such as RHCE, RHCA, RHCSA preferred.
  
• Shell Scripting (Bash, Korn, Perl) knowledge for automation.
• Experience with automation tools such as Puppet, Red Hat Satellite, Ansible and Nagios.
• Working experience with IBM AIX, VIOS, HMC, clustered file systems and GPFS.
• Knowledge of networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and remote communications.
• Experience in designing and implementing high-availability and disaster recovery solutions in fast paced environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong customer service focus and experience with end users.