Lead Linux Server Specialist

Job Description

We are currently seeking an experienced Lead Linux Specialist to join the Linux support team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for troubleshooting, deployment, and operational support of Linux based systems as well as on-going maintenance. As part of the Linux team, the candidate will work closely with business and other IT groups to provide 3rd level support and technical expertise as needed. 5+ years of experience Needed.

Responsibilities include:

Support the operation and maintenance of Linux servers, ensuring operational availability & performance, conducting health checks, managing software upgrades, patching (including testing and implementation), system optimization and administration.

Monitor server health and performance to identify issues, bugs, or potential improvements

Strict adherence to change management processes to ensure changes are properly planned, documented, and deployed

Develop, review, and update existing operational documentation (SOPs, application checklists, playbooks, etc)

Provide after-hours on-call technical support

Collaborate with the Security Operations Center (SOC) team for process optimization, tool tuning & integration, information sharing, playbook development and incident response

Implement automated near real-time monitoring of all tools to ensure proper operation and collection of pertinent data

Incident and Problem Management; including both during and post-incident, along with Root Cause Analysis

Application support, issue management and escalation

Perform incident investigation, diagnosis, and resolution

Perform system monitoring and remediation

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

7+ years of experience installing, administering, and maintaining Oracle or Red Hat Linux based servers

5+ years of experience designing and implementing redundant systems including data backups/recoveries, high availability, load balancing, and disaster recovery

5+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and repairing large-scale distributed systems

Experience with deploying and maintaining AWS and on-premises Linux servers

Experience in application deployment automation, modern DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code

Experience with IT automation tools such as Ansible Automation Platform, Chef, Puppet, or Terraform

Knowledgeable of core IT infrastructure technologies including virtualization, networking, and storage management

Technical documentation skills

Comfortable interacting with management at various levels in a professional manner

Takes ownership of areas of responsibility and makes recommendations and decisions on the improvement and operation of those areas

High level of organizational skills

Knowledge of and experience with Security Design and Implementation

Ability to participate in after-hours on-call rotation

Knowledge of backup and recovery methods and verification

Knowledge of EMC PowerMax and Isilon storage, including snapshots

Excellent written and verbal communications

Ability to work in a fast paced, schedule-driven, and customer-oriented environment

Experience with Bash, Perl, and Python scripting

Experience with LVM including online expansion of file systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting container-based platforms

SUSE Manager for patching Linux servers

Red Hat Satellite for patching Linux servers

Prometheus and Grafana for system performance monitoring

Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Company Profile:

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries utilizing a complete suite of staffing services. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.

Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.

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