Linux Infrastructure Engineer Senior

Linux Infrastructure Engineer Senior

Looking for a Sr Seasoned Linux Admin

Must have Ansible Automation Experience

This person will maintain the Physical Server Builds

They use Red Hat Linux

Must come from Financial Background

Python Coding would be good to have as well

Job Description:

Client’s Impact:

The UNIX engineering team is responsible for UNIX servers we have in our colocation facilities as well as the EC2 instances in the cloud.

Our #1 goal is to maintain a stable, healthy, and scalable platform, providing resiliency and solid performance for all UNIX servers across our business units through automation, best practices, and SME support.

Client assure Stability, Availability and Reliability for thousands of servers to support a wide range of applications in a hybrid Cloud environment

Client strive to prevent service impacts in a wide-ranging and constantly evolving ecosystem, assure rapid recoverability from any impacts to business and services

Client strategize and transform IT with Automation and Process Engineering

Candidate’s Impact:

In this role, candidate will be an integral part of the Engineering team within the platform and Infrastructure services group and expected to perform in the following areas

Flexibility to be onsite for issues and server builds.

Need to live close to Mclean office

Qualifications:

College Degree with 6-8 years demonstrated experience in Information Technology with in-depth knowledge of Linux and Infrastructure Engineering

Physical server Builds, Linux security concepts and familiarity with firmware patching

Prior experience with scripting and automation using (Python, Ansible, Jenkins and shell and bash scripting)

Experience with CICD pipelines for code versioning and code deployments

Should have an inclination for innovation and current trends and focus on implementation the latest trends in-house.

Understanding of vulnerability management and risk remediation

Understanding of HA and DR concepts as they apply to Infrastructure Designs

Experience with Legacy to Current Infrastructure migrations

Communicates well within the team to set clear goals and effectively relay the status and accomplishments to management

An eye for automating common processes

Keys to Success in this Role:

Communicates and influences very effectively.

Demonstrates deep job specific knowledge and methodologies to drive effective change and transform how work is performed.

Elevates team members via mentoring and knowledge sharing. Highly effective team member

Thinks beyond individual sphere."

Must Have Qualifications:

Must have Linux administration experience

Linux Physical server build experience

Patching firmware and Linux servers

Linux Security

Automation using Ansible