Temporary DevOps/System Engineer (Sr.staff)

SBT Global•San Jose, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The DevOps/System Engineer will engineer systems administration solutions for project and operational needs, install and rebuild servers, configure hardware and services, and support infrastructure and R&D systems. The role includes administration of virtualization platforms such as VMware and KVM; storage systems; automation and deployment tools; inventory systems; and network equipment. The engineer will develop and maintain installation, configuration, security, and system-standard procedures; configure storage equipment; support EDA tools and FlexLM licenses; and research automated approaches to system administration. The position provides operational support for Linux and Windows systems, VMware, and Apache services. Duties include applying security patches and reporting compliance, monitoring system health and logs, checking scheduled jobs and backups, conducting security monitoring, managing accounts, providing Tier III support, troubleshooting and recovering from hardware or software failures, and communicating with affected teams. Maintenance responsibilities include applying OS patches and upgrades; configuring services; managing or deploying Jira, Git, LDAP, Jenkins, and VMware instances; upgrading infrastructure and asset-management software; maintaining procedures; tuning performance; optimizing resources; and configuring CPU, memory, and disk partitions. After-hours and weekend support or alternative schedules are required at various points in the year. The role is a three-month contract in San Jose, California, with stated hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant experience.
High skill level in VMware administration and management, including administration of Jenkins, Git, and DevOps tools.
At least 7 years of system administration experience in Linux environments.
Proficiency in shell scripting, creating cron jobs, analyzing log files, managing user accounts and groups, configuring iptables, and setting up mail services.
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-301), another DoD 8570.1 Workplace Improvement Plan IAT Level II-compliant certification, or equivalent experience.
Ability to multitask.
Independent, self-starting approach.
Ability to communicate professionally and courteously, verbally and in writing, with technical and non-technical personnel.
Familiarity with web technologies, including reverse proxy servers, SSL certificate configuration, three-tier architecture, service-oriented architecture, enterprise service bus, HTTP, and browser differences.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Linux+, such as CompTIA Linux+, or Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification.
Experience managing network equipment, preferably Cisco equipment.

Responsibilities

Engineer systems administration solutions for project and operational needs.
Install or rebuild servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, and storage according to standards and requirements.
Administer virtualization platforms, storage systems, infrastructure automation tools, deployment management, inventory systems, and network equipment.
Install and configure systems supporting infrastructure and R&D activities.
Develop and maintain installation, configuration, system, security, and operational procedures and standards.
Configure and maintain storage equipment and troubleshoot issues with vendors.
Configure and install EDA tools and FlexLM licenses, and troubleshoot software-tool issues.
Research and recommend innovative and automated approaches to system administration.
Install and maintain security patches on operational and development systems, and report patch compliance.
Monitor systems, hardware, server resources, processes, logs, and scheduled jobs such as backups.
Perform security monitoring to identify possible intrusions.
Perform daily backup operations and manage recovery media, off-site media, file archiving, and purging.
Create, change, and delete user accounts as requested.
Provide Tier III and other requested support; investigate and troubleshoot issues; and recover from hardware or software failures.
Coordinate and communicate with affected constituencies.
Apply OS patches and upgrades, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
Configure or add services as needed.
Manage existing or deploy new Jira, Git, LDAP, Jenkins, and VMware instances.
Upgrade and configure software supporting infrastructure or asset-management applications.
Perform performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization, and configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions.
Provide after-hours and weekend support or work alternative schedules when required.
Move servers between the main data center, colocation facility, and labs; install new hardware or migrate existing servers, including rack-and-stack work.