Engineer III, Linux and Virtualization Infrastructure

WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone•Nashua, NH

10d•$126,000

About The Position

As Engineer III, Linux and Virtualization Infrastructure at WOW!, you will help engineer the systems that support customers and teams across multiple data centers. You will contribute to designing and architecting new solutions, bringing them into production, and maintaining reliable existing environments. The role includes building data center environments and improving virtualization and storage platforms to support current needs and future growth. You will help configure and upgrade data center sites; research, design, integrate, configure, and maintain systems; manage virtualization clusters and capacity; and support reliability through high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, monitoring, and recovery processes. You will optimize compute and storage for physical and virtual servers, support connected infrastructure, and ensure platforms and applications are backed up according to policy. You will also serve as an engineering resource for operations teams, collaborate with Networking and Security, document designs, mentor colleagues, and maintain lab environments for testing and research.

Requirements

6+ years of related experience as a Linux Systems Administrator or Linux Systems Engineer.
Expertise with Linux and/or Unix operating systems.
Strong networking fundamentals and a solid understanding of Storage Area Networks (SANs).
Knowledge of virtualization and containerization technologies such as VMware, Proxmox, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Experience managing complex infrastructure projects.
Experience with Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently, collaborate with a diverse team, and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment, including under pressure.
Ability to work on call, plus occasional overnight and weekend work.
Ability to travel on occasions.
Regularly required to talk and hear; use hands to type and handle objects and paperwork; use close vision and focus; and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Help configure new data center sites and upgrade existing locations, supporting compute, storage, and software environments.
Research, design, integrate, configure, and maintain systems that meet customer and business needs.
Manage multiple virtualization clusters and plan for current and future capacity.
Support high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and monitoring, including actionable alerts and recovery processes.
Translate application and user requirements into operating system, CPU, memory, storage, and I/O performance needs for physical and virtual servers.
Help maintain Fibre Channel, VXLAN, and network-attached storage (NAS) solutions.
Ensure service platforms and applications are backed up according to established policies and procedures.
Serve as an engineering resource for the Network Operations Center (NOC) and operations teams, helping isolate faults and resolve complex problems.
Partner with Networking and Security and support internal and external customers.
Document system designs and mentor colleagues.
Maintain lab environments, test new hardware and software, and contribute research and recommendations to future technology decisions.