Senior/Associate Staff Systems Storage Engineer, QDI

QIAGEN•Redwood City, CA

9d•$140,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Linux Systems Administrator / Storage Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for managing and supporting enterprise Linux environments, Dell EMC storage systems, virtualization platforms, backup and replication solutions, and automation initiatives. The position focuses on ensuring the availability, scalability, security, and performance of production infrastructure while collaborating closely with engineering teams to maintain reliable system deployments and operational consistency.

Requirements

7-10 years of experience with Linux system administration (SUSE, Rocky, Redhat).
Working knowledge of Linux and Virtualization (VMware and Xen).
Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP and networking.
Strong Linux system programming using a shell and a higher-level language.
Strong and current working knowledge of modern x64-based server hardware.
Experience building Linux kernels and troubleshooting kernel issues.
Willing to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
Experience configuring systems and storage for use with databases. (Postgres)
Strong knowledge in various systems disciplines (DNS, LDAP, SMTP, SSH/SSL, NTP, package managers, TPC/IP internals, volume managers/filesystems).
Strong hands-on experience configuring and scaling a growing storage infrastructure requirement.
Ability to create a capacity plan, redundancy model, and replication on the Dell/EMC Unity platforms.
Experience administering and managing collocated servers.
Experience with Backup solutions (Veeam, Netbackup etc)

Nice To Haves

BS in Computer Science.
Experience with open-source monitoring and alerting systems (eg: Nagios, Zabbix, PRTG, Cacti).
Experience with VMware / Xen based server virtualization.
Experience with systems automation management tools such as Puppet or Chef.

Responsibilities

Provide support for EMC storage infrastructure (SAN, NFS, CIFS, ISCSI, etc).
Troubleshoot complex Linux issues in production, lab, and corporate environments.
Manage Backups and Replication.
Develop and maintain automation scripts.
Deploy and scale production systems with minimal downtime.
Secure/harden operating systems against compromise.
Work closely with engineering to script and maintain release consistency across environments.
Assist in network/Linux infrastructure planning, design, and maintenance.
Manage Storage purchase and maintenance renewals.
On-call rotation and after hours support.