Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Especially high skill level of VMware admin and management.
• Including, but not limited to, Jenkins, GIT, DevOps tool administration.
• Systems Administration/System Engineer certification in Linux+, e.g., CompTIA Linux+, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) preferred.
• Network equipment management, Cisco equipment preferred.
• 5+ years of system administration experience in Linux environments.
• Proficient in tasks such as shell scripting, creating corn jobs, analyzing log files, managing user accounts and groups, configuring iptables, and setting up mail services.
• Proven ability to multi-task.
• Independent, self-starter.
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written correspondence) in a professional and courteous manner with technical and non-technical personnel.
• CompTIA Security+ (SY0-301) or other DoD 8570.1 Workplace Improvement Plan IAT Level II compliant certification required (or equivalent experience).
• Familiarity with web-based technologies, including but not limited to, reverse proxy servers, SSL certificate configuration, three-tier architecture, and service oriented architecture, enterprise service bus, http, and differences between browsers.
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Able to move servers to and from main DC to the colocation and labs.
• Install new hardware or migrate existing servers (rack and stack).

Nice To Haves

• Linux+
• CompTIA Linux+
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Cisco equipment management experience

Responsibilities

• Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs.
• Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Manage virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM, and other).
• Manage storage (Netapp, Dell/EMC, PureStorage, and others).
• Support Infra automation tools (ansible) and Foreman deployment management.
• Manage system inventory system (GLPI).
• Manage network equipment (Cisco, Mellanox, and others).
• Install and configure systems which support infrastructure and/or R&D activities.
• Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
• Configure/maintain storage equipment and troubleshoot with vendors.
• Configure/install EDA tools, FlexLM licenses, and troubleshoot software tool issues.
• Contribute to and maintain system standards.
• Contribute to and maintain security posture of the systems.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks.
• Identify approaches that leverage resources.
• Install and maintain security patches on operational and development systems (Red Hat Linux, Windows, VMWare, Apache).
• Report Security Patch compliance.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes.
• Review system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up.
• Perform regular file archival and purge as necessary.
• Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
• Provide Tier III/other support per request.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Repair and recover from hardware or software failures.
• Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
• Configure/add new services as necessary.
• Manage existing and/or deploy new instances of Jirra, Git, LDAP, Jenkins, VMWare environments.
• Upgrade and configure system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications.
• Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.
• Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
• Provide after-hours and weekend support and/or alternative work schedules as required.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Sick hours