UNIX Systems Engineer

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Unix Systems Engineer to provide operational support to engineering, business development, and remote customer environments.

Responsibilities:

· Troubleshoot complex unix/linux issues in production/colo, lab, and customer environments

· Develop and maintain scripts to automate tasks and deployment

· Deploy and scale production systems with minimal downtime

· Secure/harden operating systems against compromise

· Implement and administer network infrastructure

· Work closely with release engineering to script and maintain SCM and build environment

· Assist in network/unix infrastructure design

· Develop creative solutions to complex technological challenges

Requirements:

· 5+ years of experience with Linux system administration (CentOS or RHEL preferred).

· Superior knowledge of UNIX

· Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP and networking

· Strong unix 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.

· Experience with securing public websites

· Experience administering and managing collocated servers.

· Willing to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

· Experience configuring systems for use with one of the major database packages

· Knowledge of L2/L3 network infrastructure including Cisco switches and routers;

· Strong organization and documentation skills

· Ability to work independently with minimum supervision

· Strong knowledge in various systems disciplines (dns, ldap, smtp, ssh/ssl, ntp, packing managers, tcp/ip internals, volume managers/filesystems, etc)



Preferred:

· BS/MS in Computer Science

· TS/SCI security clearance or willingness to get cleared.

· Experience with open source monitoring and alerting systems (nagios, cacti, etc).

· Experience with VMware based server virtualization.

· Experience with systems management tools such as puppet or cfengine.

· Experience with IDS and IPS systems