Systems Engineer (Sr. Linux)

About the role

Implement and architect server/systems infrastructure in a large 24x7 environment.

Be able to implement from design diagrams a highly available and scalable system infrastructure. Candidate should be able to translate a design concept into a working diagram highlighting individual hardware/software components required to integrate the project into existing infrastructure.

Manage work completion to engineering milestones by ensuring that development, integration, test and production environments are all in sync; implement revision change control

Support and maintain communication and project workflow between development group of architecture and engineering teams and the operations/implementation group.

Experience with and understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Openstack and VMware

Advanced experience with the following VMware concepts

• VMware vRealize Operations Manager
• Distributed Switches vMotion/Storage vMotion
• Able to create, maintain & deploy templates
• Create clones & customization profiles
• High Availability (HA) & Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
• Host profiles

Install and configure Dell blades chassis and servers (Rack mounted & Blades)

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in networking industry.
• B.S (or higher) in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience with Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.x - 6.5, Redhat Deployments using Kickstart installations, Redhat Clustering configuration and deployments
• Experience with Oracle Linux 5.6 - 6.4 and Oracle RAC cluster technology

• Cloud Computing: AWS, VMWare and Openstack
• Network bonding and VLAN Trunking
• Server platforms: Dell & HP rack and blade systems

Experience with the deployment and management of storage hardware

• 3PAR, EMC, Isilon IQ, iDRAC configuration & management and NetApp NAS appliances
• SAN hardware and technologies: EMC/Brocade, SAN Directors, Fibre-Attached storage, iSCSI, RAID levels and best practices

Linux administration to include networking, storage, multipathing configuration:

• Familiarity with: NTP, DNS, NFS, Load Balancing
• Fiber Channel zoning concepts
• Brocade administration, NPIV & Access Gateway Mode
• HTTP servers and understanding of content delivery/CDN integration

Additional information

High Availability and Scalability Technology: Brocade Load Balancers, clustering software, auto-failover, Ethernet bonding

Additional Information: Office and Interpersonal Skills

Must be able to work successfully in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment, and effectively multi-task multiple priorities in a team-oriented setting.

Candidates should possess excellent written/verbal communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills and be able to communicate ideas and concepts between different departments.

Demonstrate leadership and organizational skills by seeing a project from engineering design concept to final product deployment.

Must be able to work both independently on projects and cooperatively within a team environment.