Lead Red Hat Linux Enterprise Infrastructure Engineer
Holyoke. MA - Hybrid work with up to 3 days remote
Contract
Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Consultant
Lead Red Hat Linux Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering Consultant that will be responsible for all aspects of system administration, architectural design and ongoing maintenance of a large Red Hat Linux deployment residing on public and private cloud, as well as physical and virtual systems. The Consultant shall be comfortable working in a team environment and excel in collaborative problem solving. The Consultant shall be experienced in the art of system administration, organized with an attention to detail, and above all, enthusiastic about the endless possibilities technology has to offer.
Primary Responsibilities
Deployment, configuration and troubleshooting of Red Hat Enterprise Linux server systems utilizing Ansible, Python, BASH, etc.
Monitor server performance and take appropriate actions (e.g. tune)
Perform operating system upgrades and assuring the quality of fixes and enhancements
Assist IT departments in analyzing and resolving operating system and application problems
Troubleshoot operational issues and assist with root-cause analyses
Engage with policy and procedure, change management, and service desk processes during daily activities
Provide technical knowledge needed to ensure effective and efficient changes to the IT infrastructure
Assist with product evaluations, architectural reviews and solution development for new capabilities
Minimum Requirements / Education Required Experience:
Deep understanding of Unix operating system including system boot process, kernel configuration, account management, file system permissions, and network configurations
Configuration and management experience with Kubernetes deployments and container operations
Must have experience with automation solutions such as Ansible Core, Ansible Tower, and Terraform
Must have experience with utilizing Git source code control
Must have experience with DevOps methodologies, including utilizing GitOps to manage infrastructure
Must have excellent time management and communication skills; strong interpersonal and mentoring skills, as well as strong team orientation and communication
Minimum of 10 years related experience OR the equivalent combination of experience and education
Desired Experience
Solid understanding coding and scripting (BASH, Python, etc.)
Experience with backup solutions (Rubrik, NetBackup)
Experience with monitoring tools (PRTG, DynaTrace, etc.) a plus
Experience documenting technical solutions utilizing Atlassian Confluence and Gliffy a plus
Experience implementing security standards such as CIS Benchmarks.