Senior Linux Server Engineer

Responsibilities

• Maintain, manage, and deploy Linux systems in compliance with company standards.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve system problems.
• Maintain the integrity and security of servers and systems.
• Evaluate and assess server security compliance and employ mitigations.
• Support all Security and SOX compliance configurations.
• Plan and direct upgrades of operating systems, patches, and system enhancements.
• Set up end user and service accounts.
• Interact with users and evaluate vendor products.
• Build and maintain Oracle and Azure Cloud servers.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects.
• Provide guidance and work leadership to less experienced administrators and end users as required.
• Participate in special projects as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science plus 5 years of related experience; OR 8+ years of related experience in lieu of Bachelor's.
• US Person Required.
• Demonstrated operations experience with Linux platforms (e.g. RHEL, Oracle Enterprise), including administration, management, performance monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, OCI).
• Experience with patching, repo servers, and maintaining server builds.
• Experience with backup systems and snapshots.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware/software issues, restore the environment to an operational state with minimal downtime, perform root cause analysis, and provide a forward‑leaning mitigation strategy.
• Ability to create, maintain, and troubleshoot basic Linux scripts.
• Desired technical skills: Oracle, Linux or Redhat certification.
• Understanding of proactive monitoring concepts.
• Ability to make recommendations to improve our Linux environment.
• Experience with VMware virtual environment.