Lead Linux Engineer/Architect Hybrid !

Job Title : . Lead Linux Engineer/Architect - Hybrid !

Location: Rocklin, CA

Job Type : 3 Day Onsite 2 days remote for this role

Duration : 12+ months

Opening : 1 Opening !

This role will be someone that has been in Linux for most of their career as a Linux admin and engineer that has recently moved into DevOps or is doing more Linux Engineering with a decent amount of automation scripting with Bash/Shell and Python.

Top Skills' Details

• Develop and Implement the technical standards for Linux OS running RHEL and CentOS.
• Kernel tuning
• Implement capacity planning for Linux REPOs and support tools for Linux, (ie, Puppet, GitHub, Satellite, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, TensorFlow, Jenkins)
• Python scripting skills or bash
  
  

Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves

• Unix
• Bash
• PowerShell
• RedHat Linux
  
  

Job Description

• Work with the architects to evaluate new technologies and perform POCs (Proof of Concept labs) to extend the multi-year roadmap and set overall technical direction for our infrastructure team
• Gather, analyze and drive project requirements, design and implement Linux infrastructure components
• Work closely with Level2 team(s) and help define their workflow and runbooks
• Have the opportunity to be hands-on, working side by side with our people to get things done
• Grow and develop your team's technical capabilities, manage individual's priorities and tasks.
• Publish Build-To and review the As-Built documentation for current and new server related design deployments
• Provide insightful data to guide decision making and offer proactive solutions.
• Operate a computer and communicate via telephone
• Transport materials and equipment and lift, move, and carry objects up to 50 pounds on a limited basis
  
  

Criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Sciences, Engineering, or related field (an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered)
• 7+ years of a managing Linux Operating Systems in an enterprise environment
• Fundamental understanding of deploying and supporting Linux servers in a highly available and fault tolerant enterprise level environment.
• Delivery of fully integrated, automated, and highly available Linux provisioning process with enterprise level tools and technologies
• You have a deep and wide understanding of Linux Operating Systems, Virtualization platforms, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management tools (example: Puppet, TensorFlow, Ansible) and strong familiarity with Oracle and/or SQL databases, VMWare and/or HyperV
• You have a firm grasp of scripting techniques including Linux scripting language, Python, ksh, bash, shell scripting is highly desired
• You have strong working knowledge of security best practices for implementing highly secure Linux solutions
• Ideally, you have experience deploying and maintaining a Satellite patch solution and experience configuring and managing AD SPN objects on Linux servers using keytab files
• You have experience with configuration, administration and performance troubleshooting experience for Linux OS, apache/tomcat, and database servers running on Linux.
• You have hands-on experience on Puppet, Satellite, REPOs, and Linux automation
• You have knowledge of Server hardening, system monitoring, performance tuning and process mapping.
  
  

Additional Skills & Qualifications

They are looking for someone with Bash Programing Skills.

Ansible Playbook experience is a huge plus

Red Hat Satellite Managing Satellite

VMware is a plus

Containers and Kubernetes

This is a top 10 highly trafficked website and the technologies and tools they are implanting are cutting edge and 1st in class in the tech space. This an enterprise company that is very mature and yields 70% of its sales form eCommerce vs Stores. The brand is well known and people who have worked here often move on to bigger Tech Companies.

For the Project: You would be working on a team of 3 engineers w/ over 3,500 Linux host only 200 of those are on prem. Core Oracle workloads run on Linux and it Linux is the Major platform for growth. They are 70% Linux over Windows.