Senior / Lead Linux Systems Engineer

Description:

Our new Senior Linux System Engineer will work with our operations and development team resources to implement and maintain their service platform, LAMP, and J2EE applications. These platforms are based on Red Hat and Oracle Enterprise Linux servers running in VMware.

Day-to-day, our Senior Linux System Engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining the high-availability 24/7 J2EE application. All infrastructure initiatives within the company that involve JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, Monitoring, Oracle, and MySQL (etc) will fall under their purview.

The right Senior Linux System Engineer candidate must be able to recommend and implement best practices for highly available LAMP, WebLogic, JBoss, and Tomcat environments. They should have strong hands-on knowledge of Linux and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef or Salt. Experience with SAN and NAS configuration and administration, specifically EMC and Isilon systems would be a huge plus!

Requirements
:: 7+ YEars experience in enterprise I.T. Systems Engineering
:: 5+ YEars experience with Linux / Linux Redhat, CentOS Systems Engineering
:: Prior work experience working in high-availability, high-traffic, consumer-faceing environments
:: Deep understanding of Linux, Virtualization, Server Management, Security, Storage Area Networks | SAN etc
:: Server-side scripting with perl, python, shell, highly preferred
:: Hands-on knowledge of configuration management tools such as Puppet, Salt, or Chef
:: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
:: The ability and desire to lead, supervise, and/or manage direct-reports
:: The ability and desire to help design, recommend, and implement new solutions
:: The ability and desire to interface with multiple business units and work with upper management to optimize IT operations