ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide basic systems administration, operational support and problem resolution for Linux/Ubuntu based systems.

• Coordinates system administration and operational support (e.g., hardware/software installation, maintenance and support, security, storage management, backup/restore and disaster recovery).

• Assists in testing, operational support, monitoring, capacity planning, and troubleshooting to maintain system normalcy. Continuous integration support.

• Evaluating, installing, monitoring and maintaining application status, health, and performance.

• Applying operating system and security patches as required.

• Monitor system and application performance to detect errors; apply testing procedures/methodologies (e.g., diagnostic software) and provide interpretation of data.

• Provide root-cause analysis for recurring or critical problems

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: 2-5 years in Devops, System Administration, or equivalent roles

Technical Expertise:

• Strong server administration (Ubuntu)

• Docker: Dockerfiles, compose, swarm, networks

• In-depth knowledge of LAN/WAN topologies, routing and switching

• An understanding of networking: IPv4, DNS, DHCP, ARP

• Experience with VLAN configuration, OpenVPN, and iptables firewall configuration

• A practical understanding of security

• Extremely strong troubleshooting skills

• Self-starter, motivated, organized, and detail oriented

• Ability to learn new concepts and technologies quickly

• Excellent communication/customer service skills, strong analytical skills, strong documentation/written communication skills, prioritize and multi-tasking and ability to work well in a collaborative teaming environment

• Experience in automation with scripting (bash, awk, sed, python, etc)

• Hadoop, Kafka, Spark

• Tensorflow distributed cluster management

• GeoServer, GIS

• Postgres

• AWS

Nice to have:

• Puppet, Chef, or Ansible Experience

• B.Sc./M.Sc. Computer Science or Computer Engineering

• Software Engineering experience (Python)

• Any applicable IT certifications (RHCE, RHCA, Linux+, etc)