Linux Systems Engineer

Overview

Location: Hybrid; 2 days remote; Office in Canonsburg, PA

Job Type: Contract

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card

The A.C Coy company has an immediate need for a contract Linux Systems Engineer . This individual will  part of an IT team responsible for the planning, designing, building, testing and support of both on-premises and Saas hardware, software, and networking. Our ideal candidate will 3+ years of experience in a Linux environment working with Command line code, SFTP's, and device mapping. Additionally, there is a strong preference for experience maintaining firewalls and working with other IT elements, such as VPN, telephony, email, networks (wireless and lan), and security. 

Responsibilities

• Contribute strong knowlege and skills to the team pertaining to Linux administration and engineering
• Improves operations by monitoring system performance, identifying and resolving problems, and defining action plans
• Perform server administration tasks, including user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, print services, research event log warnings and errors, and resource monitoring, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly
• Implement and maintain collaboration security best practices by assessing current threats, vulnerabilities, risks, and associated technical countermeasures. (Proof point, Windows defender, and Sophos)
• Perform the troubleshooting of data, email, voice, network (Meraki switches, routers, and firewalls (Cisco ASA/Sophos Firewall), storage (Vxrails) and other hardware problems.
• Build, maintain, and audit all network and infrastructure related documentation as it relates to configuration, processes, services records, asset inventories, topologies, administration manuals, job instructions, support contracts, etc.
• Support of onsite and remote workforce and provide solutions for efficiency in managing solutions supporting both types of workers
• Perform routine/scheduled audits of the systems, including all backups

Qualifications

Required

• 3-5 years of administration experience in a Linux environment, including networking, server, and application maintenance
• Experience with configuration and implementation of distributed systems on Linux and Windows
• Ability to write line-item commands in Linux
• Strong Firewall background, preferably SOPHOS

Preferred

• Experience with cloud network (familiarity with AWS network solutions, other public cloud, etc.)
• Experience supporting Unified Communications, including PBX, SIP, Voicemail, Hard/Soft Phone Mobility Solutions, MS Teams, Cisco ASA and SOPHOS, Cisco/Meraki
• Experience supporting external Telco services such as vendor management, SIP, POTS, T1/E1, etc.
• Experience supporting a UC environment and solutions (Slack, Zoom, O365 (including SharePoint),etc.
• Experience implementing, maintaining, and upgrading Windows Server OS and Active Directory Domains
• Experience managing and growing virtualized infrastructures using best practice and modern technology
• CCNA or equivalent preferred