Contract Systems & Storage Engineer, $65-to-$85-hour, Boston Hybrid

Contract Systems & Storage Engineer , $65-to-$85-hour, Boston Hybrid

Compensation Commensurate with experience, bonus, benefits, EOE, diverse highly educated culture. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, refugee, asylum, or lawful permanent residents. Principals ONLY, NO c2c.

Summary

• Our client is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Systems and Storage team.
• This team is responsible for enterprise storage, virtualization, OS, backup/recovery, and server hardware.
• The Systems Engineer is responsible for administration and operational duties for a diverse set of technologies with a focus on Linux and Storage.
• The position requires excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to work independently to meet team goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of server lifecycle management for Linux servers on-premises and in the public cloud to include deployment, maintenance, security, decommission as needed.
• Lead security focused efforts of hardening the Linux environment through iptables, MFA, SSH, and bastion servers.
• Identify areas where automation for operational improvement of day-to-day manual tasks can be deployed across various Systems & Storage technologies.
• Respond to and resolve alerts associated with Linux, storage, and VMware events.
• Maintain current and accurate operational documentation for team technologies.
• Leverage enterprise tools to monitor, analyze, troubleshoot systems, and make informed decisions for workload optimization.
• Collaborate with other infrastructure teams in the troubleshooting and resolution of escalated system and application related issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of proven experience in managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware.
• Proven skills using Bash, Python, PowerShell or Ansible.
• Familiarity with the following technologies a plus: NetApp file & block, Rubrik data management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Diversity and EOE Statements

• Our clients are committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate based on race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. They believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply. They are an equal employment opportunity employer.
• BlueSkyClarity proudly believes that your gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability should have nothing to do with hiring practices. We are an EOE agency that seeks to increase our client’s diversity recruitment and hiring.