Senior Linux Systems Engineer

Company : Charter
Address : 8560 Upland Dr, Ste B Englewood CO (Local candidates only!)
Terms : 1yr + contract
Pay rate :
C2C $65
Remote/in office : hybrid
Accepting visa candidates : Yes
Interview Process : phone screen , technical panel , offer
Notes from last time we had this role:

• Need a Linux rockstar
  • Aka Engineering, administrating, and working with linux for many years (min of 5+ years)
  • Understands automation (perl, bash or python, others also acceptable)

• Backfilling for someone that took a perm role
• Selling point - They are not in the operation and production roles, they are in architecture and engineering (creates good work life balance)
• Day to day
  • Part of engineering that is in charge of the compute storage and linux golden images across Charter
  • Initiative has been started but now it needs to be modified, reengineered and maintained going forward

Senior Linux Systems Engineer (with Automation skills)
JOB SUMMARY
Ideal candidate will lead in the planning, design, development, implementation, and execution Linux systems engineering for the Charter Datacenter. Drives identification and adoption of best-in-class development. Designs, develops and implements platform enhancements and makes recommendations for improvements.
QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Required

• Minimum eight years of experience in UNIX/Linux engineering/administration
• Solid (RPM and Debian) Linux engineering, troubleshooting, testing and hardening experience
• Experience using new RPM tools like ip, dnf, nmcli ...
• Experience using apt, ubiquity, debian installer, ufw
• Familiar writing, reading and understanding yaml, and json files
• Automation/Scripting skills: perl, bash and python

• Hands-on experience designing, implementing and optimizing Linux file-systems

• Experience with vcenter, vmware ovftool, and hashicorp vault and packer tools
• Knowledge of CIS Workbench hardening, Linux Test Project and eliciting test cases; experience with Linux troubleshooting, hardening, and performance tuning
• Gitlab experience creating workflows, CI/CD pipelines, setting variables

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience

Desired

• Familiar with Test Driven Development (TDD)
• experience with LDAP mandatory
• experience with API-driven configuration
• Write and review pull/merge requests in Git
• Hands-on experience with creating Linux system images and publishing to a repository system such as Artifactory, etc.
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator certification

ADDITIONAL JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner
• Can clearly and professionally communicate with peers and solution vendors, both in person and through approved electronic communication means.
• Ability to schedule and coordinate multiple projects, communicate project requirements and objectives.
• Ability to meet deliverable objectives with minimal supervision.
• Understanding of Telco or related service provider services and technologies.