Senior Linux Systems Engineer

Reporting to the IT Manager, the Senior Linux Systems Engineer is a primary team member who works to administer, support, troubleshoot, and problem solve complex infrastructure systems. You will collaborate with management, architects, and engineers to drive successful outcomes with focus on automation, security, quality, and best practices.

A Day in the Life of the Senior Linux Systems Engineer:

About the role: 

• Management of Linux server environment including server builds, configuration, hardening, patching, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance including backup and recovery, and business continuity / DR.
• Work closely with the application development and database management teams to resolve application/database service delivery issues
• Use automation, orchestration, and scripting tools to manage existing and future systems
• Monitor the operation of applications and compute resources
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement strategies for scalability, DR, HA
• Work independently with little supervision on day to day tasks, receiving general instructions on new assignments
• Commitment to quality customer service
• Participate in on-call rotations as an escalation point

Required Qualifications – About you:

We are looking for candidates who possess the rare combination of the following achievements, skills and behaviors: 

Level of qualification/education/experience:

• 5+ years work experience as Linux System Administrator or similar role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Key behavior skills: 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time management, organizational skills, crisis management and problem-solving skills
• Innovative, fast learner and willing to share knowledge
• Self-starter, able to work under no direct supervision

Technical skills and knowledge:

• Deep knowledge in Linux system administration (RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux), security hardening, monitoring, and tuning
• Advanced level of Shell scripting and regular expressions
• Automation frameworks: Puppet, Foreman, Ansible, Terraform
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite system and Linux VM provisioning
• Containerization technologies: Docker, Kubernetes
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Highly Preferred:

• Knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud services and architecture
• Virtualization solutions: VMWare, KVM
• Orchestration systems: OpenNebula, OpenStack, CloudStack
• Monitoring tools: Nagios, Prometheus, ElasticSearch, Graylog, Grafana
• Identity Management: FreeIPA
• Applicable IT Certifications
• ITIL framework knowledge

Skills & Personal Characteristics:

• Ownership
• Care
• Innovation

Why PROS?

PROS culture and the truly extraordinary people who work here are at the very core of our success. We have a passion for what we do, and we won’t stop until we’ve delivered on our promises. We’re committed to the success of our customers. That’s why we think harder and dream bigger – so our customers can go even further than they ever imagined possible.

This is a unique opportunity to join a company that has 30+ years of proven success with a long runway of more success.

Our people make PROS stand out from the rest. If you want to be a part of something truly extraordinary, come help us shape the future of how companies compete and win in their markets.

Work Environment:

Most work activities are performed in an office or home-office environment and require little to moderate physical exertion. Work activities may require periods of extended hours, critical deadlines and stressful situations. To successfully complete the tasks of this position, individuals must be able to communicate clearly (in writing and orally), comprehend business terminology, interpret numerical data.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.