Job Description :
Skill Required:
Expertise with configuration management tools such as Chef or Puppet.
Proficiency in systems management and application deployment automation through authoring and maintenance of Python, Perl, Ruby, and shell scripting
Experience with build and automation tools such as Rundeck and Jenkins.
Experience with deployment orchestration tools
Recognized as a subject matter expert on at least one OS and proficient in multiple operating systems, including OS performance monitoring, setup, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting.
Strong experience in at least one web server and application server technology, including setup, configuration, performance monitoring, tuning, clustering, and debugging (e.g. JConsole
Expert on HTTP, TCP/IP, SNMP and DNS.
Strong knowledge of Middleware Application Servers (WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat and Node.js preferred)
Experience with messaging tools such as WebSphere MQ or Sonic MQ.
Working experience on one or more load balancer platforms including setting up pools, VIPs, layer 7 routing, debugging (F5 LTM preferred
Design, test, implement basic automation workflows for deployments and operational activities
Able to use scripts and tools built by others, including the ability to troubleshoot or debug issues with these tools.
Able to interpret error messages from scripts, tools and applications to identify root cause.
Ability to author and update moderately complex scripts to automate repeatable production tasks (using scripting languages like bash, ksh, perl, powershell) and have advanced skills in at least one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, Java, C.
Experience with cloud deployment and with container technologies
Demonstrates exceptional troubleshooting methodology, including the ability to author and instruct new methodologies to the Systems Engineering team.
Demonstrate ability to independently triage complex incidents.
Independently resolve moderately to highly complex system and application incidents.
Able to identify and propose system and application fixes for performance bottlenecks.
Able to evaluate new application requirements for capacity and run-time best practices.
Able to evaluate new system and/or infrastructure solutions for technical feasibility against known requirements and standards.
Basic Qualifications:
7-10+ years experience supporting and/or deploying web-based products or services.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a wide range of constituencies in a diverse corporate and client environment.
Understand basic application design and dependencies for the applications the team supports.
Able to create concise and accurate documentation for Level 1 and 2 staff for the resolution of simple to moderate incidents/issues.
Comfortable presenting issues to management as well as peers, both written and verbally in a concise fashion.
Able to create system and production documentation, adhering to organization standards.
Provide rotational 24x7x365 on-call.