Job Description :
Job Title: Systems Engineer
Duration: 1 year contract
Location: Raleigh, NC 27601 / Westford, MA 01886
Job Description
Job summary
Seeking a Systems Engineer to work in the Products and Technologies, Developer Operations, Systems Operations team in Westford, MA, or Raleigh, NC. In this role, you will partner with tool development and quality engineering teams to deliver infrastructure and services consumed by processes that create company''s world-class open source software. Your mission each day will be to make these systems work and become more efficient at each available opportunity. For this role, you will work specifically with Power 9 and S390 hardware to configure the infrastructure to handle existing and developing software.
Primary Job responsibilities:
Build and manage infrastructure environments based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL, RHEV, RHOSP) and Middleware products (Jboss, Openshift
Demonstrate your passion for troubleshooting, open source technology, and methodologies.
Assist application teams with performance improvement and automation activities to enhance productivity.
Collaborate with members of the Systems Operations team globally to provide escalated support in critical situations.
Required skills:
5+ years of Linux operating system installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance experience
Intermediate knowledge of and experience with VIOS and Power HMC
Knowledge of/experience with highly available VIOS instances and KVM on Power are a plus
Advanced knowledge of Linux on Power
Experience with Power 6, 7, and 8
Scripting skills using a configuration management or orchestration system (Ansible, Puppet, Salt)
Experience managing applications and systems written in Perl, Python, Ruby, and Java
Experience using relational database management systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL
Some experience in the deployment, monitoring and management of virtualized systems at scale
May have some experience with SAN management and configuration
May have some experience with network device management and configuration
Professional Linux certifications are an advantage
Understanding of Agile development practices