Linux Engineer
SCOPE OF SERVICES
TASKS:
- Engineering and administration of Veritas products including Cluster Server, Volume Manager.
- File System / other clustering & replication technologies.
- Execute Unix performance related utilities.
- Engineering and administration of SUN/UNIX/ Linux based systems.
- Subject matter expert for mission critical Public Safety applications and deployments on SUN/UNIX/Linux based systems.
- Engineering and administration of SAN storage infrastructure in relations to SUN/UNIX/ Linux based systems.
- Administration of SUN/UNIX/ Linux based systems on physical and virtual servers as well as software.
- Administration of servers (experience with Red Hat Linux, Solaris & AIX).
- Work as part of a team administering: Oracle Database Sun Management Center, MySQL, db2 and oracle database, Experience Percona XtraDB Cluster, Sendmail, Solaris Security, Jumpstart, & LDAP; TIVOLI, BLADELOGIC, NETIQ, VMWARE, DNS, NFS, Solaris Zones, RedHat Satellite Server, etc.
- Perform OS upgrades and patch installations.
- Perform scripting (bash/ksh, PERL, Python).
- Provision bare metal installs, configure, operate, and maintain systems.
- Provision and manage automation tools for system deployment and maintenance of templates. Administration of ESXi environments, including advanced diagnostics and performance management.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
Candidates MUST possess at least 12 years of experience as Linux Engineer.
The following experience / skills / expertise are also required:
Ansible:
- Proficient in creating and managing playbooks for automation.
- Experienced in configuring, deploying, and managing systems using Ansible.
- Ability to troubleshoot Ansible scripts.
OpenShift:
- Skilled in managing and deploying containerized applications on OpenShift.
- Understanding of OpenShift architecture, security, and configuration.
- Experience in troubleshooting and maintaining OpenShift clusters.
RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux):
- Expertise in managing and troubleshooting RHEL-based systems.
- Familiar with RHEL subscription management and patching processes.
- Knowledge of performance tuning, security hardening, and scripting in RHEL.
Virtualization:
- Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware.
- Proficient in managing virtual machines and understanding virtualization concepts.
- Skilled in optimizing and securing virtualized environments.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
Percona:
- Knowledge of Percona database solutions, including MySQL and MongoDB.
- Experience in database performance tuning and optimization.
- Familiarity with Percona monitoring and management tools.
Dialogic XMS:
- Understanding of Dialogic XMS (XMS Media Server) architecture and functionality.
- Experience in deploying and managing multimedia services using Dialogic XMS.
- Ability to troubleshoot and maintain XMS integrations with communication platforms.
TimeKeeper:
- Proficiency in configuring and maintaining Timekeeper for time synchronization.
- Knowledge of GPS, PTP, and NTP protocols in Timekeeper.
- Ability to troubleshoot synchronization issues in distributed systems.
Certificates:
- Skilled in managing SSL/TLS certificates, including generation and renewal processes.
- Familiarity with PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and certificate-based authentication.
- Experience in troubleshooting and implementing secure certificate configurations.