Linux Engineer II

Job Purpose:

CBTS has an opening for a candidate with 5+ years’ experience managing Linux operating systems.  This position resides in a CBTS Managed Services team that provides enterprise solutions and technologies to multiple customers.

The ideal candidate will work with minimal supervision and have a desire to investigate and implement solutions or fixes.  Working with a team of engineers, this candidate must possess a willingness to learn and adapt.  Following procedures for break/fix, incidents, change requests, and scheduled maintenance are a regular part of the position.

Verbal and written communication skills are necessary to convey information that may be complex to others.  Additionally, being productive in a team environment and helping contribute to a positive team effort is required.  Planning and prioritization must occur to complete tasks effectively. 

Position requires on-call support and after-hours work.

Essential Technical Qualifications:

• Linux (RedHat 6/7/8, CentOS) required; additional Unix (Solaris/AIX) nice to have
• General Unix/Linux administration such as building and configuring VMs, software package installation, account maintenance, file permissions, system tuning
• Other Linux skills – Shell scripting, LVM, TCP/UDP, SNMP, DNS, NFS, ssh, sudo, syslog
• Performance troubleshooting, managing system services, system hardening
• Break/Fix
• Release management and patching
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking in the OSI model in LAN/WAN environments
• Detail oriented and self-motivated with good time management, communication, and presentation skills across varying organization levels
• Customer-facing experience when handling incident response.
• Solid experience working in VMware environments
• Other cloud administration (AWS, Azure, Google) experience nice to have

Education

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience as a Linux systems administrator or equivalent education or training
• Degree resulting in an Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and relevant professional certifications.
• Familiar with ITIL and ticketing systems
• Experience with enterprise systems for monitoring
• Any relevant certifications: RHCSA, RHCE, CCENT, VMware VCP, AWS, Azure