UNIX Systems Engineer

Unix Systems Engineer I

The Unix Systems Engineer I is responsible for the deployment and support of UNIX Server based operating systems. Regular job responsibilities will involve making design decisions, developing team standards and documentation that is based on the goals of project initiatives and/or changing business needs. The Unix Systems Engineer I will be responsible for: supporting a variety of UNIX technologies including AIX and Linux, supporting our AAP platform (Ansible Automation) as well as writing Ansible and python scripts, completion of customer and team driven projects, and resolving incidents, requests and tasks routed through Service Now. This includes participating in a 24/7 On Call rotation for Priority Level 3 and higher service calls.

• Understanding daily administration of Linux servers, AIX, and SAN based mass storage assignment.
• Able to configure, integrate, maintain, debug performance issues, analyze recovery, and address user issues on standard Unix Platforms.
• Familiarity around ESX VCenter Tasks and Nutanix AHV including; Deployments, Cloning, Migrations, and API Calls.
• Provide Scripting support and scripting abilities within Perl, Python and Standard Shell commands.
• Provide support and administration of IBM Power 8, 9, 10 and 11 Series Servers.
• Understand IBM Virtualization layer including HMC's and IBM Power Series Frame deployments.
• Ability to troubleshoot and provide Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning for Linux and AIX environments.
• Utilize IAC (Infrastructure as Code) by writing Ansible playbooks and other languages as needed
• Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, report, and resolve hardware, software, and firmware problems on servers.
• Ensure the integrity, security, and availability of all UNIX-based enterprise servers,
• Maintain teams' documentation for all support processes and procedures
• Responsible for working with the team on daily operational issues by working directly on incidents reported through the Service Desk system.
• Maintain and constantly improve server performance, reliability, and security in compliance with BTS Standards and Policies
• Support the deployment of new systems in response to incoming customer requests and organizational requirements.
• Participate in new system deployments, technical exchange meetings and document reviews.
• Operating system/utility software installation, testing, implementation, maintenance, and configuration management.

Qualifications

• 3 + years reasonable UNIX platforms/vendor experience
• Linux Server Technology support for a minimum of 3 years
• 1 yr + Experience using Ansible and Python.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container technology
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.
• Working knowledge of High Availability and Load balancing technologies