What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Linux Systems Engineer (Telecommunications Software) position at Kane Partners LLC?
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Our client is a global software company that develops mission-critical communications platforms used by transportation, public safety, utilities, government, and enterprise organizations around the world.
They are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to support and deploy complex Linux-based communication platforms in customer environments. This role is ideal for someone with a strong Red Hat Linux background who enjoys troubleshooting complex technical issues, supporting production environments, and working directly with customers.
This is not a traditional help desk role and it is not a network engineering position. The primary focus is advanced Linux administration, troubleshooting, deployment, and production support. Experience supporting telecom or IP communications platforms is highly desirable but not required.
Responsibilities
- Support and troubleshoot enterprise Linux production environments
- Deploy and maintain Linux-based communication platforms
- Investigate application, operating system, and infrastructure issues
- Perform root cause analysis using Linux command-line tools
- Analyze system logs and troubleshoot complex production incidents
- Work closely with customer engineering teams during deployments and support activities
- Configure and support virtualized Linux environments
- Automate deployment and configuration tasks using Ansible
- Collaborate with development teams to resolve software defects
- Serve as a senior technical resource for complex customer issues
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of hands-on Linux administration or Linux systems engineering experience
- Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Advanced Linux command-line troubleshooting skills
- Experience supporting enterprise production environments
- Strong understanding of system administration and Linux infrastructure
- Experience with VMware
- Experience with Ansible or other automation tools
- Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
- Strong customer-facing communication skills
Highly Preferred
- Telecommunications software or carrier environments
- SIP
- IMS
- IP Telephony
- Asterisk
- VoIP technologies
- Linux scripting (Bash)
- DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience
- Application deployment and production support
- Technical leadership or mentoring experience
Salary : $120,000 - $135,000