TEKsystems c/o Allegis Group is Hiring a Senior Systems Engineer Near Redmond, WA
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Description: The successful engineer in this role will: Understand how commodity servers, operating systems and networks function, perform and scale. Possess superb troubleshooting, project management and problem analysis skills. Drive technical innovation and efficiency in infrastructure operations via automation. Design server monitoring and management solutions using automation and self-repair. Create processes that enhance operational workflow and provide positive customer impact. Dive deep to resolve problems at their root, looking for failure patterns amenable to long-term solutions via simplification and automation. Avoid re-inventing the wheel and prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure prone ones. Recognize and adopt best practices in documentation, testing, security, operational support at scale, and efficient use of resources. Develop appropriate metrics to demonstrate performance at improving operational efficiency. Core Requirements: In depth knowledge of & experience deploying and operating Linux or other UNIX variants in a datacenter environment. Relentless passion for frugality and out-of-the-box engineering. Strong system troubleshooting skills. Proficiency and experience in automation via Perl/Python programming and shell scripting. Good understanding of standard internet protocols (Ethernet, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, SSL, DNS, HTTP, etc.) Demonstrable grasp of security best practices in server configuration, tool development, and access controls. Experience in building SQL queries. Highly Desirable Attributes: Knowledge of C, C or Java. Knowledge of VCS (git, mercurial, svn). Understanding of AWS technologies (aws.amazon.com). Experience deploying or managing servers in large-scale, geographically diverse environments. Understanding & experience of managing and monitoring large scale disk sub-systems. Operational knowledge of common enterprise switching and routing platforms Additional Skills & Qualifications: In depth knowledge of & experience deploying and operating Linux or other UNIX variants in a datacenter environment. Relentless passion for frugality and out-of-the-box engineering. Strong system troubleshooting skills. Proficiency and experience in automation via Perl/Python programming and shell scripting. Good understanding of standard internet protocols (Ethernet, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, SSL, DNS, HTTP, etc.) Demonstrable grasp of security best practices in server configuration, tool development, and access controls. Experience in building SQL queries. Experience deploying or managing servers in large-scale, geographically diverse environments. Understanding & experience of managing and monitoring large scale disk sub-systems. Operational knowledge of common enterprise switching and routing platforms About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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