POSITION: Linux Systems Engineer – R&D - DOE Security Clearance

COMPENSATION: $110,000 Base Salary

LOCATION: Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

JOB TYPE: Full time

EDUCATION: Bachelor

EXPERIENCE: Senior

Company is seeking a highly qualified LINUX SYSTEMS ENGINEER to join the Research and Development Linux Systems Support Team. We run mid-range clusters, servers, workstations and other services where science happens at the lab. In this role you will work with the Operational team, both maintaining existing services and contributing to the design and rollout of new services for the healthcare research community.

*** Due to the nature of the data, all work must be performed on-site (No telecommuting work!)

*** SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy, which requires passing a pre-placement drug test and participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in which employees are subject to being randomly selected for testing.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of 7 years of experience managing UNIX/LINUX Systems

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience with 10+ years of experience managing UNIX/LINUX Systems

Strong knowledge of multiple operating systems

Experience with RHEL6/7, VMware ESXi 6

Familiarity with version control systems such as Git, Subversion, Bazaar

Knowledge of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, traffic analysis, common protocols and network diagnostics

Experience with performance and diagnostic tools for benchmarking, analysis and tuning of systems, networking and storage

Experience with virtualization hypervisors (VMware, KVM, LXC)

Experience with CFEngine, Puppet, Ansible, and other configuration management systems

Experience with Nagios, CheckMK, Solarwinds, Ganglia, and other network and device monitoring systems.

Experience with various storage architectures, filesystems and hardware (iSCSI, SAS, Panasas, Netapp, Lustre, LVM, XVM, ext3, ext4)

Experience with various open source backup solutions (Bacula, BackupPC, Amanda)

Previous experience working in a government, scientific, or other highly technical environment

Excellent interpersonal skills suitable for user support and ability to work well with peer system administrators

Moderate fluency in at least one scripting language such as Bash, Python, Ruby, Perl or equivalent

DEVOPS scripting, programming and automation

Porting/updating utility scripts between OS versions/platforms

Demonstrated capabilities to work in a dynamic environment and translate user needs into actionable project plans and see those plans through execution while balancing needs for short-term, high-priority tasks

Technical documentation skills, including ability to prepare simple documentation web pages

RHCT or RHCE Certification

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

Demonstrated ability to balance complex research and security requirements

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, install, configure, and maintain (including patching) Linux systems, Storage, Backup, and application software in support of research needs

Provide consulting in the selection and purchase of hardware and software systems

Provide configuration management utilizing Puppet and Ansible

Ensure the secure and effective operation of computing systems through compliance with company procedures and IT Internal Operating Procedures

Troubleshoot system problems quickly and effectively

Work with other systems engineers and vendors to resolve hardware and software issues

Answer escalated user calls in addition to primary project work

Develop and document procedures including, but not limited to, startup, execution, shutdown, backup, and recovery

Monitor systems performance and availability with Check_MK and other tools

Install and configure software, both commercial packages and various open source packages

Maintain documentation and notes on software builds and installs

Work with scientific users to determine needs, and balance needs against cyber requirements to provide a solution that meets the requirements of both

Port, modify and write system management, logging and scientific tools

Support data storage systems and backup services

Assist users with use of computing systems

Promote operational efficiency and reliability through automation

Off hours support during maintenance windows and on-call support rotation may be required