TS2-Linux Engineer at Rose International

*** Only Qualified Linux System administration candidates currently located in the Des Moines, IA area will be considered due to the position requiring onsite presence***

Preferred Education:
Associates degree or Tech school.

Required Experience:
•System administration experience in Linux environments and proficient in tasks such as analyzing log files, managing user accounts and groups. (5 Years)
•Windows Systems Administration and Active Directory. (3 Years)
•Strong knowledge of MS Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 servers. (3 Years)
•Experience troubleshooting system level problems including server failure and OS tuning. (3 Years)
•The ability to create and manage BASH scripting. (3 Years)
•The ability to schedule and manage Cron Jobs. (3 Years)
•Experience configuring and managing Apache Web servers including SSL Certificate configuration, reverse proxy and load balancing configuration. (3 Years)
•Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written correspondence) in a professional and courteous manner with technical and non-technical personnel. (3 Years)
•Will be required to be accessible 24x7 in case of emergency. (3 Years)

Desired Experience:
•Hands on VMware experience, including vSphere and administration of VMware clusters. (3 Years)
•Experience with Samba, CIFS and NFS mounts. (3 Years)
•Experience with Nagios monitoring software. (3 Years)
•The ability to setup and configure system services. (3 Years)
•Experience with VMware Horizon View Virtual Desktop. (3 Years)
•Experience configuring and managing other application server and middleware technologies such as JBoss, AS/Wildfly, IBM MQSeries. (3 Years)
•Configuring and managing Apache Tomcat is a plus. (3 Years)
•SOLR experience is a plus. (3 Years)
•Alfresco experience is a plus. (3 Years)
•Experience with DBMS software including, but not limited to, Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server and MongoDB. (3 Years)
•Strong knowledge of Active Directory and Terminal Services. (3 Years)
•Strong knowledge of DNS, DHCP, LDAP, SMTP and TCP/IP networking. (3 Years)
•Knowledge of SAN storage, VMFS, iSCSI, NFS, etc. (3 Years)

Linux Systems Administrator Overview: The Systems Administrator is accountable as the primary resource for the Linux environment and will serve as a backup to the Windows System administrators as well as the applications that support the enterprise infrastructure and business critical services. Responsibilities on these systems include the administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance of VMware systems, hosting hardware, Linux servers and Microsoft Windows servers.

The position requires someone that is detail oriented with a strong desire to provide exceptional service. The system administrator will be responsible for improving the stability and performance of various operating systems, maintaining and improving the security posture of the systems, continuous monitoring of system health, and troubleshooting issues that arise.

Responsibilities include:
• Engineering of Linux systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs.
• Fluent in various flavors of Linux: CentOS, RHEL and Oracle Enterprise Linux
• Install and configure Linux servers and application residing on Linux servers
• Develops and maintains appropriate system documentation to ensure that documentation is current.
• Contribute to and maintain system standards.
• Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Virtual Center administration and troubleshooting
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; including documentation
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure/add new services as necessary.
• Upgrade and configure system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
• Provides backup to Sr. Windows Engineer and Storage and Virtualization Engineer as needed.

Notes: This is a 3-month engagement with a high likelihood to extend. Candidate Must be eligible to work for any employer in the USA. There may be an opportunity to be hired directly by the client if selected.

Benefits:

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender(expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).