Platform Engineer (Linux/Automation)

Inc. (dci)

Washington, DC, United States

about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$175,000.0 - $260,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.clearancejobs.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Backup Devices Bash Shell Cloud Computing Configuration Management Computer Programming Databases Continuous Integration Data Transformation Software Debugging Linux DevOps

+13 more

Web Servers Python (Programming Language) Log Analysis Ansible Scripting Data Storage Technologies Indexer Containerization Kubernetes Hardware Infrastructure Terraform Operating System Security Docker

Job description

Serve as a Platform and Automation engineer for Linux system environments
Provide end-to-end ownership of complex Linux system environments
Work with teams to keep systems running smoothly and securely
Serve as the team’s expert and owner for all things systems administration o You are the first line of defense against a variety of server threats
Monitor alerts, triage outages, and come up with plans to solve issues
Automate processes such as: o System provisioning o Log Parsing o Data Transformations o Operational workflows
Administer enterprise Linux servers including: o Operating system patching o Security hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Administer AWS cloud accounts with Terraform o Troubleshoot and debug via the AWS Console and CLI
Handle data storage and indexing systems operations, including: o Monitoring, backup management, and upgrades
Configure and maintain web servers, including: o Monitoring and configuration management
Design, build, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure

Requirements

5+ years of experience with the following: o Platform, Automation, and/or Infrastructure engineering o Linux engineering o Cloud administration
Proficient using the following languages for automation, scripting, and/or programming: o Python o Ansible o Bash/go (preferred)
Ability to troubleshoot server hardware failures
Applied knowledge in operating system security and hardening
Experience in patch/configuration management in enterprise production environments
Exposure to operation and configuration of database and web server technologies
Experience with automation frameworks o Specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate security processes
Experience with Kubernetes (preferred)
Experience with Docker / Containerization / Container Orchestration (preferred)
DevOps and/or CI/CD pipeline experience (preferred)