Unix/Linux System Engineer

Ascii Group, LLC
Alpharetta, GA, United States
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$135,200.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Unix Computer Programming Computer Networks Databases DevOps File Systems Memory Management Middleware Perl (Programming Language)
+13 more
Python (Programming Language) Korn Shell Performance Tuning Shell Script System Programming TCP/IP Scripting Google Cloud Git Containerization Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Docker

Job description

  • Design, develop, maintain, and support Unix/Linux-based applications and system-level programs.

  • Develop and enhance shell scripts (Korn Shell, Bash, Perl, Python) for automation, monitoring, and operational tasks.

  • Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve performance, memory, process, and system-related issues in Unix environments.

  • Work with file systems, process management, networking, and system administration tasks.

  • Support production releases, incident management, and root cause analysis for critical applications.

  • Collaborate with application, infrastructure, database, and middleware teams to ensure system stability and performance.

  • Implement automation solutions for deployment, monitoring, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Unix/Linux System Programming.

  • Proficiency in Shell Scripting (KSH/Bash) and scripting languages such as Python or Perl.

  • Good understanding of Unix internals, process/thread management, memory management, IPC, and networking concepts.

  • Experience with TCP/IP, sockets programming, file systems, and performance tuning.

  • Knowledge of Git, CI/CD tools, monitoring, and automation frameworks.

  • Experience working in enterprise production support and troubleshooting environments.

Preferred Skills:

  • Banking/Financial Services domain experience.

  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).

  • Knowledge of DevOps practices, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and infrastructure automation.

Domain: Banking, Financial Services & Capital Markets (Preferred)

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