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# Sr Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Bentonville, AR, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, Disaster Recovery, File Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Nginx, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Prometheus, Shell Script, Smart Devices, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Azure IoT, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Puppet, Docker
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e052e1f6-b0bb-480b-806f-65cb7d68be2d

## About the Role

Education: A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field is preferred, or equivalent practical hands-on experience.

Experience: Ten or more years of hands-on experience as a Unix/Linux System Administrator, with a documented track record of operating production Linux systems, containers, and CI/CD-driven automation workflows at scale.

Technical Skills: Advanced L3-level administration experience on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu, including troubleshooting across kernel, filesystem, storage, and networking. Proficiency in Azure IoT Edge runtime, Docker containers, CI/CD pipelines, OpenObserve, Prometheus, and Grafana is required. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in shell scripting and at least one general-purpose language such as Python, Java, C#, or Go.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience migrating from legacy monitoring tools to modern observability stacks.
 * Exposure to MQTT broker administration in high-throughput IoT environments.
 * Experience administering NGINX configuration and tuning.
 * Familiarity with certificate lifecycle management, including issuance, rotation, and expiry monitoring.
 * Knowledge of edge-computing constraints in distributed or remote environments.

## Description

* Administer and support Azure IoT Edge devices and modules (edgeAgent/edgeHub) in production, including provisioning, patching, updates, and troubleshooting.
 * Plan and execute quarterly Azure IoT Edge upgrade and maintenance activities, upgrading the IoT Edge runtime across the fleet within scheduled maintenance windows with minimal operational disruption.
 * Perform L3-level Linux system administration, including user/access management, kernel and OS-level troubleshooting, performance/capacity tuning, and root-cause analysis.
 * Operate and maintain the observability stack, utilizing OpenObserve for logs and PrometheGrafana for metrics and dashboards across edge, application, and cloud systems.
 * Support disaster recovery execution between primary edge/on-premise infrastructure and cloud-based disaster recovery environments, including running failover/failback procedures.
 * Build, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployment.
 * Write and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Ansible, Puppet, Chef, shell, or Python to reduce manual operational work.
 * Respond to alerts, triage incidents, and escalate according to established runbook procedures.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security, networking, and application teams, on daily operational issues and change requests.