Senior Linux Unix Engineer

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About IPsoft

IPsoft is a global autonomic services provider, delivering Managed Services, Platform-as-a-Service, Automation-as-a-Service and Autonomic Cloud Orchestration. The company’s mission is to power the world with expert systems.

IPsoft leverages advanced autonomics that remediate, on average, more than 56 percent of IT Operations tasks including: event management, incident management, change management, request fulfillment and standard operating procedures. We globally support a wide range of enterprise customers, service providers and telecommunications companies. IPsoft’s autonomic technologies enable clients to realize lowered costs, reduced human errors and enhanced service levels.

With locations all over the world, we're a fast-paced, growing Services Company with tons of upside. We keep growing... and growing... and growing; hence, the need for someone like you. We're currently looking to hire a full-time Senior Linux Engineer with extensive Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills to join our service technology group who work with the most exciting and cutting edge technologies.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure Linux hosts (generally, but not limited to, Red Hat, Scientific Linux)
• Create, deploy, manage virtual hosts using VMware
• Deploy and configure various Java applications
• Deploy and configure various Apache and Tomcat installations
• Script common tasks using Perl, Bash, etc.
• Plan for and troubleshoot resource bottlenecks
• Troubleshoot problems with application, web and database performance
• Find creative solutions to ever-changing technical hurdles
• Ability to multi-task on several projects at the same time
• Ability to own projects, proactively driving them to completion within timelines
• Ability to quickly learn, and adapt new technologies to our infrastructure
• Install and configure Linux hosts (generally, but not limited to, Scientific Linux & RedHat)
• Create, deploy, and manage virtual hosts using VMware
• Deploy, configure, and manage multiple Java applications
• Deploy, configure, and manage multiple Apache and Tomcat installations
• Automate common tasks using Perl, Bash, etc.
• Plan for and troubleshoot resource bottlenecks
• Troubleshoot performance issues within the application, web and database tiers
• Find creative solutions to ever-changing technical hurdles
• Ability to multi-task on several projects at the same time
• Ability to own projects, proactively driving them to completion within timelines
• Ability to quickly learn, and adapt new technologies to our infrastructure
• Use knowledge of open source/existing software to adapt solutions
• Design and deploy existing and new enterprise technologies
• Very strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills
• TCP/IP and basic networking
• vSphere/vCenter installation, configuration administration and troubleshooting
• Configuring Apache and Tomcat servers
• Troubleshooting 3-tier (app, web, db) services

Experience using code repositories (svn/git)

• Cassandra experience
• Configuring and administering MySQL (Percona) databases
• Create and debug MySQL queries
• Understanding of DNS and how to configure and troubleshoot it
• MTA administration and troubleshooting
• Must have good scripting knowledge (Perl, Bash primarily)