Systems Engineer

solera; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Solera is seeking a technically skilled IT professional to support Linux servers in a global IT organization. The role involves deploying, configuring and maintaining Linux servers in a data center environment to ensure uptime and security.

You will patch and harden systems, create automated deployment templates, document processes and support project teams in server/software rollouts, including day-to-day ticket handling and change requests.

Formación

• 5+ years experience supporting Linux servers in a production environment.
• Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience automating tasks using scripting languages like shell (bash, csh, etc), Perl or Python.
• Proven experience supporting web-based applications running on Apache Tomcat.
• Experience creating and maintaining good documentation.

Responsabilidades

• Deploy, configure and maintain Linux servers in a Data Center environment.
• Be accountable for server health, uptime, monitoring and disaster recovery.
• Patch, remediate and secure operating systems per security policies.
• Create and maintain standardized OS templates and use automation to deploy VMs quickly.
• Assist project teams in technical design, strategy, planning and rollout of server/software deployments.
• Perform daily operational tasks: change requests, tickets, server monitoring and triage.
• Produce and maintain server documentation.
• Adopt DevOps practices to drive automation.

Conocimientos

Linux administration

Scripting & automation

Performance tuning

Virtualization & Networking

Documentation

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Herramientas

Red Hat Satellite

Foreman

Spacewalk

Octopus Deploy

Jenkins

Git

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life's other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com.

The Role

We are seeking a technically skilled & highly motivated individual to work within our growing Global IT Organization. This role requires a range of experience supporting Linux servers running customer-facing and internal applications.

What You'll Do

• Effectively deploy, configure and maintain Linux servers in a Data Center environment.
• Be accountable for server health, uptime, monitoring and disaster recovery.
• Routinely patch, remediate and secure operating systems in alignment with security policies.
• Create and maintain standardized OS templates and employ automation to rapidly deploy virtual machines.
• Assist project teams in technical design, strategy, planning and implementation of server and software rollouts.
• Perform daily operational tasks such as completing change requests, resolving support tickets, server monitoring and problem triage.
• Produce and maintain server documentation.
• Adopt DevOps practices to drive the use of automation to simplify routine tasks.

What You'll Bring

Key skills

• Linux server installation, configuration and administration (RedHat, Centos).
• Scripting and other automation (ie Shell, Ansible, Perl or Python).
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• VMWare, Networking and storage fundamentals.
• Good, clean documentation skills.

Desirable skills

• AIX or Solaris Server admin.
• Windows Server admin.
• OS security and server hardening .
• Software deployment tools (Octupus, Jenkins, GIT, etc).
• Linux management tools (Red Hat Satellite, Katello Foreman, FreeIPA/RH IDM or Spacewalk).
• Monitoring tools (Icinga, New Relic, Opsview, Zabbix, etc).
• Disaster Recovery methodologies and implementation.

Experience

• 5+ years experience supporting Linux servers in a production environment.
• Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• Working experience in a multi-platform, multi-data center IT environment.
• Experience automating tasks using scripting languages like shell (bash, csh, etc), Perl or Python
• Proven experience supporting web-based applications running on Apache Tomcat.
• Experience creating and maintaining good documentation.

Personal Characteristics

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to identify, implement and drive improvements.
• Proactive, enthusiastic and output driven.
• Flexibility with regards to working outside normal business hours as required.