Infrastructure engineer in virtualization

Neo Group; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible schedule

Career growth opportunities

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Neo Group ищет старшего инженера по инфраструктуре для удалённой работы. Требуется экспертиза в Linux/Proxmox VE, управлении кластерами и автоматизации через Ansible. Опыт миграций, резервного копирования и восстановления обязателен.

У кандидата высокая ответственность и умение работать автономно в динамичной команде. Обязанности включают поддержку production-инфраструктуры, планирование изменений и тесное взаимодействие с операционной командой.

Qualifications

• 5+ лет практического опыта в Linux-инфраструктуре.
• Глубокие знания Debian и Rocky Linux.
• Опыт работы с Proxmox VE и KVM/QEMU, кластерными конфигурациями.
• Понимание Corosync, quorum и сценариев отказоустойчивости.
• Опыт работы с ZFS, snapshots, репликацией и восстановлением.
• Опыт миграций VM и обновлений Linux/Proxmox.
• Сильные знания системного администрирования (systemd, LVM, RAID, SSH, sudo).
• Понимание сетевых технологий: TCP/IP, маршрутизация, VLAN, DNS, брандмауэр.
• Опыт резервного копирования, восстановления и DR.
• Навыки Ansible, Bash и Git; умение документировать и общаться.

Responsibilities

• Эксплуатация и поддержка Linux-инфраструктуры на Debian/ Rocky Linux.
• Управление Proxmox VE кластерами и виртуальными машинами.
• Планирование обновлений и апгрейдов. Контроль версий.
• Планирование производственных работ и изменений в продакшене.
• Обеспечение бэкапов, восстановления и тестирования процедур DR.
• Поиск и устранение проблем в вычислительных сетях, хранилищах и ОС.
• Автоматизация повторяющихся задач с помощью Ansible и скриптов.
• Участие в миграциях инфраструктуры и изменениях в продакшене.
• Документация изменений, создание планов тестирования и откат.

Skills

Linux Administration

Debian / Rocky Linux

Proxmox VE

KVM/QEMU

Corosync/quorum

ZFS

VM migration

Automation with Ansible

Bash scripting

Git

Linux networking

Backup and DR

Troubleshooting

Documentation & communication

Tools

Proxmox Backup Server

Ansible

Bash

Git

ZFS

Job description

Описание:

As part of our continued growth, Neo Group is recruiting on behalf of one of our local partners, leveraging our network of 1,400 talented professionals across 10+ countries. Together, we are committed to delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that empower our clients and foster professional growth within a dynamic and collaborative workplace. We are on the lookout for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our Engineering Team.

Задачи:

• Linux System Administration: Operate and maintain Linux infrastructure based on Debian and Rocky Linux
• Virtualization & Cluster Management: Operate and maintain Proxmox VE clusters and virtual machines
• Virtual Machine Lifecycle: Manage the full lifecycle of virtual machines, including provisioning, migration, upgrade, and decommissioning
• System Updates & Upgrades: Plan and perform Linux and Proxmox updates/upgrades, including major version upgrades
• Production Maintenance Planning: Plan and execute infrastructure maintenance activities in production environments
• Data Protection & Disaster Recovery: Manage VM/server backup and restore processes and validate recovery procedures
• Infrastructure Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot infrastructure issues across compute, storage, operating systems, and networking
• Automation & Scripting: Automate repetitive operational tasks using Ansible and scripting
• Infrastructure Migrations: Participate in infrastructure migrations and production changes
• Change Management & Risk Mitigation: Prepare change plans, validation steps, and rollback procedures for high-risk infrastructure changes

Требования:

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Linux infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of Debian / Rocky Linux
• Hands‑on production experience with Proxmox VE, KVM/QEMU and Proxmox clusters
• Good understanding of cluster concepts including quorum, Corosync and failure scenarios
• Strong practical experience with ZFS, including pools, datasets, snapshots, replication, disk replacement and failure recovery
• Experience with VM migration and live migration
• Experience performing Linux and Proxmox updates/upgrades
• Strong Linux administration knowledge including systemd, package management, boot process, filesystems, LVM, RAID, mounts, permissions, SSH and sudo
• Good understanding of Linux networking: TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, bonding, DNS, MTU and firewall basics
• Hands‑on experience with backup and restore, including recovery after VM or server failures
• Understanding of backup, snapshot and replication concepts
• Experience with Proxmox Backup Server or similar solutions
• Practical experience with Ansible, Bash and Git
• Strong troubleshooting skills for CPU, memory, disk I/O, filesystem and network issues
• Strong ownership and responsibility
• Careful approach to production changes
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues independently
• Good documentation and communication skills
• Focus on automation, reliability and operational simplicity

Будет плюсом:

• Experience with shared or distributed storage systems, such as Ceph, SAN, iSCSI, NFS or similar solutions;
• Python;
• Monitoring systems such as Zabbix, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics or Grafana;
• Experience with physical servers and data center hardware;
• Hardware RAID / HBA;
• IPMI / iDRAC / iLO;
• Experience participating in disaster recovery or infrastructure migration projects

Условия:

• Remote work opportunity
• Flexible working schedule
• Interesting product
• Learning opportunities
• Career growth prospects