Jr Unix/ Linux Technician//Local to NY/NJ

Amtex Systems Inc; Totowa (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking candidates for an operations role within its data centers in New Jersey. This position requires flexibility across locations including Totowa, NJ, Orangeburg, NY, and Dayton, NJ. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience with Unix/Linux systems, a degree in a related field, and strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include improving operational efficiency and supporting various technical projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of computer operations background.
• Understanding of data centers and data communications.
• Experience working with orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Improve operational efficiency by standardization and innovation.
• Drive outages to resolution using technical skills.
• Develop runbooks and technical documentation.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Technical documentation

Jira concepts

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Perl scripting

Ansible

Salt

Automation tools

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Grafana

Splunk

Humio

Job description

************ LOCAL CANDIDATES REQUIRED *************

Location: Totowa, NJ /Orangeburg, NY/ Dayton, NJ( Candidates should be flexible to work at either of these locations depending on the client's need on all shifts depending on the business need)

Duration: 12 Months contract

Local candidates needed

W2- Need candidates authorized to work for any employer, cannot sponsor

You’ll need to have:

• Flexibility on work location and the ability to work out of Middlesex county, NJ or Orangeburg, NY or Totowa, NJ on all shifts depending on the business need
• Availability to work varying coverage hours including weekends and nights

What’s in it for you:

You’ll be part of a highly creative, dynamic, and innovative team environment that provides 24x7x365 coverage within our data centers. You’ll work closely with various groups including system administration, application development, and SRE teams. You will be integral to the design, implementation, and support of operational procedures on different hardware Platforms that make up the client Computer environment. You’ll have the opportunity to be involved in special projects such as designing, testing, and implementing processes that the operations staff handles.

We’ll trust you to:

• Improve operational efficiency by championing standardization and innovation
• Utilize good technical, multitasking and interpersonal skills to help drive outages to resolution
• Be ambitious, able to work independently & in a team environment under deadlines
• Be process-oriented and help develop runbooks and other technical documentation
• Stay up to date with new technologies, identifying those technologies/strategies that can help the company's automation efforts

We’d love to see:

• 2+ years of: computer operations background, understanding of data centers, and data communications and experience working with Unix/Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu, etc.)
• A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, similar field of study or equivalent work experience
• Experience working with Salt or Ansible for orchestration (preferably Salt)
• Excellent written and verbal communications interpersonal and customer service skills
• Working knowledge of: Jira concepts and SDLC framework Experience providing and automating day to day systems administration duties; Shell (Bourne), Perl, or Python scripting abilities Experience with open-source metric analytics & visualization tools (such as Grafana, Splunk, and Humio) and multiple open-source automation and management tool-set knowledge (includes: Chef, Ruby, GitHub, Salt, Artifactory, etc., to name a few)