Linux Engineer

Tech-Mex; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company based in Pleasanton, California, is seeking a Lead Linux Kernels Engineer with strong skills in Linux infrastructure and scripting. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and implementing highly available systems, performing system audits, and applying OS updates. Responsibilities also include troubleshooting and documenting configurations. This opportunity offers a chance to work in an innovative environment with a focus on technology and performance tuning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing and deploying highly available and redundant Linux infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of OS hardening and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer Linux infrastructure.
• Perform audits of systems and software.
• Apply OS updates and configuration changes.
• Install and configure hardware and software.
• Document system configurations.
• Troubleshoot reported issues.

Skills

Linux infrastructure administration

Operating system updates

Troubleshooting

Shell scripting

Perl scripting

Performance tuning

OS Hardening

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent experience

Job description

Lead Linux Kernels Engineer with C, ARM experience needed for US software companies. We have a key opening for a Lead Linux Kernels Engineer. If this sounds like you, please apply for this amazing opportunity.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Familiarity with Hive data access patterns and basic MapReduce tuning

Familiarity with HBase, YARN, Kafka

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent experience

Design, implementation and administration of highly available and redundant Linux infrastructure

Performing routine audits of systems and software

Applying operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes

Installing and configuring new hardware and software

Responsibility for security

Responsibility for documenting the configuration of the system

Troubleshooting any reported problems

Experience in design and deployment experience with HA and redundant systems

Strong knowledge and experience in file systems (UFS, NFS, Disk partitioning, file system tuning, auto mounts, NIS, DNS)

Strong knowledge and experience in OS Hardening, Performance Tuning, Kernel Customization

Able to write Shell and Perl scripts

• Good knowledge and experience in System performance tuning and monitoring