Remote IT Infrastructure Engineer: Linux, Cloud & DB

Harris; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartWorks is seeking an IT Infrastructure Specialist to support a fully distributed team working remotely. The role will involve maintaining hosted client systems, O/S and database support, and automation testing, across R&D and other departments.

The candidate should have 3+ years in production, Linux experience (RHEL/CentOS), strong networking, cloud skills, and Terraform/Ansible proficiency. A related degree is required. Remote work aligns with Pacific time zones.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production environment experience.
• Experience with Linux operating systems (RHEL, CentOS, or similar).
• Strong network administration skills, including firewalls and VPNs.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, networking, and storage.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, and Bash scripting.
• Experience administering Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
• RHEL server administration and maintenance.
• College diploma or university degree in Computer Science or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SmartWorks hosted client application systems and internal R&D development systems, databases, networking and storage.
• Provide primary Operating System and Database support for our customers.
• Development and maintenance of automated unit test suites.
• Installation, configuration, and maintenance of our QA infrastructure.
• Perform bug fixes and other source code maintenance tasks.
• Design testing plans and strategies for different types of testing.
• Work with the sales team to provide technical details for proposals.
• Remotely install and configure hardware, operating system, and database platforms for our application during implementation projects.

Skills

Linux administration

Networking

Cloud infrastructure

Scripting (Bash)

Database administration

Education

College diploma or university degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Bash scripting

Oracle DB

PostgreSQL

RHEL

Job description

SmartWorks is seeking an IT Infrastructure Specialist to support a fully distributed team working remotely. The role will involve maintaining hosted client systems, O/S and database support, and automation testing, across R&D and other departments.

The candidate should have 3+ years in production, Linux experience (RHEL/CentOS), strong networking, cloud skills, and Terraform/Ansible proficiency. A related degree is required. Remote work aligns with Pacific time zones.