Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Roberts Recruiting, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Healthcare HMO & PPO

Stock options

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in Boston is seeking a self-directed individual for a role focused on maintaining and enhancing a high-availability infrastructure using infrastructure as code principles. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in Linux Server Administration, automation frameworks, and operating large-scale web services. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including healthcare and stock options.

Qualifications

• Experience in Linux Server Administration, preferably with Ubuntu.
• Proficient with automation frameworks, preferably Puppet.
• Expertise in operating large scale web services on multi-tier platforms.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and automate infrastructure systems.
• Maintain production system health.
• Collaborate with developers on future projects.

Skills

Linux Server Administration

Server and Application Automation Frameworks

Large Scale Web-services Operation

MySQL Administration

Amazon Web Services

Openstack or Heavy Virtualization

Network Architecture Administration

Ruby and Shell Scripting

NoSQL Databases

Perl and Python Scripting

Job description

Opportunity

We are looking for a self-starting individual with experience working in large environments using the concept of infrastructure as code. This person must be both eager to help enhance a market-leading business and be passionate about the mobile space. The role requires a self-directed individual who is comfortable with the demands of building, evolving and maintaining a stable high-availability infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Continued evolution of infrastructure automation systems both in-house and in production
• Ongoing responsibility for the health of the production system
• Work with developers to ensure capacity for future projects and new technologies where appropriate
• Innovate and iterate on existing processes and procedures to make things simpler
• Help grow the company internationally through new deployments and expansions

Requirements

• Linux Server Administration (Preferably Ubuntu based)
• Server and Application Automation Frameworks (Puppet preferred)
• Operation of Large Scale Web-services on Multi-tier SOA Platforms
• MySQL Administration and Tuning
• Amazon Webservices (EC2, RDS, SES, SNS, etc)
• Openstack or Heavy Self-Hosted Virtualization Experience (VMWare, Xen, KVM, XCP)
• Network Architecture and Administration (Routing, Switching 1GbE/10GbE, Firewalls)
• Ruby and Shell Scripting

Desired Skills

• NoSQL (Cassandra, Monogo, Hbase, Redis)
• Perl, Python Scripting and Modularization
• Mobile or Ad Network Experience
• Mac OS X End-User Administration
• Large Dataset Management Expertise
• SAN Management Experience
• Disaster Recovery and Capacity Planning

Comp & Benefits

• Competitive comp based on experience level
• Healthcare HMO & PPO
• Stock options and 401k
• Flexible Spending and Transit Reimbursement Accounts