Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Automation & HA

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

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
• 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

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