Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

Lumen; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a skilled Linux and virtual infrastructure system administrator. You will be responsible for providing support for Linux and Unix systems, ensuring high availability and performance, and collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 4 years of experience in Linux and Unix administration. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the US.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience with Linux (Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu).
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with Unix (Solaris, HP-UX).
• Experience with automation technologies (Ansible, Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support/administration of OS (Linux/Unix).
• Perform site reliability engineering functions.
• Facilitate implementation tasks including operational standards and automation.

Skills

Linux administration

Unix administration

Automation and orchestration technologies

Troubleshooting and diagnostic skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

ESXi

Job description

About Lumen

We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

The role of this position is to serve as a Linux and virtual infrastructure system administrator, for both on-premise and cloud based infrastructure. Primary functions are to design, deploy, and support infrastructure solutions for the enterprise. They will be expected to stay abreast of advances in technologies; assessing, making recommendations, and deploying said technologies. They are expected to be a leader in collaboration efforts across organizations (architecture, development, operational teams, business units, etc.) in solving critical business and technology issues while improving customer experience.

Location and Schedule

This is a Work From Home position available from any US-based location. The schedule currently rotates every 7 weeks.

The Main Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support/administration of OS (Linux/Unix) and associated infrastructure
• Will provide support directly to internal stakeholders throughout the enterprise to enable and support highly available application solutions
• Perform site reliability engineering functions
• Assessing standards, practices, technologies, and ecosystems
• Make recommendations for improvements and in support of going forward strategies
• Facilitate implementation tasks (Examples: operational standards, automation, developing/implementing code, etc.)
• Develop, document, deploy, and support best practices/procedures, risk assessments, contingency planning, security, and disaster recovery & business continuity planning
• Provide technical support to internal stakeholders through the ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve complex technical problems across multiple technical disciplines
• Interact and communicate with various levels of management on projects and initiatives
• Provide leadership in the migration of legacy technologies to current standards

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, MIS, Software Engineering or related) or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with Linux (Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu, etc.) administration
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with Unix (Solaris, HP-UX, etc.) administration
• Experience with Solaris is required.
• Experience with automation and orchestration technologies (Ansible, Terraform, shell scripting, etc.)
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across the full IT technology stack
• Strong interpersonal, written/verbal communication, and team dynamic skills
• Ability to clearly communicate technology topics across a broad range of technical and non-technical backgrounds

Preferred

• Experience with server virtualization (Examples: ESXi, VMware, vSphere, vRealize, Hyper-V, cloud-based)
• Experience with container platforms (Examples: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher)
• Experience with storage management (NAS, SAN, etc.)

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status.