Senior Linux Systems Programmer | Automation & On-Call

North Carolina State University; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement Programs

Disability Plans

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holidays: 12 per year

Tuition assistance

Job summary

North Carolina State University seeks a Systems Programmer/Specialist to lead CSI team efforts in Linux-based systems, automation, and integration. You will design architectures, provision images, patch systems, and support security standards while guiding a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Ideal candidates bring strong scripting, containerization (Kubernetes/Docker), and CM tooling experience, plus programming for automation. This role is based in Raleigh, NC within the OIT - Shared Services department.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Linux based operating systems.
• Experience in managing / maintaining and designing Linux image deployment at scale.
• Ability to deal with authentication / authorization, application integration and Linux provisioning systems using Git, Foreman, Configuration Management( E.g. Puppet, Ansible, Chef ), Monitoring systems experience( i.e. Nagios, Grafana, Zabbix ), or similar systems.
• Experience in some level of programming or scripting.
• Experience in programming for systems automation and configuration.

Responsibilities

• Position provides architecture design, standard Linux image provisioning, patch management, technical training, as well as Linux system installation, administration, maintenance, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Position is required to support security standards for PCI - DSS , NIST 800-171, Endpoint Security, and ISO 27002.
• Position also acts a third tier support to other IT professionals on campus, and is a member of a 24×7 on call rotation.
• Position will utilize strong project management skills to help customers increase reliability of systems / services at NCSU .
• Position will include but not be limited to: Design, deployment, and maintenance of Central Monitoring, notification ( SMS ), and on call service.

Skills

Linux system administration

Linux image deployment

Git/Foreman/CM

Programming/scripting

Automation/configuration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Associate’s degree in a related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

JSON

Ansible

Job description

North Carolina State University seeks a Systems Programmer/Specialist to lead CSI team efforts in Linux-based systems, automation, and integration. You will design architectures, provision images, patch systems, and support security standards while guiding a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Ideal candidates bring strong scripting, containerization (Kubernetes/Docker), and CM tooling experience, plus programming for automation. This role is based in Raleigh, NC within the OIT - Shared Services department.