Unix Engineer

Caresoft Inc.; Roseville (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Caresoft Inc. in Roseville, MN is seeking a Unix Engineer for a 6-month extendable contract in a hybrid setup (2 days in-office, 3 days work-from-home). You will configure and manage OpenStack environments, storage backends, and diverse servers while aligning to security and reliability goals.

The role requires hands-on experience with virtualization, cloud platforms, and automation tools; strong documentation and collaboration skills are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Broad system administration experience across OSes and hardware.
• Experience configuring manual and automated environments including patching and upgrades.
• Deploy, configure, and manage OpenStack environments with automation tooling.
• Upgrades across OpenStack releases; provision Ceph/Cinder storage and image repos.
• Install, configure, maintain, and optimize Linux/Windows servers for high availability.
• Monitor performance and proactively troubleshoot to ensure reliability.
• Cloud experience: AWS, Azure, GCP; virtualization: VMware, KVM, Kubernetes.
• Implement security hardening, patch management, vulnerability mitigation.
• Networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, HTTP; document configurations clearly.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deploy and support applications and infra.
• Document configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps clearly.
• Manage OpenStack environments; automate with Ansible/AWX and related tools.
• Maintain high availability; perform patching, upgrades, and security checks.

Skills

System administration

Bare metal & automation

OpenStack management

Ansible/AWX tooling

Cloud platforms (AWS/AZURE/GCP)

Virtualization (VMware/KVM/Kolla)

Security hardening & patching

Networking basics (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH)

Enterprise storage (Ceph, Cinder, NFS)

Scripting (Shell)

Documentation & communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IT or related

RHCSA/RHCE / COA (nice to have)

OpenStack Administrator cert (COA) (nice to have)

Tools

OpenStack (manual/automated)

Ansible/Fuel/Kolla

AWX

Kubernetes/OpenShift virtualization

NetApp/Pure/PowerStore storage

iSCSI/NFS/CIFS storage

LVM/LDAP/AD identity services

Job description

Title: Unix Engineer
Location: Roseville, MN (Hybrid)
Duration : 6 Month Extendable

Note: It is Hybrid Schedule role (2 days in the office / 3 days WFH)

Skills

• Experience in the system administration field.
• Proven record and experience of configuring, managing both manual (bare metal) and automated environments, including patching, upgrading and re-configuring.
• Deploy, configure and manage OpenStack environments (manual and automated using Ansible, Fuel, or Kolla).
• Perform upgrades across OpenStack releases. Provision storage backends (Ceph, Cinder volumes) and image repositories.
• Install, configure, maintain, and optimize Linux/Windows servers and systems to ensure high availability and performance.
• Monitor system performance and proactively troubleshoot issues to maintain operational reliability.
• Experience in managing and optimizing public cloud infrastructure AWS, Azure, GCP Experience in virtualization technologies like Vmware, VCF, KVM, OpenShift virtualization, Kubernetes.
• Implement security measures, including hardening, patch management, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Working knowledge of networking protocols and services (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, HTTP, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with enterprise servers Hands-on experience with enterprise storage technologies such as Fibre Channel zoning, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, and platforms like NetApp, Pure, or PowerStore. Knowledge of identity/auth systems (e.g. LDAP/AD) and storage solutions (LVM, SAN, NFS).
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps clearly and consistently.
• Collaborate with other teams to deploy and support applications and infrastructure. Experience with using automation tools AWX, Ansible, Shell scripting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance.

Nice to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications such as RHCSA, RHCE, CKA, Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA)
• Proficiency in DevOps tools Design, develop, and deploy AI agents to automate workflows, perform data-driven tasks.