Systems/ Network Engineer (Sr.) – Los Angeles, Ca (by LAX) – Direct Hire – Relocation Offered and Possible Remote Direct Hire/ Full Time Employee

TITLE: Sr. Systems/ Network Engineer

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, Los Angeles, Ca (by LAX) or Santa Clara, Ca (RELOCATION OFFERED and POSSIBLY OPEN TO REMOTE)

Hierarchy: Reporting to the VP, Information Technology that DKKD Staffing just placed

Duration: Full Time, Salary – Direct Hire

Salary: To be discussed

NOTE: Please email application questions and job questions to Di@DKKDstaffing.com

• This is a Direct Hire position – Unable to support Corp to Corp
• Those authorized to work in US encouraged to apply (US, GC, EAD, TN)
• DKKD Staffing does not sponsor and cannot support Visa, H1, etc.
• No outside agencies please.

Action Required: Please complete the Application & Job-related questions below. For fastest response, please send the answers to Di@DKKDstaffing.com

APPLICATION QUESTIONS (Please answer all questions)

• Name:
• Best Contact Info:
• Your Linked In:
• Where do you live and your desired geographical location:
• Why looking for a new job:
• Availability for interviews and a new job:
• Are you open to relocation if required:
• Do you have an active Passport:
• Are you open to travel if needed:
• Are you authorized to work in US (Please indicate US, Green Card or Other):  
  • Do you require sponsorship at any time or will you in the future?
• Salary Expectations: (I need a range) $
• Sizes of staff overseen and their titles: (include # of direct reports)
• Budgetary Responsibility: $
• Education/Certs/Degrees: (also indicate which certs are active)
• Who Referred You/ How Did You Hear About Job/ DKKD Staffing:

JOB SCREENING QUESTIONS/ REQUIREMENTS:

(Please provide your# of years of experience per bullet and last year used. Elaborate if needed. If no experience, please indicate none or NA)

• BS in Computer Science or a combination of certification and equivalent work experience
• Open-source server administration and/or server engineering role:
• CentOS or RHEL:
• Support and administration of CentOS Linux:
• Amazon EC2 environment:
• Apache, Tomcat and NGINX:
• Certifications such as RHEL (RHCA/RHCE or RHCSA and which one’s are active):
• ALM and cloud operations lifecycle:
• Maven or hands-on with Gradle build automation:
• Perforce, Jenkins, Hudson, CruiseControl or GitLab:
• Redgate, Salt, Puppet and Chef:
• IT process understanding and development experience:
• Proficiency in implementation and operational experience with highly available, reliable, and scalable, distributed systems:
• Perform the installation, configuration, administration, support and maintenance functionality for all enterprise servers and corresponding software, operating systems and peripherals:
• Provide administration and support of server applications and functions:
• Perform patch management, software distribution, server operating system configurations (including Windows and Linux machines):
• Configuring and troubleshooting firewalls such as Palo Alto:
• Cradlepoints in production environments:

WHAT WE NEED:

The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate a history of on-time delivery, excellent communication, and a positive, get-it-done attitude. This position requires the ability to be a problem solver.  You will provide coaching and knowledge transfer to team members, including ensuring that resources have a proper understanding of application functionality and system technologies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Performs primary support and administration of CentOS Linux systems (must be versed on multiple versions)
• Hosted in an AWS environment using AMI virtual images in an EC2 instance.
• Must have experience with the latest releases of Apache, Tomcat and NGINX and how to scale these environments using automation tools.
• Experience with Maven or hands-on with Gradle build automation.
• Continuous integration and version control tools – Perforce, Jenkins, Hudson, CruiseControl or GitLab
• Configuration management tools and deployment automation such as Redgate, Salt, Puppet and Chef
• Perform the installation, configuration, administration, support and maintenance functionality for all enterprise servers and corresponding software, operating systems and peripherals.
• Ensure a stable and secure environment through the use of best practices and leading-edge technologies.
• Provide administration and support of server applications and functions
• Perform patch management, software distribution, server operating system configurations (including Windows and Linux machines)
• Responsible for server monitoring and alerting and server recovery documentation for business continuity and disaster recovery
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting firewalls such as Palo Alto.
• Working experience and knowledge of Cradlepoints in production environments.

EDUCATION:

• BS in Computer Science or a combination of certification and equivalent work experience

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: 

• Willing to work any day of the year as needed, including weekends (company holidays excluded)
• Able to work a flexible schedule based upon project schedule & deadlines
• 3 years of experience in an open source server administration and/or server engineering role
• Experience with CentOS or RHEL
• Experience with Amazon EC2 environment
• Technical certifications such as RHEL (RHCA/RHCE or RHCSA) highly desired.
• Extensive knowledge of office productivity
• High-level understanding of ALM and cloud operations lifecycle
• Strong IT process understanding and development experience
• Exceptional written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Exceptional customer service
• Proficiency in implementation and operational experience with highly available, reliable, and scalable, distributed systems.