Senior Linux Systems Administrator / Storage Infrastructure Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Linux Systems Administrator / Storage Infrastructure Engineer

Description

Support and manage enterprise Linux and storage infrastructure, including Dell EMC storage systems, virtualization platforms, and backup/replication solutions. Ensure production availability, scalability, security, and performance while collaborating with engineering to keep deployments consistent across environments. This role includes on-call rotation and after-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for EMC storage infrastructure (SAN, NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, etc.)

• Troubleshoot complex Linux issues in production, lab, and corporate environments

• Manage backups and replication

• Develop and maintain automation scripts

• Deploy and scale production systems with minimal downtime

• Secure and harden operating systems against compromise

• Script and maintain release consistency across environments with engineering teams

• Assist in network and Linux infrastructure planning, design, and maintenance

• Manage storage purchases and maintenance renewals

• Participate in on-call rotation and after-hours support

Requirements

• 7–10 years of Linux system administration experience (SUSE, Rocky, Red Hat)

• Working knowledge of Linux and virtualization (VMware and Xen)

• Advanced TCP/IP and networking knowledge

• Strong Linux system programming using shell and a higher-level language

• Strong working knowledge of modern x64-based server hardware

• Experience building Linux kernels and troubleshooting kernel issues

• Willingness to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation

• Experience configuring systems and storage for database use (Postgres)

• Strong knowledge of DNS, LDAP, SMTP, SSH/SSL, NTP, package managers, TCP/IP internals, and volume managers/filesystems

• Hands-on experience configuring and scaling a growing storage infrastructure requirement

• Ability to create capacity plans, redundancy models, and replication on Dell/EMC Unity platforms

• Experience administering and managing collocated servers

• Experience with backup solutions (Veeam, NetBackup, etc.)

Benefits

• Bonus plan and generous benefits

• Local benefits

• Referral program

• Volunteer day

• Internal academy (QIALearn)

• Employee assistance program

• Hybrid work (conditional to role)