Senior Systems Engineer (Unix and Windows)
nameLocation:
Remote, onshore in the USA
Salary:
$125k to $185k per year depending on experience and skills
How to Apply:
Please only apply to one open position. If you aren't a fit for it, we'll consider you for other positions automatically.
Please submit your resume and a cover letter that a) highlights your relevant experience related to the qualifications listed below; b) explains your interest in Starfish in particular; and c) addresses the following questions:
- Please describe your scripting skills including which languages you are strongest in and, ideally, explain a few more complicated scripting projects you have done.
- Have you ever had any clients where the buck stopped with you to make them happy? Please describe “clients” you have had. For example, clients in your personal consulting practice, internal client users within your organization, external clients your organization serviced, etc.
- Please describe any large storage environments you’ve administered.
- What is your superpower? Help us see the forest for the trees and tell us where you shine most and what you might uniquely contribute to our organization. This is important to us because it tells us what unique value you can bring to the organization.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Linux sysadmin experience in medium to large IT environments
- Strong fluency with Linux tools, debugging, and performance analysis
- Strong familiarity with Linux packaging tools and usage such as Yum, Apt, dpkg, Rpm
- Should be comfortable using Python, BASH, or other high-level languages to automate repetitive tasks, analyze logs, and identify performance bottlenecks
- Familiarity with SQL and Databases. SQL scripting (Postgres direct experience a plus)
- Hands on CLI experience administering large scale NAS storage
- Hands-on experience with NFS and SMB protocol mounting and troubleshooting
- Deep expertise on the linux command line and tools to diagnose issues and optimize performance
- Familiarity with, and experience troubleshooting permissions issues such as LDAP, active directory, and PAM
- Strong debugging and system diagnostics for performance analysis and problem determination
- Experience working with Web services such as HTML, Nginx, CGI, and Apache
- Competent network and network troubleshooting skills
- Windows administration experience a plus
- Experience with parallel file syst
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