Senior Linux Unix Engineer

IPsoft is a global autonomic services provider, delivering Managed Services, Platform-as-a-Service, Automation-as-a-Service and Autonomic Cloud Orchestration. The company’s mission is to power the world with expert systems.

IPsoft leverages advanced autonomics that remediate, on average, more than 56 percent of IT Operations tasks including event management, incident management, change management, request fulfillment and standard operating procedures. We globally support a wide range of enterprise customers, service providers and telecommunications companies. IPsoft’s autonomic technologies enable clients to realize lowered costs, reduced human errors and enhanced service levels.

Job Description

With locations all over the world, we’re a fast‑paced, growing Services Company that needs a full‑time Senior Linux Engineer with extensive Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills to join our service technology group. The role involves working with cutting‑edge technologies and collaborating across multiple projects to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Responsibilities

Install and configure Linux hosts (Red Hat, Scientific Linux, and other distributions)

Create, deploy, and manage virtual hosts using VMware

Deploy and configure Java, Apache, and Tomcat applications

Script common tasks using Perl, Bash, and similar tools

Plan for and troubleshoot resource bottlenecks and performance issues across application, web, and database tiers

Find creative solutions to ever‑changing technical hurdles

Multi‑task across several projects simultaneously

Own projects, proactively driving them to completion within timelines

Quickly learn and adapt new technologies to our infrastructure

Leverage open‑source and existing software to adapt solutions

Design and deploy existing and new enterprise technologies

Qualifications

Very strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills

TCP/IP and basic networking knowledge

Experience with vSphere/vCenter installation, configuration, and troubleshooting

Configuring Apache and Tomcat servers

Troubleshooting 3‑tier (app, web, db) services

Experience with code repositories (SVN, Git)

Cassandra experience

Configuring and administering MySQL (Percona) databases

Creating and debugging MySQL queries

Understanding of DNS configuration and troubleshooting

MTA administration and troubleshooting

Strong scripting knowledge (Perl, Bash primarily)

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