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Saxon Global

Linux Engineer

Saxon Global, Englewood, Colorado, 80151


Title- Linux Engineer Location- hybrid 3 days onsite in Englewood, CO. Duration- 6 month Interview- phone/video Visa- No H1B,Cpt, OPt, JOB SUMMARY Ideal candidate will lead in the planning, design, development, implementation, and execution Linux systems engineering for the Charter Datacenter. Drives identification and adoption of best-in-class development. Designs, develops and implements platform enhancements and makes recommendations for improvements. QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Required • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience • Minimum eight years of experience in UNIX/Linux engineering/administration • Solid (RPM and Debian) Linux engineering, troubleshooting, testing and hardening experience • Experience using new RPM tools like ip, dnf, nmcli • Experience using apt, ubiquity, debian installer, ufw • Familiar writing, reading and understanding yaml, and json files • Automation/Scripting skills: perl, bash and python • Hands-on experience designing, implementing and optimizing Linux file-systems • Experience with vcenter, vmware ovftool, and hashicorp vault and packer tools • Knowledge of CIS Workbench hardening, Linux Test Project and eliciting test cases; experience with Linux troubleshooting, hardening, and performance tuning • Gitlab experience creating workflows, CI/CD pipelines, setting variables Desired • Familiar with Test Driven Development (TDD) • experience with LDAP mandatory • experience with API-driven configuration • Write and review pull/merge requests in Git • Hands-on experience with creating Linux system images and publishing to a repository system such as Artifactory, etc. • Red Hat Certified System Administrator certification ADDITIONAL JOB QUALIFICATIONS • Ability to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner • Can clearly and professionally communicate with peers and solution vendors, both in person and through approved electronic communication means. • Ability to schedule and coordinate multiple projects, communicate project requirements and objectives. • Ability to meet deliverable objectives with minimal supervision. • Understanding of Telco or related service provider services and technologies.