The Senior UNIX/Linux Server Engineer is a senior-level technical consulting position as part of our Managed Services Team, which supports
server, database, network, and storage systems in enterprise data centers. In this role, you will manage, maintain and provide support for UNIX-based and Linux-based servers for our clients.
Thinking ahead, seeing beyond, and building together
OST helps organizations reorient their focus on consumer needs. We align stakeholders around a unified vision crafted with data and real-world insights. Then we roll up our sleeves to accelerate their growth through technology and innovation.
OST has offices in Michigan and Minnesota with teammates sitting across the nation. Our customers include organizations ranging from startups to global Fortune 500 companies. With an employee-first culture driving our success for 25 years, OST has been recognized for excellence, including in Inc. Magazine’s 5,000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, in CRN’s Tech Elite 250, and as a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For.
What you'll accomplish:
- Provide consultative services to clients, design server management solutions, and analyze and resolve complex infrastructure and systems issues
- Partner collaboratively with team and customers to design and implement solutions to business needs
- Maintain awareness of industry trends and issues with UNIX/Linux infrastructure and hardware
- Maintains one or more subject matter expert areas, and assists other team members in those areas
- Assists in defining standards and policies
- Supports the development of associates & engineers
- Participate in pre-sales and discovery, client meetings, and presentations
What you'll bring:
- 8-10+ years of technical experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting and supporting, UNIX (HP-UX or AIX) and/or Linux (RHEL, Oracle, or Debian). Tasks including capacity planning, performance tuning, disaster recovery, end user support, pre-emptive maintenance, configuration management, patch management, change management, problem management, process improvement, risk management, and mitigations
- 8-10+ years technical experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise-server class hardware
- Experience with UNIX shell, PERL, and PYTHON scripts to accomplish day to day system administration tasks and to support business application requirements
- Familiarity with VMware vSphere and ESX or Hyper-V a plus
- Familiarity with native operating system LDAP and/or 3rd party SSO tools for UNIX/Linux environment a plus
- Ability to write and reviews detailed technical documentation
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and perform after-hours work as needed
- Experience working in a datacenter
- Experience with Docker and container workloads
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS EKS, or Azure AKS
- Experience with Azure or AWS cloud compute, and managing Linux VM’s in Azure or AWS
- Willingness and demonstrated ability to jump in and troubleshoot issues with new or unknown technologies
- Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives interacting with staff across departmental levels
Personal Characteristics
- Self-motivated with a passion for learning and working with technology
- Detail-oriented and organized in professional and personal pursuits
- Integrity and clearly defined values, the value being part of a strong team
- Positive attitude and commitment to exceeding customers’ expectations
- Desire to work with and learn new technologies as they are released and implemented
