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Liquid Web · 22 hours ago

System Engineer

Lansing, MI

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$75K/yr - $115K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools

Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability

Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes

Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies

Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the need for human intervention time

Participate in the design of information and operational support systems

Identify departmental needs and make suggestions regarding technical direction

Design and implement system security and data assurance

Create documentation and detailed sets of instructions on infrastructure and software

Troubleshoot and debug all infrastructure/software related to Storm product

Review and address customer issues regarding provisioning related products

Research and implement improvements to the customer experience in regards to provisioning related products

Work closely to build relationships across teams and ensure that requests are viable and in the best interest of the company

Qualification

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Distributed systemsCluster computingCloud computingSystem architectureSystem administrationLinuxScripting languagesStorageSystem designMonitoringDiagnostic techniquesOS installationVersion control systemsOS VirtualizationApacheNginxDNSRHCEFreeBSDSolarisWindowsLVMSSLIptablesAutomation software

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject or equivalent experience

3+ years relevant experience

Hands on experience with large scale distributed systems, storage, cluster computing, cloud computing

Strong understanding of system architecture, design, administration, networking and monitoring

Mixed operating systems experience: (Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Windows, etc.)

Impeccable troubleshooting technique

Strong familiarity with multiple scripting languages: (bash, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc.)

Diagnostic and mitigation techniques for complex hardware, software and networking issues

Solid working knowledge of OS installation and automation

Experience with version control systems

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Functional awareness of the following technologies: LVM, SSL, iptables, OS Virtualization (Xen, KVM, libvirt, etc.), Apache / Nginx, DNS (bind / PowerDNS)

RHCE or equivalent experience