As a Senior Systems Engineer, the person develops and maintains stable, reliable, and secure Linux systems. The person mentors a team of junior Linux admins and NOC personnel to troubleshoot and optimize Vertafore’s Linux environment. In this role, the person is expected to have a strong knowledge of Oracle or RedHat Enterprise Linux, its engineering and administration. He/She has excellent problem-solving skills and Linux troubleshooting skills. The person should have passion to continuously improve services, enhance security and optimize the service performance. Core Requirements and Responsibilities: Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following: · Provide day to day support to RHEL/oracle Linux servers through various ticketing tools like service now and monitoring tools like Dynatrace/SolarWinds/CloudWatch. · Managed Security, Backup, Disaster Recovery, Performance Monitoring and Fine-tuning on Linux (RHEL) systems. · Primarily responsible for installation, configuration, support, and lifecycle management of all Linux systems/Oracle Linux, across Vertafore’s data centers, cloud and office locations · Own, define and drive projects to support business requirements and to enhance the Linux environment performance, availability, and security. · Ability to manage LVM, Multipathing, NFS on Linux. · Interpret security advisories and design, implement and test control measures. · Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to individuals of various technical ability. · Writes and maintains complete and concise technical documentation. · Serve as the escalation point for Linux incidents. · Experience with shell scripting and configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef to perform server hardening. · Knowledge of networking protocols, firewall management, and security practices in a Linux environment. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: · Strong experience in managing and supporting Redhat or Oracle Enterprise Linux for hybrid data centers is a MUST. · Experience With Configuration management tools like Chef and Ansible. · Experience with Windows and AWS is also required. Must be comfortable managing instance on AWS (preferred) · Knowledge on Datacenter infrastructure, VMware virtualization, SAN Storage infrastructure. · Able to handle pressure during outages and systematically resolve issues. · Experience being tasked outside their training, willing to take on and learn new technologies. · Experience as an escalation engineer in a customer centric role. · Experience communicating at various levels including non-technical staff, leadership, management, and external customers. Qualifications: · Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT or equivalent work experience · 4-5 years’ experience with Enterprise Linux (Oracle Linux/RHEL) · RHCSA or RHCE or OCP-Linux certified candidates are preferred · AWS Associate Architect certification will be an added advantage · 1-2 years’ experience with Windows and AWS is required · Experience managing Linux servers running databases and application servers, their kernel tuning, upgrading, and patching · Must have exposure and experience with AWS (preferred) or other cloud provider