Our client, in the autonomous driving vehicle space, is looking for a Linux administrator to manage physical and virtual endpoints at scale to ensure employees have productive, secure and reliable endpoints. This person will play a key role in developing and implementing a new, secure management system to support up to 2,000 Linux desktop machines. This is a contract opportunity with a hybrid schedule of 3 days (minimum) onsite at their Foster City office.
Responsibilities
Perform Linux installations, configurations, upgrades and ongoing maintenance activities on bare metal hardware and virtual environments, installation of software releases, patches of the operation system and utilities, third-party products, and open-source software
Manage SaltStack infrastructure, distributing and enforcing standard configurations
Perform system administration tasks across thousands of Linux hosts
Contributor to Incident, Problem and Change Management processes
Understand and anticipate business needs and address issues reported by customers
User Support / Problem resolution
Requirements
6+ years experience in managing large scale Linux Desktop deployments in production environments
Strong Hands-on experience in Linux (Ubuntu / Debian) Systems Administration
Demonstrated experience in handling day-to-day Linux operating system installation, migration, and break-fix support
Advanced knowledge of and experience distributing and enforcing standard configurations using tools such as SaltStack, Puppet, Chef or Ansible
Hands-on experience in building Shell scripts for automation of systems monitoring
Experience using Change/Incident Management tools (Jira)
Familiarity with distributed compute and storage systems, high-performance computing systems, and networking
Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts, large-scale software architecture, networking and distributed systems, and Linux environments
Ability to work effectively in a team environment with excellent organizational and communication skills
Ability and willingness to learn and promote best practices
Must be residing locally and work onsite minimum 3 days a week
Expected hourly pay range
$65 - $70 per hour
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
About Vivo
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