Principal Linux Administrator

Description:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 7 to 10 years of Linux experience and minimum 5 years of experience in Private/Public Cloud
• Enterprise Linux - including understanding of kernel tuning and OS monitoring tools.
• Familiar with software project build automation ("make", Maven) and Build and Integration tools (Jenkins).
• Proficient with scripting in Shell (bash, ksh) and Python.
• Working knowledge in an orchestration and configuration management tool (preferably Ansible).
• In-depth knowledge in public cloud (preferably AWS).
• Good understanding in Infrastructure and security services like Load Balancing, Firewall, TLS encryption, disk encryption etc.
• Good architectural experience in component placement for a traditional 3 tier application and microservices based applications.
• Working experience of Linux Containerized environments (one of "Open Contained Initiative", Docker, CoreOS).
• Extensive experience in "Infrastructure as Code" and automation tools (Terraform, Cloud formation, Azure Templates & DevOps)
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Application Containerization and Kubernetes Clusters. (EKS/AKS, ECS)
• Offer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques, including bulk application transfers into the cloud.
• Identify the top cloud architecture solutions to successfully meet the needs of the company.
• Lead organization through cloud adoption and establish best practices.
• Familiar with Networking concept on Public/Hybrid Clouds (Direct Connect/ExpressRoute /VPC/VNET,VPC Peering and etc.)
• Familiar with agile methodologies in Operations and Development.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to evaluate / measure work results in the Enterprise context.
• Familiarity with basic Project Management techniques to facilitate resource and workload management.
• Ability to manage difficult (or conflict) situations generated by daily interactions of a wide range of personalities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and team management proficiency.
• Clear vision on strategy, road to success and phases of delivery.
• Working in 24x7 environment.