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Raymond James Financial, Inc. Linux Engineer, Infrastructure Automation in Southfield, Michigan

Description

This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 2-3 days a week at one of the following office locations: St. Petersburg, FL; Southfield, MI.

Job Summary

Using business driven requirements, plans and designs enterprise systems infrastructure including the evaluation and implementation of hardware and software products. Engineers and tests technology solutions. Monitors the day to day performance of the infrastructure and may work with project teams on the integration of new systems. Creates strategies and develops resolutions for complex problems, incidents and outage situations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage the evaluation and implementation of new products and technologies which typically cover a broad variety of enterprise-class infrastructure disciplines, primarily Linux based systems.

  • Research and recommend innovative technologies and approaches for enterprise infrastructure management, upgrades, or improvements, while adhering to technical or budgetary constraints.

  • Analyze business requirements, including identifying automation opportunities and formulate strategies to implement same.

  • Proactively plan capacity of platforms and applications.

  • Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine software and hardware configurations.

  • May participate in projects including preparing project plans, assigning tasks, monitoring statuses, coordinating efforts, validating team recommendations, integrating efforts into a comprehensive strategy and delivering results that matter on schedule.

  • Write and/or review system specifications, including output requirements, flow charts and technical diagrams.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

  • In depth knowledge and experience in one of the following operating system families – RHEL/Ubuntu

  • Experience assessing and implementing OS security best practices - CIS/STIG/SELinux

  • Linux operating system configuration – Networking/NFS/OS Firewall

  • System monitoring, troubleshooting, and event analysis

  • Virtualization concepts and technologies - VMWare

  • In addition, knowledge of one of the following specialized areas is desired:

  • System management tools: Red Hat Satellite, Ubuntu Landscape

  • Automation and configuration management tools: Ansible, Resolve, Terraform, Packer

  • 3rd level support for resolution of compatibility and performance issues.

  • Server provisioning and monitoring using industry-leading management tools.

Skill in

  • Shell scripting, bash, Python, Ruby, YAML, JSON

Ability to

  • Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions.

  • Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

  • Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.

  • Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.

  • Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

  • Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.

  • Work a non-traditional schedule including on-call hours on a regular rotating basis.

Education/Previous Experience

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related degree and three (3) years of relevant experience in assigned area or combination or education, experience and training.

Licenses/Certifications

  • None required

Job: Technology

Primary Location: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg

Other Locations: US-MI-Southfield-Southfield

Organization Technology

Schedule Full-time

Job Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 5 % of the Time

Req ID: 2402166

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