Senior Linux Systems Engineer
| Company | Athena Health |
|---|---|
| Location | Massachusetts, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Eligible to work in the US now or in the future without visa sponsorship
- 5+ years of experience in Linux Systems Administration/Engineering, SRE, or a related field.
- Extensive experience with Linux operating systems and administration.
- Knowledge of infrastructure services like DNS, LDAP, DHCP
- Experience with network troubleshooting tools like ping, traceroute, dig and other linux system commands
- Strong scripting/programming skills in languages such as Bash, Python or Perl.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on teamwork.
- Well organized, attentive to details, and able to meet demanding deadlines.
- Experience with monitoring and metrics tools such as Prometheus, Nagios, Grafana and writing custom system checks.
- Configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef or Ansible.
- Experience using version control tools such as Git.
- Strong system and network security knowledge and experience.
- Advanced Linux system and hardware troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
- Build, configure and maintain Linux application servers
- Collaborate with development and other infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration of services and infrastructure.
- Resolve various Linux system and application issues through on call escalations or tickets.
- Develop and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
- Work on technical projects, managing timelines and ensuring all deadlines are met.
- Manage operational ticket queue in support of various stakeholders across R&D, Infrastructure Engineering and Project Management.
- Participate in a 12×7 on-call rotation with peers. We have a peer team in India that manages the overnight on-call.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Solid understanding of AWS services and architecture.
- Knowledge of logging tools (e.g., ELK stack).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Experience with container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes or Docker.
- Knowledge of database systems such as MySQL, Oracle or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with managing and troubleshooting Storage on Linux systems through SAN or NAS.
- Certifications in RedHat, AWS or relevant technologies are a plus.