The Senior Data Center Linux Engineer manages Linux servers, troubleshoot issues, develops automation scripts, ensures secure configurations, and deploys containerized applications.
Overview
Corporate Tools is hiring a Senior Data Center Linux Engineerfor $150,000/year. You will be a traditional company employee. This is a remote position, but if you're near one of our local offices, you're welcome to come hangout with us in-office as well. Our main offices are in Post Falls, ID, and Spokane, WA; we also have satellite offices in Johnston, IA, Austin, TX, and Salt Lake City, UT. You'll be working 40 hours a week and, of course, enjoy great company benefits. You will be part of a dynamic technical team responsible for designing, building, and delivering key technical solutions such as: servers, containers, storage, networking, data centers, security solutions, and monitoring tools. Our job is to ensure that our customers have the best experience possible, utilizing the vast number of technical solutions that we provide. Our vision is to enhance the quality, resiliency and scalability of the technology services delivered to our clients and our customer service teams. In this role, you will participate in the overall design, deployment and feature roadmap for the architecture of our network and systems environment. You will work with other engineers to deliver performance and service standards and capacity planning models.
Wage
Up to $150,000 / year
Benefits
Responsibilities
Requirements
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Senior Data Center Linux Engineer
Remote, Johnston, IA, Spokane, WA, Salt Lake City, UT, Austin, TX
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Why Work Here
Are you the type who speaks fluent Bash, treats servers like beloved pets (but automates them like a pro), and finds joy in making Linux systems hum like a perfectly tuned orchestra? Do you get a thrill from fixing things before anyone even knows they're broken? If so, this might just be your dream job.
As a Senior Data Center Linux Engineer, you'll be the behind-the-scenes mastermind keeping mission-critical systems alive and kicking. You'll automate the boring stuff, battle rogue processes, and ensure that downtime remains nothing more than a scary bedtime story.
Corporate Tools is hiring a Senior Data Center Linux Engineerfor $150,000/year. You will be a traditional company employee. This is a remote position, but if you're near one of our local offices, you're welcome to come hangout with us in-office as well. Our main offices are in Post Falls, ID, and Spokane, WA; we also have satellite offices in Johnston, IA, Austin, TX, and Salt Lake City, UT. You'll be working 40 hours a week and, of course, enjoy great company benefits. You will be part of a dynamic technical team responsible for designing, building, and delivering key technical solutions such as: servers, containers, storage, networking, data centers, security solutions, and monitoring tools. Our job is to ensure that our customers have the best experience possible, utilizing the vast number of technical solutions that we provide. Our vision is to enhance the quality, resiliency and scalability of the technology services delivered to our clients and our customer service teams. In this role, you will participate in the overall design, deployment and feature roadmap for the architecture of our network and systems environment. You will work with other engineers to deliver performance and service standards and capacity planning models.
Wage
Up to $150,000 / year
Benefits
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100% employer-paid medical, dental & vision Full coverage for employees - nothing comes out of your paycheck. Plus an annual review with a raise option. -
Time off that grows with you 22 days PTO + 4 holidays to start. After 3 years it bumps to 29 days, and after 5 years you move to flexible time off - not accrued, not capped. Take time off when you want. -
Parental leave & 401(k) match Paid parental leave, plus up to 6% company 401(k) matching with no vesting period - it's yours from day one. -
Quarterly allowance Spend it on whatever makes work better: a comfier remote setup, continuing-education classes, a plant for your desk, coffee for a coworker, a massage for yourself... really, whatever. -
No dumb perks (and a trail mix bar) No weekend dog-walking gimmicks that look cool but cost nothing because nobody uses them. We spend on benefits you'll actually use - an open-concept office, friendly coworkers, a creative environment, and yeah... a trail mix bar.
Responsibilities
- Manage, configure, and maintain Linux servers
- Troubleshoot performance issues, hardware failures, and software bugs
- Develop automation scripts
- Ensure secure system configurations
- Deploy and maintain containerized applications
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or related work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Linux server design and administration
- 5+ year of experience in Networking
- Experience of networking services consisting of Virtual and Physical network functions
- Professional experience with BGP, VXLAN and other WAN technologies
- Experience with Identity Management tools, i.e., FreeIPA, Keycloak
- Proven experience in designing virtualized compute environments, i.e, Kubernettes, Docker, LXC, KVM
- Knowledge of Proxmox, KVM, Nginx, Apache, Exim and Postfix
- Hands-on experience in one or more of the following: Linux scripting, Firewall, DNS.
- Programming aptitude in one or more of the following: Python, Java, GO, Ruby, PHP
- Experience with cloud related tools, products, i.e., Docker Swarm, Open vSwitch, Ceph
- Experience in hosting
- Experience with Pterodactyl
- Familiarity with network device configuration and management (Arista, Cisco, Juniper)
- Proven success record of working with internet organizations to set industry direction
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Senior Data Center Linux Engineer
Remote, Johnston, IA, Spokane, WA, Salt Lake City, UT, Austin, TX
Apply Now
Why Work Here
Are you the type who speaks fluent Bash, treats servers like beloved pets (but automates them like a pro), and finds joy in making Linux systems hum like a perfectly tuned orchestra? Do you get a thrill from fixing things before anyone even knows they're broken? If so, this might just be your dream job.
As a Senior Data Center Linux Engineer, you'll be the behind-the-scenes mastermind keeping mission-critical systems alive and kicking. You'll automate the boring stuff, battle rogue processes, and ensure that downtime remains nothing more than a scary bedtime story.
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