Prowess Consulting
System Administrator - Systems Engineer
Job Posted 7 Days Ago
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The System Administrator/System Engineer will provision and configure system hardware and software, manage cloud environments, and perform troubleshooting.
WHO WE ARE
Prowess is a Seattle-based technology consulting firm that specializes in helping the largest enterprise technology companies define, manage and market their technology-based solutions and services. We take great pride in investing the time necessary to gain a deep understanding of our customers’ technology, their customers, and the stories and strategies they need to tell to be successful in the market. Our team of technology and marketing experts is immersed in the technology trends that affect our clients’ business, so we can add value at every stage of engagement to help them succeed.
WHO YOU ARE
Prowess Consulting is looking for an enthusiastic System Administrator/System Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have skills in a variety of technologies including storage, compute and networking. Focus on Linux administration and scripting. Strong trouble shooting and creative problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently to resolve issues.
To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Washington.
This is a full-time role that can be worked remotely, however, collaboration with teammates centered in the Pacific time zone will be essential. No third-party agencies, please.
THE ROLE
Prowess is a Seattle-based technology consulting firm that specializes in helping the largest enterprise technology companies define, manage and market their technology-based solutions and services. We take great pride in investing the time necessary to gain a deep understanding of our customers’ technology, their customers, and the stories and strategies they need to tell to be successful in the market. Our team of technology and marketing experts is immersed in the technology trends that affect our clients’ business, so we can add value at every stage of engagement to help them succeed.
WHO YOU ARE
Prowess Consulting is looking for an enthusiastic System Administrator/System Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have skills in a variety of technologies including storage, compute and networking. Focus on Linux administration and scripting. Strong trouble shooting and creative problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently to resolve issues.
To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Washington.
This is a full-time role that can be worked remotely, however, collaboration with teammates centered in the Pacific time zone will be essential. No third-party agencies, please.
THE ROLE
- Provision, install, and configure system hardware, software, and related infrastructure
- Installing and configuring operating systems and applications
- Researching, testing, development and writing in support of benchmarking, and testing
- Researching popular software products and building real-world scenario use-cases to use for server hardware under test
- Running publicly available hardware benchmarks and tracking results
- Ensure that hardware and software system platforms are operating correctly
- 2+ years’ experience administrating AWS, Azure, GCP, or Oracle cloud
- 4+ years' experience with hypervisor technology is required
- 2+ years with scripting languages such as Python and Batch/Shell scripts
- 2+ years of hardware configuration including storage, network, and compute
- 1+ year of installing and configuring best practices for relational database services
- Ability to take clear notes and write concise technical documentation
- 2+ years’ experience in a Windows environment
- 2+ years' experience with Linux Administration
- 1+ year experience in configuring enterprise storage
- 1+ year consumer hardware benchmarking and testing
- 2+ years with building sandbox and lab environments
- 2+ years’ experience containerized workloads running within a Kubernetes environment
- Working knowledge of virtual desktop infrastructure
- Ability to conduct research to learn and understand new technologies
- The offered base pay range for this specific positing is $90,000 – 130,000, DOE
- Base Pay ranges are different for different work locations within the U.S., which allows for competitive pay and consistency in different states
- U.S. based employees, working 30 hours per week or more have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, basic life insurance, a 401K plan with matching, well-being benefits, education benefits, among others.
- U.S. based full-time employees receive 11 paid holidays, and accrue paid time off
Top Skills
AWS
Azure
Batch/Shell
GCP
Hypervisor Technology
Kubernetes
Linux
Oracle Cloud
Python
Windows
Prowess Consulting Bellevue, Washington, USA Office
12100 Northup Way, Suite 100, Bellevue, WA, United States, 98005
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