Remote Principal Linux Cloud Engineer

Company: Enlyte
Location: San Diego
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Company Overview

The Enlyte Family of Businesses

Mitchell - Genex - Coventry

Enlyte is the parent brand of Mitchell, Genex and Coventry, an organization unlike any other in the Property & Casualty industry, bringing together three great businesses with a shared vision of using technology innovation, clinical services and network solutions to help our customers and the people they serve. Our suite of products and services enable our employees to help people recover from challenging life events, while providing opportunities for meaningful impact and career growth.

Job Description

The Principal Linux Cloud Engineer is responsible for providing expert-level administration and support of Linux systems hosted on AWS cloud, VMWare, and bare metal. This position interfaces with many cross-functional groups and levels within the organization. Key roles and responsibilities include architecting solutions for enterprise-level applications, and mentoring members of the Linux team.

Responsibilities:

* Support Linux and middleware infrastructure in the AWS cloud and on-premises datacenters
* Team subject matter expert for all cloud-related projects and tasks
* Play a key role in the migration of applications to the AWS cloud
* Automate system-level administration tasks using Bash, Ansible, and Python
* Develop and maintain cloud provisioning pipelines using Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, and Git
* Track and manage vendor support tickets, and work with respective teams to resolve urgent system issues
* Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and in system failover testing
* Provide technical support to include proactive and reactive incident resolution
* Perform proactive review of systems performance metrics and alerts to ensure event correlation and trend analysis are performed on a regular basis.
* Work closely with Incident Manager to understand recurring incidents impacting user population, help identify root cause, and resolve problems
* Configure, deploy, tune, patch and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux and Amazon Linux 2
* Actively monitor, respond to, and resolve system alerts generated by system management tools; Coordinate system tuning to improve operational capabilities
* Create/Ensure knowledge database is populated with resolutions, workarounds, known issues
* Responsible for documenting the systems infrastructure, procedures and maintaining an accurate hardware and software inventory
* Assist with Capacity Planning to ensure appropriate storage and/or processing capability of the technical infrastructure to support present and future initiatives
* Participate in on-call rotation

Qualifications

Required:

* Minimum 8 years of experience with Linux administration with emphasis on Redhat and Amazon Linux 2
* Experience in supporting production-level environments
* Extensive experience supporting AWS and hybrid cloud environments
* Working knowledge of AWS administration, cloud migration, and Terraform framework using best practices
* Experience with AWS CloudTrail, CloudWatch, EC2, Lambda, Route53, Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling
* Experience managing AWS EBS Snapshots, S3, EFS/FSx, and EKS
* Strong working knowledge in scripting ksh, bash, Perl, Python, and Ansible

Preferred:

* Experience configuring and supporting Docker, Apache, FTP, DNS, WebSphere MQ, JBoss JEE, WebLogic, and Oracle Forms
* Working knowledge of network concepts and packet capture analysis
* Certified AWS SysOps Administrator or AWS Professional certification

Benefits

We're committed to supporting your ultimate well-being through our total compensation package offerings that support your health, wealth and self. These offerings include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts / Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and AD&D Insurance, 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, and an array of resources that encourage a lifetime of healthier living. The Company is an equal opportunity employer, values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people. The Company does not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. #LI-AP1 #MIT

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