Systems Engineer, Sr. Consultant - Iaas Engineering(Red Hat Linux)

Basic Qualifiactions

8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 11+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD

Technical Requirements

• In-depth hands-on experience managing the lifecycle of at least 2 of following Operating Systems and or hypervisors.

o Linux- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or 8, Ubuntu 18.x or 20.x, CentOS 7 or RockyLinux 8

oVMware ESXi, KVM

• In-depth experience in deployment and workflow automation. Familiar with automation and workflow tool such as Ansible.

• In-depth experience with enterprise class virtualization technologies - Vmware vSphere and or KVM

• Hardware and infrastructure automation experience in at least one of the following server product lines -

o HP Proliant

o Dell PowerEdge

• Scripting and task automation experience in Linux, Windows or virtualized environments. Good knowledge and experience in software defined infrastructure.

• Strong technical analytical and troubleshooting skills, and possess an ability to explain technical concepts and provide guidance to junior staff

• Experience in system monitoring with tools supporting unattended operations

• Experience in securing Linux Systems with SELinux.

• Engineering Knowledge to troubleshoot and solve storage issues (Hosts, SAN switches and Storage Devices)

• Engineering knowledge in TCPIP networking -link aggregation redundancy, switches, routing and load-balancing

• Ability to write technical designs, documentation and presentations for Compute Infrastructure.

• Ability to provide level 3 support and guide level 2 administrators on problem resolution. Exhibit engineering value and perform operational acceptance or turnover activities.

• Must be willing to go on 24x7 'On-call' engineering support on a weekly rotational basis

Professional Requirements

• Bachelors or Degree or equivalent experience in CS or EE equivalent.

• Typically requires a minimum of 7-10 years of relevant working experience.

• Broad knowledge in hardware, software, network and applications deployments thru automation.

• Experience in an application hosting or data center environment

• Experience with maintaining highly available and highly secure systems

• Strong process orientation and a solid understanding of software development and testing techniques, methodologies and best practices are required for automation.

• Individual should be extremely self-motivated with the ability to work independently, coordinating activities within cross-regional and cross-functional teams

• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills along with effective communication (both written and verbal) skills

• Exhibit advanced planning, organizational and problem solving skills

• Strong project management skills

• ITIL certification preferred

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 132,900.00 to 172,800.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.