Infrastructure Engineer
| Company | Tenstreet |
|---|---|
| Location | Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in Linux systems administration, especially coming from a DevOps-oriented background
- Experience with an assortment of common applications and protocols, such as Apache, MySQL, NFS, Squid, Redis, Docker, DHCP, SSH, DNS, LDAP, SMTP, etc.
- Some software development and scripting experience, preferably using common interpreted languages (PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc.)
- Experience with configuration management and automation tools (Ansible preferred)
- Thorough understanding of networking concepts (OSI model, NAT, VLANs, packet filtering, application proxies, etc.)
- Ability to learn new technologies that may or may not be related to what you already know
- Ability to make sound decisions and work well both autonomously and with a team
- Ability to juggle multiple projects with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to communicate well and walk others through complex processes and problems easily and naturally, including both written and verbal communications.
Responsibilities
- On premises and cloud server and service administration, including the designing, building, monitoring, and securing of various Linux virtual servers and containers
- Managing our NetApp storage tier and other file servers
- Using tools such as Ansible Automation Platform to automate routine activities (server building and provisioning, administration activities, configuration management, etc.)
- Working with our development and product teams to ensure the infrastructure scales and meets the needs of the business
- Using monitoring and analysis tools such as Datadog and Wazuh IDS to collect and analyze system performance metrics for capacity planning, proactive response, and troubleshooting
- The application and oversight of information security controls across various operating environments
- Understanding and assisting in the management of our network infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, and third-party services such as Cloudflare for WAF/DDOS
- Building and supporting resilient and scalable systems that achieve high availability
- Managing environmental and architectural changes with a mind to maximize the pace of implementation without compromising security or functionality
- Identifying technological and procedural impediments to Tenstreet, devising solutions to improve the company’s effectiveness
- Coherently communicating technical topics and concerns to a diverse assortment of internal and external audiences
- Administration of a variety of applications and services for both internal and external users
- Balancing the need to ‘keep things running’ with allocating time to system enhancements and new strategic initiatives
- Mentoring or training other team members and colleagues from other roles
- Participating in on-call rotations
- Troubleshooting and resolving production issues (hardware/software/applications)
Preferred Qualifications
- Knack for problem solving, asking the right questions and gathering the right data to take appropriate action
- Comfortable working alone when necessary, hunting down answers, thinking critically and solving problems
- Ability to play well with others and collaborate, disagree, compromise, and build new things with a team
- Jump at the chance to deploy automated solutions to eliminate toil