<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div>Senior RH Linux folks in the Denver area, our homie Dave P at Apex has another 2 openings for the below description.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Send resume and any inquiries to his contact info at the bottom.</div><div><br></div><div>This one is located in Cherry Creek. It will be a 6 month contract with likely conversion to full time. It is a small team of engineers (3-4) and will start remote but will eventually transition into a job onsite with some remote flexibility in the future.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>ROLE PURPOSE:</div><div>Responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, customization, and support of Linux operating system, servers, and complimentary products in an enterprise environment. Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance and ensure system integrity. Develops and promotes operating procedures and conducts audits to ensure compliance. Develops and maintains a comprehensive operating system library of all supporting documentation. Implements automation procedures wherever possible.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</div><div>1. Responsible for the architecture, implementation, operation, and support of Janus Henderson's RedHat Linux server environment and supporting products for a multi-tiered software/application environment.</div><div>2. Ensures that Linux OS backup and recovery techniques are being applied and properly configured on production systems.</div><div>3. Provides Tier 3 support to other Linux Administrators/Engineers and provides training and development of junior staff.</div><div>4. Involvement in all key IT infrastructure projects to ensure required standards are met and a successful implementation path is established.</div><div>5. Coordinates with vendors and manufactures to resolve operating system or hardware related problems.</div><div>6. Works closely with the database team to provide a stable and properly tuned Oracle infrastructure.</div><div>7. Builds and maintains task automation procedures utilizing Ansible.</div><div>8. Maintains and troubleshoots systems with SELinux enforcement enabled.</div><div>9. Employs DevOps best practices on infrastructure components where possible.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>QUALIFICATIONS</div><div> Advanced knowledge of RedHat/Linux operating systems (version 6 and 7), including application layer products such as Apache, NGINX, Red Hat Satellite, and container platforms such as Docker.</div><div> Advanced knowledge of Linux Red Hat administration, security, and data access techniques</div><div> Advanced knowledge of Linux Red Hat performance tuning and auditing techniques.</div><div> Ability to compose/execute shell scripts in one or more of the following: Bourne/Korn/Bash, PERL, Ruby or Python</div><div> Skills in any/all of these areas a plus: SELinux, Samba, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Sensu or Splunk</div><div> Ability to access and retrieve technical information from on-line services</div><div> Ability to conduct network-level troubleshooting in collaboration with the networking team.</div><div> Ability to work with infrastructure located in various cloud providers, such as AWS and/or Azure.</div><div> Knowledge of automation technologies, such as Ansible.</div><div> Moderate knowledge of vSphere, and deployment of infrastructure to VMware products.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:</div><div> 8+ years of diverse work experience in Information Technology</div><div> 5+ years' experience in Linux operating systems and Linux based middleware administration, security, data access techniques, performance tuning and auditing in a complex enterprise environment</div><div> RedHat or other Linux certification is a plus</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>David Pentico | Senior Professional Recruiter/Applications Delivery Lead</div><div>Apex Systems</div><div>Office: 303-782-9500 | Cell: 303-808-4209</div><div>dpentico@apexsystems.com | www.apexsystems.com</div></div></div></body></html>