Linux Engineer

Linux EngineerCharlotte, NC - (Hybrid)Expected 12-Month ContractJob Description:The Engineer is responsible for building a platform to support the full stack including application integration, performance management, security implementation, configuration management, and problem management against an array of services and function at a platform and host level.Required Skills:1. 7+ years of experience with multiple largescale enterprise cluster environment builds and operations including design, capacity planning, cluster set up, security, performance tuning and monitoring.2. Experience with three tier architectural web applications3. In-depth working knowledge of RedHat Linux systems4. Proficient with networking, firewall, kernel parameter tuning, security concepts5. Strong knowledge and experience with shell scripting6. Design, develop, and implement Ansible playbooks and roles to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments7. Perform extensive troubleshooting and technical support for both hardware and software issues that may arise.8. Knowledge of TLS certificates, different certificate container formats, as well as understanding of the entire certificate chain.9. Experience with configuration, usage, troubleshooting of Load Balancers (F5/AVI/vmWare/etc).10. Experience with VMWare concepts of creating and managing VMs11. Must have experience working on large, complex projects with cross-functional teams.12. Understanding of Agile software development methodologiesDesired Skills:1. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift a plus3. Enterprise Database Administration such as MySQL, Oracle, Maria DB, Microsoft SQL Server4. Experience with Hadoop distributions in the Cloud is a plus, AWS, Azure, Google.5. Experience with Apache Tomcat6. Experience with Terraform a plus.