Senior Linux Systems Engineer (with Automation skills)/ Charter Communication

Charter Communications VisaGC or USC Hybrid onsite in Denver, CO (3 days onsite) 1 year contract to hireJOB SUMMARYIdeal candidate will lead in the planning, design, development, implementation, and execution Linux systems engineering for the Charter Datacenter. Drives identification and adoption of best-in-class development. Designs, develops and implements platform enhancements and makes recommendations for improvements.QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRequired:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and/or equivalent work experienceMinimum eight years of experience in UNIX/Linux engineering/administrationSolid (RPM and Debian) Linux engineering, troubleshooting, testing and hardening experienceExperience using new RPM tools like ip, dnf, nmcli...Experience using apt, ubiquity, debian installer, ufwFamiliar writing, reading and understanding yaml, and json filesAutomation/Scripting skills: perl, bash and pythonHands-on experience designing, implementing and optimizing Linux file-systemsExperience with vcenter, vmware ovftool, and hashicorp vault and packer toolsKnowledge of CIS Workbench hardening, Linux Test Project and eliciting test cases; experience with Linux troubleshooting, hardening, and performance tuningGitlab experience creating workflows, CI/CD pipelines, setting variablesDesired:Familiar with Test Driven Development (TDD)Experience with LDAP mandatoryExperience with API-driven configurationWrite and review pull/merge requests in GitHands-on experience with creating Linux system images and publishing to a repository system such as Artifactory, etc.Red Hat Certified System Administrator certificationADDITIONAL JOB QUALIFICATIONSAbility to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner. Can clearly and professionally communicate with peers and solution vendors, both in person and through approved electronic communication means. Ability to schedule and coordinate multiple projects, communicate project requirements and objectives. Ability to meet deliverable objectives with minimal supervision. Understanding of Telco or related service provider services and technologies.