Senior Systems Engineer

Avispa

. Maintain the uptime, performance, and capacity of production servers and services .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $80 - $85 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Linux system administration, including Debian and Red Hat, with strong capabilities in scripting using Python or BASH. Proficient in managing containerized systems and utilizing configuration management tools like Ansible, while ensuring system performance and uptime.

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Linux System AdministrationAnsible-Based Configuration ManagementCI/CD Build Pipeline DevelopmentContainerized Systems ManagementMonitoring and Metrics Gathering

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Hard Skills

Linux AdministrationScripting in PythonScripting in BASHConfiguration ManagementChange ManagementVersion Control with GitMonitoring ToolsContainerization with DockerVirtualization PlatformsStorage Architectures

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCommunicationClient ServiceCollaborationPrioritization

Tools & Technologies

AnsibleGitBitBucketElasticsearch/ELKPrometheusGrafanaKubernetesOpenShiftAWSGCP

Industry Keywords

UNIXDebianRed HatLDAPKerberosDNS AdministrationSANNASCephZFS

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudConsulDNSDockerElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPrometheusPythonUnixVaultVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain the uptime, performance, and capacity of production servers and services
Perform ticket and alert triage, monitoring and alerting, system maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance analysis
Manage system configuration and infrastructure, including Linux administration, configuration management, server hardware, virtualization platforms, storage architectures, DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, centralized logging, and containerized systems
Perform patching, migrations, upgrades, and change management activities
Support version control and infrastructure tools, including Git, BitBucket, Ansible, Elasticsearch/ELK, and the HashiCorp suite
Develop and maintain system automation, scripting, and CI/CD build pipelines using Python or BASH
Participate in infrastructure monitoring, metrics gathering, and capacity planning across production environments
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation
Manage multiple priorities independently and collaboratively
Provide internal client and customer service
Document technical information
Communicate with staff at all levels and follow through on projects

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux administration
Expertise in Linux system administration, including Debian and Red Hat
Experience troubleshooting Linux subsystems and internals
Ability to create scripts using Python or BASH
Significant experience with Ansible-based configuration management
Experience specifying and selecting server hardware platforms based on application requirements
Familiarity with virtualization hypervisors, including OpenShift KubeVirt, KVM, Nutanix, and VMware
Experience with monitoring and metrics gathering tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and SysStat
Ability to triage tickets and issues when only partial information is available
Experience with change management and version control, including Git and BitBucket
Experience with CI/CD build pipeline development
Experience with LDAP and Kerberos administration
Familiarity with centralized logging through Elasticsearch/ELK
Experience with DNS zone files and DNS administration
Experience with SAN, NAS, Ceph, and ZFS storage architectures
Experience managing containerized systems, including Docker, Nomad, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
Experience with HashiCorp products, including Consul, Nomad, and Vault
Familiarity with AWS and GCP cloud environments
Participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation is required
BA/BS or higher degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Group Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Retirement Savings Program
PSL
W2 employment
40 hours/week
Remote work
24/7 on-call rotation compensation arrangement not specified