SysOps Engineer (System Operations)

The Role:

• Identify and resolve problems relating to critical service operations and to prevent their recurrence using different methods of automation
• Be involved in the design and subsequent implementation of software and service infrastructure
• Be involved in incident management daily
• Help improve reliability, stability and tackle scalability challenges with engineering teams
• Together with the engineering and support team, participate in on-call rotations and be an escalation contact for service incidents
• Mentor other engineers, define our technical culture, and help build a fast-growing team

Requirements:

• Preferably a degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related fields
• 3 years of relevant experience with managing IT infrastructure with focus on the *nix platforms
• Possess a solid understanding of the Linux or FreeBSD/OpenBSD family of Operating Systems and their underlying components
• Possess a solid understanding of the OSI networking model
• Possess analytical skills, mental resiliency and the ability to think systematically under stressful conditions
• Highly accountable and takes ownership. Outstanding work ethic, high-integrity, team player, and a lifelong learner
• Experience in one or more of: C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Go, or scripting experience in Shell

Really Nice to Haves:

• Experience with cloud computing technologies from vendors such as Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, Digital Ocean
• Configuration management tool experience such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet or SaltStack
• Experience with continuous integration and/or continuous deployment
• Experience with hardening systems and knowledge in information security
• Contributes to open source project experience with performance analysis and debugging tools