Linux Engineer Jobs

Why Agio?

Agio is a hybrid managed IT and cybersecurity provider servicing the financial services, health care and payments industries. The company has extensive experience supporting the alternative investment space, specializing in hedge funds, private equity firms and asset managers. Agio offers technology hosting, monitoring, management, helpdesk, disaster prevention and recovery, as well as managed security, 360° cybersecurity programs, virtual CISO (vCISO) support and cybersecurity consulting.

We have team members in the US, UK, Canada, and India. Our remote work policy allows us to accommodate our team members’ need for flexibility. Our family forward mentality and work-life balance focus empower our employees to live their best life at Agio.

WE OFFER:

• RRSP matching
• Remote work arrangement
• An inclusive parental leave policy
• And more!
• Agio swag
• 10 paid sick days
• Comprehensive health benefits including vision, dental, disability, life insurance, and more with immediate coverage
• A multicultural and diverse team
• 32 hours of paid volunteer time off
• Competitive salary
• A supportive work environment
• Uncapped vacation time off
• 10 paid holidays
• Training and growth opportunities
• Social events

Relevance & Impact

As a Linux Engineer, you will have a significant impact on achieving Agio’s vision and mission. Your activities and contributions will have a direct effect on Agio and its customer base. Through your day to day activities, your key objectives are:

• Be a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to our clients’ technology staff
• Provide consistent and thorough updates to clients
• Ensure you are always considering the clients’ security when implementing new technologies or making changes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• On-call is required as a part of this role and expected to be available when necessary to take escalations from systems engineers and team leads.
• Should have previous hands-on Linux server experience and must be comfortable with taking escalations on advanced server issues from the rest of the support organization.
• Expected to work as part of a team, not on an island, and be openly collaborative when working through issues with other team members so they can address issues during future occurrences.
• Must be a self-starter, able to work through issues from start to finish with little assistance, reporting on the root cause, providing recommendations for resolution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to work from a ticketing system and provide quality updates to clients and teams.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis
• Ability to document all work completed and train support staff on client systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues promptly.
• Should be comfortable speaking to clients regarding their technology needs and making recommendations

REQUIREMENTS

• 2-4 years’ Storage/Network experience from Linux/UNIX perspective
• Ability to troubleshoot iSCSI.
• Strong understanding of Linux patch/package management
• Strong understanding of using OS tools to diagnose hardware issues
• 2-3 years’ experience in centralized authentication services, e.g.,
• 2-3 years’ VMWare ESXi preferred. Candidates lacking experience in this area will be expected to learn these technologies quickly and apply their knowledge to client environments.
• 5+ years’ Linux server administration experience including but not limited to:
• Strong understanding of OS performance tuning
• Strong understanding of troubleshooting in a complex Enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of File System Technologies including (NFS, GlusterFS, AutoFS, Samba, CIFS)
• 1-3 years’ experience working with containers is a must. Docker preferred.
• Shell scripting
• 1-3 years’ experience in Automation tools, e.g., Ansible, preferred
• Ability to troubleshoot SAN issues
• Strong understanding of Kerberos authentication
• Strong understanding of rsync
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Infrastructure and how Linux servers fit into it.
• Ability to troubleshoot networking issues

Agio is a blend of who we are and what we aspire to be. As an equal opportunity employer, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that allows each of us to do our best work and be our best selves.

We welcome all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, diverse ethnic and cultural origins, veteran status, and people from all races, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, and expressions. We encourage you to apply if you see a fit between you and the opportunity.