Site Reliability Engineer - Linux

Work locations include USA, Canada, or Mexico

Responsibilities:

• Install new and rebuild existing Linux servers, configure hardware, services, settings, directories, storage, and other components. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Keep systems properly configured, updated, healthy, hardened and scaled to meet the project/operational requirements.
• Write and maintain scripts using Python or Ansible as part of a team moving towards implementing modern DevOps concepts using tools including git, continuous build/integration, and infrastructure as code.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues and respond to high priority and escalated tickets and communicate status and resolution to end users and management.
• Works with IT teams to address performance and capacity issues with existing systems.
• Configure Linux operating systems on virtual machines and physical servers.
• Responsible for securing Linux servers including identity, patch, and access management.
• Research and recommend innovative automated approaches for system administration tasks
• Contribute to and maintain system standards and security posture of systems in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various projects and operational needs in a major enterprise environment.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Experience supporting container services such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to perform root cause analysis of network, operating system, and other issues
• Experience using enterprise monitoring systems
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, IaaC, and code review workflows
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S/B.A) from four-college or university and 5+ years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with bare metal provisioning using PXE.
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools like Ansible and Jenkins
• Advanced knowledge and experience creating and executing shell scripts or other systems scripting languages - bash, Python, Ansible, Ruby, Perl, or others.
• Strong understanding of Linux packaging concepts - dependencies, conflicts, repositories, package signing.
• Experience in configuration and maintenance of application infrastructure such as web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems and messaging systems
• Proven ability to collaborate and work remotely including use of communication tools
• Proven experience with Linux server administration – applying patches, ensuring health, right-sizing, architecture standards, and troubleshooting problems.
• Experience with Linux hypervisors and provisioning virtual machines.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Corporate Wellness Program
• Basic Life, Accidental Life, Supplemental Life Insurance
• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera
• Paid Holidays
• Medical provided through Cigna (PPO, HSA, EPO options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only
• Nationwide Vision provided through VSP
• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)
• Dental provided through Cigna (DPPO & DHMO options)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• 401k Plan
• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)
• Wellness Days
• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care
• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other fringe benefits required under state and federal law
• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)

Salary Range

$118,275.00 - $186,600.00 USD (Salary)

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Basic Life, Accidental Life, Supplemental Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)
• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care
• Medical provided through Cigna (PPO, HSA, EPO options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only
• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other fringe benefits required under state and federal law
• 401k Plan
• Wellness Days
• Nationwide Vision provided through VSP
• Employee Assistance Program
• Corporate Wellness Program
• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera
• Paid Holidays
• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)
• Dental provided through Cigna (DPPO & DHMO options)