Unix Systems Engineer

Location: Ann Arbor, MI Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $55.00 USD Hourly Description:
Senior Unix Systems Engineer to join the Unix/Linux and Container Services team. The team is responsible for the design, support, security, and governance of enterprise Unix/Linux server and OpenShift container environments.

The position will support more than 2,000 physical and virtual AIX/Linux servers across on-premises and cloud environments. The engineer will contribute to infrastructure modernization initiatives involving OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, cloud infrastructure, automation, configuration management, and compute services.

This is a senior-level infrastructure engineering role with responsibilities spanning enterprise architecture, technical design, systems engineering, automation, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and project leadership.
Core Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level technical expertise for enterprise systems architecture and infrastructure decisions.
• Design and implement solutions across Unix/Linux, public/hybrid cloud, Kubernetes/OpenShift, automation, and resiliency environments.
• Support large-scale AIX/Linux infrastructure across physical, VMware, on-premises, and cloud environments.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, business analyst, systems analyst, engineering, and service-provider teams on technical requirements and solution design.
• Develop and maintain technical architecture standards, guidelines, and documentation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions based on cost, risk, scalability, security, and business requirements.
• Participate in capacity management and scalability planning.
• Lead or contribute to enterprise-wide infrastructure projects.
• Mentor junior technical staff as needed.
• Support operational activities including troubleshooting, service requests, incident resolution, and on-call responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of engineering/support experience with large, complex, highly available Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience with AIX, RHEL, Ubuntu, or similar enterprise Unix/Linux platforms.
• 5+ years in an enterprise technical role involving customer service, prioritization, troubleshooting, systems engineering, and service/workflow design.
• Ability to work independently and make technical decisions impacting enterprise operations.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Preferred / Desired Qualifications

• Strong experience with Kubernetes and containerization, particularly OpenShift.
• Expert-level experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Cloud architecture/deployment experience with AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Cloud certification preferred.
• Advanced Bash/KSH and/or Python scripting.
• Experience with high-performance Linux/AIX systems and performance tuning.
• IBM HMC/NIM experience.
• Linux Kickstart or AutoYaST experience.
• VMware experience.
• Strong networking knowledge related to Unix/Linux systems and applications.
• Strong security awareness and infrastructure security experience.
• Vendor management experience.
• Experience developing RFP/RFQ and SLA documentation.
• Project and technical team leadership experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.
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