Linux Systems Engineer at Careerbuilder in Kennesaw, Georgia

Job Description:

Requisition ID: 40124


Linux Systems Engineer


At Mohawk Industries, we're committed to more and technology is a key factor in making more happen - more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what's important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.



OBJECTIVE:

System Engineer will be primarily responsible for designing and deploying next generation IT Red Hat infrastructure, while maintaining and optimizing the existing enterprise IT Infrastructure. This person will also ensure ongoing reliability, performance and support of the Red Hat infrastructure and, support the development of new strategies and system requirements.

FUNCTION AND SCOPE:

• Install, configure, tuning and maintaining RHEL in accordance with industry standards to production required configuration.
• In depth technical knowledge about configuring and implementing the best practices RHEL for SAP/HANA.
• Deploy virtual environments for SAP HANA workloads according to the vendor best practices.
• Expertise on deploying optimized virtual environments for database builds such as SAP/HANA and Oracle.
• Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through shell scripts and Ansible.
• Experience in maintaining Red Hat Satellite.
• Work with vendors to ensure maintenance coverage for all relevant servers and equipment.
• Utilize tools for continuous system monitoring of system resource utilization.
• Lead Linux server hardening efforts as per standards and be a point of contact for audit items.
• System maintenance including patching, upgrades, operating system fix installs, operating system upgrades and reboots.
• Responsible for configuration of patch management tool (satellite etc.) and scheduling patch install, server reboots etc.
• Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests.
• Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management.
• Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed.
• Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices.
• Participate in troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc.
• Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed and address issues during off hours.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical and/or related field required
• At least 5+ years of experience in system engineering and management.
• RHCSA required, RHCE preferred.
• Expertise in multiple versions of RHEL (ie.6,7,8).
• Expertise in configuring RHEL as per SAP/HANA standards.
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite and Ansible Tower.
• Experience with supporting Linux VMs running in a VMWare environment.
• Practical experience with OS operation, upgrades and security patching
• Networking experience with the suite of TCP/IP, IP routing, NAT, firewalls
• Experience with network services like DNS and LDAP and HTTP proxies
• Good understanding of IT security, OS hardening
• Experience in script programming (e.g. Shell, Perl, Python, Go, etc.) and with server automation tools (e.g. Ansible, CHEF)

COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to articulate complex technical designs and terms to business teams in simple terms.
• Ability to analyze and optimize technical system solutions
• Experience planning and developing support processes and adhering to best practices
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
• Demonstrated ability to advance project timelines and meet deliverable dates
• Ability to work with team across the board and achieve desired results.
• Ability to lift, shift simple and heavy devices as required and perform cabling when required.

ASSOCIATES SUPERVISED:

No


Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk's vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world's largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don't Work participant.


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