A #remote contractor-position for a Linux Administrator is open at CSAA Insurance Group!
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of insurance to AAA Members through AAA clubs in 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Founded in 1914, we have been rated "A" or better by A.M. Best for more than 90 years and are one of the top personal lines property casualty insurance groups in the United States, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Benefit options available depending on contract factors and upon meeting requirements.
We are seeking an experienced Linux Administrator to join our Operations Team. The Linux Administrator needs to have a deep and broad knowledge of computer software, hardware, and networks and will be responsible for designing, organizing, modifying, and supporting our systems.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Linux systems implementation
• Full IT system lifecycle administration from installation to decommissioning of systems in both physical data center and cloud
• Perform end to end management of on-premise and cloud based Linux systems
• Responsible for ensuring uptime of critical business systems and infrastructure through monitoring and timely remediation of critical infrastructure issues
• Measurement, optimization, and tuning of system performance and ensuring that systems will run reliably and are highly available in a 24/7 production environment
• Proactively monitor the health and utilization of systems
• Install, harden and patch Linux operating systems
• Plan, coordinate, and execute installation of new releases and upgrades of hardware/software
• Develop automation with Ansible, bash, python, or related technologies
• Serve on a rotating 24/7 on-call support team
• Embrace Infrastructure-as-Code
• Support incident management resolution and root cause analysis
• Assist in defining and designing system specifications and procedures
• Ensures adherence to all regulatory compliance processes and requirements
• Support security audits, accreditation, and certification processes
• Partner with GRC teams to lead deployment of secure and compliant systems and services on-prem and in the cloud
• Partner with application teams to understand performance and capacity requirements of solutions and services
• Create procedure documentation and develop SOPs and run books
• Update existing documentation and identify and draft new documentation where appropriate
• Stay up to date on best practices involving Linux based systems and recommend changes to keep systems and infrastructure secure and robust
What would make us excited about you?
• Information Systems, Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Intimate and extensive knowledge of Linux Administration and Engineering
• 4+ years of hands-on IT systems or relevant experience in a commercial production environment
• 4+ years of experience in Linux Administration
• 4+ years of experience troubleshooting skills in a multi-user high availability environment.
• Working knowledge of RedHat Satellite
• Experience with Veritas Infoscale preferred.
• Experience with compliance and patch management tools like Tanium & Qualys
• Familiar with DevOps toolchain, i.e. BitBucket, JIRA, Jenkins Pipeline
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work alternative coverage schedules.
• Strong initiative and passionate about learning new technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• AWS configuration, deployment and support experience
• Exposure to distributed systems networking concepts & protocols
• Experience with monitoring tools
• Fundamental Understanding of Networking & Security
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE
Work Authorization : Green Card, US Citizen
Preferred years of experience : 4 years
Travel required : No travel required
Shift timings :PDN-a06c3c46-5ff2-41cc-9632-2534ba2c27d9
