Senior Linux Engineer (Local to COLORADO ONLY)

Sr Linux Engineer
Greenwood Village, CO Hybrid and Only Local will be considered.
Long Contract

QUALIFICATIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience
Minimum eight years of experience in UNIX/Linux engineering/administration
Solid (RPM and Debian) Linux engineering, troubleshooting, testing and hardening experience
Experience using new RPM tools like ip, dnf, nmcli
Experience using apt, ubiquity, debian installer, ufw
Familiar writing, reading and understanding yaml, and json files
Automation/Scripting skills: perl, bash and python
Hands-on experience designing, implementing and optimizing Linux file-systems
Experience with vcenter, vmware ovftool, and hashicorp vault and packer tools
Knowledge of CIS Workbench hardening, Linux Test Project and eliciting test cases; experience with Linux troubleshooting, hardening, and performance tuning
Gitlab experience creating workflows, CI/CD pipelines, setting variables

Desired
Familiar with Test Driven Development (TDD)
experience with LDAP mandatory
experience with API-driven configuration
Write and review pull/merge requests in Git
Hands-on experience with creating Linux system images and publishing to a repository system such as Artifactory, etc.
Red Hat Certified System Administrator certification

ADDITIONAL JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers,
in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner
Can clearly and professionally communicate with peers and solution vendors, both in person and through approved electronic communication means.
Ability to schedule and coordinate multiple projects, communicate project requirements and objectives.
Ability to meet deliverable objectives with minimal supervision.
Understanding of Telco or related service provider services and technologies.