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.