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Linux Systems Engineer (Desktop) will be responsib

Linux Systems Engineer (Desktop)

Chicago, IL

Linux Systems Engineer (Desktop) will be responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting Linux for our end-users. You will be primarily Ubuntu on the desktop, you will have exposure to various other platforms and will manage the all aspects of our Linux end-user environment. This is an opportunity to influence overall systems architecture as well as build processes, packaging environment, monitoring and more. In this role, you will have an opportunity to regularly interact with a number of development groups to gather end-user requirements, make recommendations and implement change.

Responsibilities:

Building, configuring and deploying Linux workstations and laptops

Designing, building and maintaining our Linux workstation and laptop environments across all offices

Actively monitoring the health of our entire Linux Desktop environment

Providing end user support to Linux users in the Chicago HQ office, as well as our remote offices

Managing, troubleshooting and updating desktop-managed Linux servers

Application packaging and maintenance of software repositories

Automating repetitive system administration tasks

Evaluating and recommending new hardware and software technologies or solutions

Serving as a liaison between the Unix Services and Software Engineering teams

Requirements:

Strong Ubuntu experience

Proficiency in shell scripting or Python

Experience with apt or yum repositories

Familiarity with a configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet

Solid understanding of general technical concepts like Kerberos, DNS, DHCP, networking

The ability to work effectively with both highly technical and novice users