AWS Linux Engineer

Description

Responsible for designing, building and supporting a secure cloud platform and linux based instances based on industry standards, best practices and guidelines.
Determine technical standards and specifications and lead the design, build and support of shared services cloud platform components.
Providing professional support services and/or the integration of their respective products.
Implement the products based on best Practices
Review the current architectural landscape and make appropriate recommendations.
Must be able to compare various solutions and determine the one which best fits the need.
Designs, develops, and maintains Linux based instances and backend applications.
Deploy and maintain web application technologies and middleware solutions on linux platform.
Researches new technologies and products for their applicability to business processes.
Provides tier 1 and tier 2 support for the platform.

Responsibilities

• This position requires a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in System administration and development experience.
• At least four (4) years of experience working with design and implementation of systems and applications at Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Sets up administrator and service accounts and troubleshoot creates/updates and Maintains system documentation, interacts with users, and evaluates vendor products, deep understanding of monitoring AWS instances and services.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform capabilities and best practices architectures, and engineering solutions within multiple Cloud accounts and services
• experience working in AWS via the CLI and management console. Knowledge and experience architecting and configuring Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
• Experience working with administrator and service accounts and troubleshoot Creates/updates and Maintains system documentation, interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.
• Strong knowledge of software evaluation principles and practices.
• Development and implementation of vulnerability remediation strategies. Configuration and execution of vulnerability and web application scans.
• Experience with automating server configuration for security including logging, key changes, and system hardening.
• Experience writing process requirements, technical design documents, and standard operating procedures.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams with diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrating good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Understanding of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well Architected Framework
• 3 years of experience with Ansible, Ansible Tower experience is preferred.
• 3 years of experience working with RHEL AMI is preferred.
• 3 years of experience implement Linux/Unix Security and privileges access.
• Proven technical knowledge of network, internet systems, databases and operating systems including Linux, Microsoft in AWS.
• Working knowledge of programming languages, including Perl, Python, and shell scripting.
• Proven experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and related products.
• Proven experience with systems planning, security principles, and general system management best practices.