Senior Linux System Administrator

As a Senior Linux Systems Admin at Vultr, you will be able to take your technical skills to the next level by tackling challenging issues as you support our ever-expanding global customer base. We are searching for technology driven, detail oriented, team players who are willing to help strengthen our exceptional support and operations teams. At Vultr, you will push your technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills to their limits and grow to new heights.

What to expect: 

• Mentor and train Junior System Administrators and System Administrators
• Act as lead on projects
• Incident response management for escalations 
• Setup and manage internal infrastructure VMs/services 
• Stage upgrades and updates to fleet
• Provide software setup of new nodes
• Advance troubleshooting of platform and customer reported issues
• Stand up servers by installing software 

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Fluent in Linux (CentOS/Debian/Ubuntu)
• Experience with BASH, Python, or other scripting languages
• Additional virtualization, network administration, or development experience preferred
• Experience with Kubernetes, PHP routing, Cumulus Linux, and Libvirt is a plus
• Experience configuring the following applications:
• Web Servers
• Databases & Caching Solutions
• Firewalls
• Can demonstrate understanding of the following concepts
• Common Linux Utilities
• Server/Application Architecture and Security Hardening
• Distributed Storage Solutions (e.g., Ceph)
• Virtualization
• Load Balancing
• Networking Concepts