[Hiring] Linux Systems Specialist - Senior @Culture Core Group

Role Description

Crafty Penguins is hiring a full-time Linux Systems Specialist - Senior, Tier 3 to collaborate with our growing team and serve our growing customer base. This role requires you to creatively solve technical problems and develop and maintain strong relationships with customers. The willingness to learn and be adaptable is absolutely essential.

We are a Linux, Open Source, DevOps, and Kubernetes consulting company that utilizes a variety of tools to help clients in many industries in the areas of:

• Server support
• Infrastructure design
• Cloud management
• Data backups
• Network security
• Disaster recovery

If you’re a person who is driven by creativity and getting results, then this role is made for you.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Linux-based operating systems
• Advanced knowledge of Networking
• Experience using various cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCloud, Digital Ocean)
• Debugging problems with Unix-based operating systems and IP-based networking at a very low level
• No problems working in either RHEL or Debian based Linux distributions
• Good knowledge and experience with debugging container-based workloads and their runtime tooling (LXC/D, Docker, Podman)
• Container orchestration systems (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)
• Linux-based hypervisor systems and related tooling (KVM, Xen/XCP-ng, Proxmox, etc.)
• Good scripting skills with Bash and Python
• 5+ years experience doing the items above

Requirements

• You’ve worked at a company that does Linux consulting, or you’ve done this as a contractor
• You’ve used a ticketing system like ConnectWise or some other tool to manage tickets and track time
• Performance tuning, debugging, and clustering of Linux-based Database Systems (MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite) and SQL in general
• High-level networking skills - Campus / Enterprise networking, VLANS, VPNS, Managed switches, Overlay networks, Dynamic routing protocols
• Software development experience in various languages
• Certifications on our platforms and products (AWS, Azure, K8S, RHEL, and the like)
• 2-year technical diploma (CIS or CS) or greater

What you’ll do

• Communicate and handle client requests
• Handling client system alerts
• Conducting client system patching and health checks
• Performing deployments via our Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Onboard new clients and create roadmaps for improving their infrastructure
• Time tracking for all hours worked
• Some afterhours will be required
• Have a ton of fun with an awesome team

Benefits

• Accelerate your career and work with world-class talent
• Autonomy and a culture which encourages personal and professional development
• Flexible work schedule (fully remote)
• A paid dedicated server to tinker and play with

How to apply

Upload your resume and cover letter including the word “Pepsi,” and anything you think will appropriately convey your fit for this role (resume, LinkedIn profile, etc.). This role is fully remote, and the successful candidate will be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

Salary

The salary range reflects the experience, skills, and qualifications we’re looking for in this role. Candidates who bring strong, relevant experience and qualifications will be considered toward the higher end of the range.

Location

We’re excited to welcome applications from multiple cities, so you may see this same position posted in more than one location. Please choose the posting that best matches your preferred location and submit just one application. We’ll make sure your application is considered for the role.

Due to the volume of applications we normally receive, we will only contact those whom we short-list for an interview.