[PLUG-JOBS] (JOB) Downtown Portland Systems Engineer (temporary position/ Linux/ Puppet)

[Beth Murray]

Hi,



Would you be interested in this role? If you are or know of people let us
know at bmurray at ie4solutions.com. We look forward to working with you!



Thanks!



*Start Date:* 5-19-2014 (approximate start date)

*Anticipated End Date:* 11-15-2014 (6 months, possible temp to hire)

*Position:* Systems Engineer

*Department:* Technical Operations (part of Product Engineering group)

*Req Number: *772414

*Location: *Portland, OR



*Position summary:*

Systems Engineers are part of Product Engineering; a highly functioning
team of creative, collaborative, motivated and professional individuals
driven by the singular mission of partnering to help all kids learn. We are
in search of like-minded individuals who want to be part of a winning
organization. If you embrace a dynamic environment, the spirit of
innovation and value education with a can do work ethic and whatever it
takes attitude, then we want you. 9-to-5ers need not apply. We are building
a world class product organization that rivals the largest software as a
service companies in the world. It is our vision to be seen as a model
among cloud-based service offerings.



As a member of the Technical Operations (TO) team, you will provide
innovation and leadership in the PE organization by managing a world class
infrastructure as a service offering to support  products and mission. Our
team consists of forward-thinking individuals who want to disrupt the
traditional mold through progressive design and implementation. Does the
following describe you?

   - Mission Driven
   - Delivers on Commitments
   - Active Team Player
   - Strategic Rather Than Tactical
   - Operationally Excellent
   - Willing to Venture into the Unknown
   - Excited by Technical Innovation

*Responsibilities:*

   - Design and document system infrastructure and procedures
   - Participate in capacity planning efforts
   - Communicate design options to the Infrastructure Architect
   - Work with project managers, department heads and team members to
   determine project approaches, parameters and priorities
   - Communicate plans, status, and issues to management
   - Participate in continuous integration efforts leading up to regular
   software releases for our SaaS platform
   - Lead the evaluation, selection and deployment of new technologies and
   tools
   - Install, configure, maintain and automate a Redhat/CentOS Linux
   environment
   - Install and configure third party application components
   - Work with colleagues to optimize overall system performance. This
   includes working with applications, network, storage, database and server
   technology
   - Provide support to internal and external clients, including
   participation in the 24x7 on-call rotation (usually once a month)
   - Assist in development of NWEA security policies and procedures
   regarding system and data access
   - Provide consultation regarding system configuration and quality
   - Perform system audits, document findings, and publish recommendations
   - Keep abreast of technical developments to ensure the NWEA is able to
   take advantage of industry advances
   - Develop and foster strong working relationships with clients and staff
   skills and abilities
   - Expert level administration of a production-grade Redhat Linux
   environment
   - Demonstrated experience configuring multi-tier JAVA and web-based
   applications
   - Exposure to and understanding of VMware virtualization is preferred
   - Expert level skills and knowledge in network technologies
   - Expert level analytical abilities, diagnostic skills and technical
   aptitude
   - Intermediate level of understanding information security best
   practices and principles, including experience creating and maintaining
   system safeguards required to implement them
   - Experience in 24x7 High availability production/sustaining processes,
   including “lights out” support and remote administration
   - Excellent listening skills and a commitment to communicate clearly,
   completely, and in a timely manner
   - Initiative – can work unsupervised, self-motivated
   - Exceptional skills in partnering with clients and staff and in
   developing and maintaining long term supportive relationships
   - Ability to assess the effectiveness of processes and procedures and
   lead improvement efforts include documenting and implementing
   - Ability to research complex issues, yet knowing when to ask for help

*Education and experience *

   - Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field;
   equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered in
   lieu of a degree
   - Minimum 5 years related experience, with at least 3 years’ experience
   RedHat Linux Systems Administration
   - Experience supporting a SaaS platform as a Linux professional
   - Experience with CI/CD processes and methods
   - Experience in automating large scale Linux environments utilizing one
   or more of the following: PERL, HTML, Python, PHP and Shell scripting
   - Experience with the following is a plus:
      - Puppet
      - JIRA
      - GIT
      - Foreman
      - Jenkins









*Beth Murray*

ieSolutions

Ranked as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in Oregon for 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 (Portland Business Journal)

office: 503.452.0723 | direct line 971.302.6847|fax: 503.452.3301 |
www.ie4solutions.com
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