Senior Linux Systems Administrator

We need a Senior Linux Systems Administrator who will spend his/her time on 25% Plan, 45% Build, 30% Run activities for a mid-size (less than 300) environment consisting of clients/servers/specialized vehicle hardware. These activities involve stakeholders internal and external to Mercedes-Benz and across the US and in Germany. A variety of experience with Operations and Infrastructure will be helpful, but we emphasize Linux expertise coupled with Automation experience and a DevOps mindset. This role will be the Linux subject matter expert on the MBRDNA IT team but will work with highly skilled developers and vendors.

Non-technical skills & experience:

• Ability to work with service architects/designers to establish an enterprise level Linux Service, with an emphasis on client work stations
• Manage environment to ensure baseline standards for availability and security
• Comfortable in a rapidly changing, complex environment with fast moving user/dev base
• Communication with technical/non-technical stakeholders
• Collaboration with international partners inside and outside of Mercedes
• Collaboration with peer sysadmins, junior Linux support personnel, and developers
• Demonstrated interest in continuous learning and experimentation
• Evaluating new technology, coordinate implementation of new services, support
• Lead process Design and Improvements 
• Creating and updating process documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing
• Experience in working in DevOps/Agile environment

Technical skills & experience:

• Configuration Management (Ansible)
• Automation to reduce cost and increase speed, giving developers more autonomy
• Monitoring, Alerting
• Patching
• Troubleshooting
• Backup/Recovery
• Implement new software releases, kernel upgrades, patches
• Resolve hardware and software problems
• PKI to facilitate IAM
• VMWare on Linux
• Active Directory
• Scripting (Python, Bash)
• Integration of Linux Service in larger enterprise environment (AD, LDAP, Network, etc.)
• Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD environment
• Work with support personnel/stakeholders to improve Linux Operations

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