Job Description: Linux engineer for our direct federal client.

Hello,I am Shashank, a recruiter at Artech, the #1 largest women-owned IT staffing firm in the US. We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfil the staffing needs of our clients, and we currently have a few job openings that may interest you. Please find the below summary of one of our current opportunities.Please let me know the best time to reach you, or you may call me directly at973-921-7483, However if you are not interested at this time, feel free to refer this position to someone you may know to be a fit.Below Are The Position Details For Your ReferenceTitle: Linux/Ansible engineerLocation: Eagan, MN (Onsite)Duration: 12+ monthWe are seeking a Linux Engineer with strong Ansible experience to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Eagan, MN. This is an on-site position with Hybrid remote work schedule which may be allowed but expect to be on-site 2-3 days/wk.The perfect candidate must have a passion for improving process, eliminating waste in workflows and enjoy the technical challenges in a dynamic environment.This position will provide direction, communication and coordination between the infrastructure support teams and the applications development team(s) in their continuous deployment activities. The Engineer ensures that there are never repetitive tasks, and that the infrastructure is kept up to date as the stack evolves. As processes change and the need grows, the Engineer automates as much as possible to accelerate work so the platforms infrastructure teams can deliver products earlier, consistently, and more reliably.The ideal candidate will have the following skill sets in addition to the basic qualifications:• Very strong background in Linux/Unix Administration and troubleshooting O/S (SLES, RHEL) as well as Lifecycle activities. (Build, Patching, Decommission)• Strong experience with Ansible and/or Ansible Tower (AWX)• Experience in working and configuring open-source enterprise technologies.• Troubleshoot, evaluate, and resolve operational challenges contributing to definedservice level objectives.• Strong experience with additional automation/configuration management tools (Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, or an equivalent)• Fluency in multiple scripting languages (Python, Perl, Ruby or equivalent)• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services• GitHub Action and GitLab CI/CD• Strong experience with DevSecOps automation tools like Docker, Ansible.• Experience with DevSecOps monitoring tools like Nagios, Splunk.• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service.• Experience with containerization technologies, Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, etc• Participate in an on-call rotation.Basic Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or associated discipline preferred and a minimum of 10 years of Systems Administration experience. Additional experience may be substituted for degree.• Seven years of experience in Systems Administration for SuSE Linux systems in a large-scale production environment.• Knowledge of the following product support practices and concepts:• Automation, scripting, playbook experience with Ansible, Ansible Tower (AWX)• Scripting languages (e.g. bash, ksh, perl, python, ruby, etc )• IT service level agreements• Performance monitoring, tuning, and debugging (e.g., GTF traces, and region and transaction dumps)• Process/product testing and verification• Designing, implementing, and consuming REST APIs• Knowledge of one or more IT platforms or products:• Puppet• Virtualization technology – (Client/vSphere, Nutanix)• Build automation into daily processes, including server builds, patching, and configuration analysis.Public trustPreferred Qualifications• Expert in Ansible, AWX• Solid understanding of RHEL SLES.• Proven knowledge with Python• Proven knowledge of Docker or Kubernetes.• Red Hat Certifications are a plus• Experience with containerization technologies, Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, etc• Artifactory, and SonarQube• Experience with IaC principles (terraform)• Strong in the use of continuous integration and delivery processes and tools• Local to the Eagan, MN area, no relocation assistance provided.Regards,Shashank MishraAssociate RecruiterCell973 921 7483Extension: 235Email: shashank.mishra@artech.com360 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite 2000 | Morristown, NJ 07960Website: www.artech.com