Linux Consultant

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Are you experienced in Linux Administration and have a passion for providing solutions and stellar customer service?
We are looking for a knowledgeable and personable Linux Consultant for our Calgary branch to support the enterprise consulting team and have a direct impact on our growth strategy through the delivery of an exceptional client experience! You will utilize your expertise in Linux administration to provide dedicated support to our client with a migration project.

What your role at Long View looks like:

• On-site administration of day-to-day activities in a large enterprise environment
• Respond to the clients’ ticket queue and escalated ticket items
• Build, configure and administer Linux Red Hat Enterprise, as well as physical and virtual servers in a SAN and NAS environment
• Provide technical support to customers by handling systems related issues through on-call telephone, virtual or on-site as needed
• Perform repairs, maintenance and upgrades of existing systems using solutions in accordance with standard operating procedures within and outside of standard business hours
• Install hardware as required
• Communicate status of incidents, plans for resolving incidents and completion of incident reports
• Assist in supporting the efforts of technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects
• Implement and document processes and procedures to ensure compliance with standard business practices
• Assist in the implementation of operational run books and project documentation
• Plan changes and operational improvements based on client needs
• Identify solutions and act as the key technical consultant or coordinate the involvement of other Long View resources to propose new technical requirements, projects and strategies
• Adhere to change management processes (ITIL)
• Participate in designing backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Participate in discussions to leverage existing and future technologies
• Document weekly any technical challenges encountered into Long View’s technical issues database

What you bring to Long View:

• 3+ years of experience in designing, building, automating, administering and monitoring Linux RedHat Servers
• 5+ years of operational management experience in enterprise Linux/Unix environments
• The ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot Linux/Unix based environments, including physical servers
• Experience in managing Linux VM server resources, and the creation and deletion of VM snapshots
• Experience with RedHat tools such as Satellite and Ansible
• Experience with LDAP and directory administration
• Knowledge of fundamental concepts of distributed, complex enterprise deployments including networking, communication protocols, VLANs, multi-tiered environments, virtualization technologies, storage, hypervisors, routing, monitoring, storage connectivity, capacity planning, file systems, backups, load balancing and firewalls
• Experience configuring virtual network interfaces, multi-pathing, and bonding
• Expertise with custom patch solutions for Red Hat systems
• Ability to create scripts to automate tasks (Shell, Perl, Ansible preferred)
• Strong interpersonal communication skills

What Makes You Extra Awesome:

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Linux certifications

Why Work at Long View:

• Great people and culture
• Comprehensive benefits package from day one
• Interesting work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies
• Flexible environment – A workplace that values the importance of flexibility for personal/professional growth, happiness and wellness

Expected Salary Range plus 10% variable earnings Want to learn more about our culture and life at Long View? Check us out on LinkedIn and Instagram!
Long View’s mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds
Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know