Senior Linux System Administrator

  • Burnaby
  • Fortinet

Fortinet is recruiting a Senior Linux System Administrator to join our FortiStack team based out of Burnaby, BC. This team is responsible for the management, operation and continued development of our Openstack-based private cloud platform. This position would represent a great fit for IT professionals with heavy experience in Linux Administration, Datacenter Virtualization, and supporting large-scale Production environments.
Your responsibilities in this position will include the following:
Deployment and operation of an OpenStack-based private cloud, including measures for securing and protecting data in the cloud
Linux Server Administration (Ubuntu/Red Hat/CentOS)
Server, VM, application and network key performance metrics monitoring
Identify, document and track software defects found during testing
Develop, maintain, and execute tools and scripts to provide automation and self-service solutions
Focused on continuous improvement - always be looking for improvement, automation and optimization opportunities from the cloud
Troubleshooting and resolving technical problems, both individually and as part of the broader team
Provide technical leadership, actively sharing knowledge across teams and peers
Provide on-call support as required
Job Requirements
8+ years of experience in production platform operation
Senior-Level Experience in Linux server administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu)
Knowledge in server virtualization (KVM, VMware, etc.)
Knowledge in network administration and industry standard protocols
Knowledge in network, server and system monitoring (Zabbix, Nagios, etc.)
Knowledge of deployment automation
Knowledge in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, etc.)
Excellent ability to organize, multitask, work individually and in a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Educational Requirement:
A degree or technical diploma in Computer Science, Computer Technology, or related field.
Bonus
Knowledge in Openstack administration
Certification in RHCE
Certification in CCIE
Certification in Openstack
Certification in VMware VCP
Knowledge of DevOps tools (Jenkins, Git, Ansible, etc.)
Knowledge in container management (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
Knowledge in software defined storage and network (Ceph, OVN/openvswitch, NSX-T, etc.)
Experience in ISO27001