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