Senior Linux System Admin - Federal

Company: Aitopics
Location: San Diego
Posted on: October 28, 2024

Job Description:

ServiceNowServiceNow allows employees to work the way they want to, not how software dictates they have to. And customers can get what they need, when they need it.At ServiceNow, our technology makes the world work for everyone, and our people make it possible. We move fast because the world can't wait, and we innovate in ways no one else can for our customers and communities. By joining ServiceNow, you are part of an ambitious team of change makers who have a restless curiosity and a drive for ingenuity. We know that your best work happens when you live your best life and share your unique talents, so we do everything we can to make that possible. We dream big together, supporting each other to make our individual and collective dreams come true. The future is ours, and it starts with you.With more than 7,700+ customers, we serve approximately 85% of the Fortune 500, and we're proud to be one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For and World's Most Admired Companies.Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of a job description but are deeply excited about the role? We still encourage you to apply! At ServiceNow, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all voices are heard, valued, and respected. We welcome all candidates, including individuals from non-traditional, varied backgrounds, that might not come from a typical path connected to this role. We believe skills and experience are transferrable, and the desire to dream big makes for great candidates.Job DescriptionPlease Note: This position will include supporting our US Federal customers.This position requires passing a ServiceNow background screening, USFedPASS (US Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards). This includes a credit check, criminal/misdemeanor check and taking a drug test. Any employment is contingent upon passing the screening. Due to Federal requirements, only US citizens, US naturalized citizens or US Permanent Residents, holding a green card, will be considered.The TeamAs a key member of the Systems Administration team within Operations Engineering, you will be responsible for the administration and operations of the global cloud infrastructure that runs our SaaS product. This is an opportunity to be at the core of running a Cloud SaaS platform that scales to millions of users! The Cloud Operations team is responsible for ensuring the availability and efficiency of the server infrastructure that runs our SaaS platform while consuming and deploying products that have been newly developed by engineering teams. You will be working closely with engineers and developers across the company.What you get to do in this role:

• Contribute to Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code for ServiceNow's global private cloud.
• Drive enhancements and bug fixes for large scale automation projects such as patching, provisioning, and kickstart domains.
• Design and implement procedure to accomplish maintenance where automation and tooling cannot; drive resolution of root causes with internal team members.
• Prepare new ServiceNow products and services for production readiness with design review, feedback to engineering teams, training, and testing.
• Use broad knowledge and experience of systems administration and networking principles to proactively prevent and address incidents while constantly improving documentation.
• Participate in escalations and Root Cause Analysis of issues in both US Federal and global Commercial infrastructures.
• Troubleshoot database backup and restore failures as well as perform database migrations.
• Support operation of a wide variety of infrastructure services including Machine Learning and Prediction, Cloudera Big Data clusters, Kafka and RabbitMQ messaging, database encryption, E-Mail infrastructure at scale, DNS, Puppet, Elasticsearch, F5 BigIP, and more.QualificationsTo be successful in this role, you have:The ideal candidate will have expert-level skills and background in systems administration and engineering, understanding of the components of a cloud infrastructure including hardware platforms, OS, applications, databases, networks, web and application servers. Prior experience in Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps and managing large-scale server infrastructure at a cloud computing or MSP setting is highly desirable.Strong Linux expertise is a must.
  • 4+ years of experience with Linux (RedHat and/or CentOS)
  • Familiarity with MySQL, Oracle, MariaDB, or similar technologies; proficiency preferred
  • Expert-level skills and experience with service troubleshooting in a production environment covering web front-end, Systems, Databases and Networks.
  • Familiarity with Networking Technologies such as routing, switching and load balancing. F5 and NGINX experience is ideal.
  • Understanding of ITIL v3 framework and how it applies to incidents, problems and change.
  • Candidate must have good communication skills and work well in a collaborative team environment.Additional InformationServiceNow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.At ServiceNow, we lead with flexibility and trust in our distributed world of work.If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at talent.acquisition@servicenow.com for assistance.
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