Linux Systems Engineer

Job Role: Linux Systems Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, UT - Hybrid - relocation is acceptable

Duration: 12+ Months

Eligibility: GC, GC-EAD and H4-EAD

Pay Rate: $60/hr. on C2C/1099 or $50/hr. on W2

Job Description:

Day-to-Day Job Duties:

• Own and engineer the Linux compute platform at Client during the server migration project, ensuring its stability, security, and performance throughout all migration phases.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute end-to-end server migrations from the source data center to the target location, including physical servers, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines.

• Manage and migrate VMware ESXi environments, including vMotion, Storage vMotion, and cold migrations of VMs across data center sites with minimal service disruption.

• Configure, troubleshoot, and migrate iSCSI storage networks, ensuring proper connectivity, multipathing, CHAP authentication, and performance between source and target environments.

• Manage LVM (Logical Volume Manager) configurations during migration, including volume group export/import, logical volume resizing, snapshot-based migrations, and filesystem integrity validation.

• Develop and maintain automation tooling to streamline migration tasks and ensure reliable workflows.

• Develop and execute migration runbooks, rollback plans, and validation checklists.

• Collaborate with internal clients and partner engineering teams to assess migration readiness and deliver solutions.

• Contribute to modern stack integration including Kubernetes and OpenStack.

• Troubleshoot complex issues during and after migration activities.

• Develop technical solutions to improve system reliability and scalability.

• Manage and optimize virtualization environments using VMware and OpenShift CNV.

• Participate in CI/CD pipeline implementation for infrastructure automation.

• Monitor system performance and implement proactive optimizations.

• Ensure adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Science or Engineering program with a minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in a relevant role.

• 4+ Years of experience in large-scale data center/server migration projects (P2V, V2V, site-to-site).

• 4+ Years of Extensive experience with Linux-based compute environments and OS internals.

• Strong expertise with VMware ESXi/vSphere including host builds, VM provisioning, vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS, and HA.

• In-depth knowledge of iSCSI storage networking including multipathing and troubleshooting.

• 4+ Years of Expert-level understanding of LVM including volume management, snapshots, and migration.

• Strong knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, and firewalls.

• 4+ Years of Experience with containerization tools such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.

• 4+ Years of Understanding of CI/CD tools including Git, Maven, and Jenkins.

• 4+ Years of Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Node.js, Perl, or Go and REST APIs.

• Experience with migration tools such as VMware vCenter Converter, Zerto, or Veeam.

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.

• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Familiarity with security practices such as encryption, OAuth, and LDAP.

• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.

• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.