Systems Engineer  II

　　(DevSecOps)

　　NRTC is Member Driven and Technology Focused – providing solutions that help our 1,500 electric and telephone members bring all the advantages of today’s evolving technology to rural America. NRTC’s solutions are developed specifically to meet the needs of rural utilities and their customers, and include integrated broadband, managed services, smart grid, mobile and video solutions. We are a dynamic, growing cooperative with more than 800 employees operating out of eight office locations.

　　Job Summary

　　Systems Engineer II will support our internal and external IT operations, internal network, and DevOps processes for our development efforts. The DevSecOps team is currently modernizing the infrastructure of 5+ Acquistions of NRTC in recent years. We intend to standardize Ubuntu Linux as base, with containers for applications. In the process we will take the old systems, move them into infrastructure as code and redeploy as needed.

　　Responsibilities

　　Monitor and manage NRTC’s internal infrastructure devices (servers and network gear)

　　Develop test and staging environments for servers and networking equipment

　　Deploy applications for customer facing systems in a Dockerized Environment

　　Deploy initial NUS (Network Utility Servers) with PXEBoot for initial setup and then use ansible automation for further configuration

　　Assist junior staff in troubleshooting issues with DHCP, Radius, Authoratative and Caching DNS

　　Assist junior staff in troubleshooting issues with configurations being pushed from our internal systems to the NUS, ie Radius user files, DHCP mac reservation configurations

　　Assist with system hardening, security base-lining and log management.

　　Work with the network team to help transition services between locations

　　Create scripts, containers and processes for automation of repetitive tasks

　　Perform change management activities, which includes performing code upgrades to production systems

　　Maintain internal networks for cloud infrastructure

　　Develop logging filters to help focus the operations teams on the useful information

　　Other duties as assigned

　　Qualifications

　　Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

　　Working knowledge of DHCPD (ISC DHCP and/or KEA), Radius (Radiator), TFTP, Postgres, REDIS, MySQL, and superviserD

　　Strong understanding of DNS management and troubleshooting (ISC BIND and/or PowerDNS, Unbound)

　　Proficient with Nginx and Apache

　　Experience with IP management (IPv4 and IPv6 Subnetting and routing)

　　Ability to work with legacy Linux distributions such as CentOS 6 and CentOS 7

　　Proficiency with Debian (mainly Ubuntu) systems is a plus

　　Proficiency with iDRAC and PXE Boot

　　Proficient with Linux, Familiarity with Both Centos and Ubuntu

　　Proficient in core networking principles

　　Work independently or as part of a team to diagnose and troubleshoot issues

　　Capable of troubleshooting and diagnosing most issues related to responsible systems

　　Exercises good judgment when seeking assistance to solve or troubleshoot most issues

　　Networking knowledge is a plus

　　Knowledge of JUNOS and VYOS is a plus

　　Provide mentoring to junior level staff

　　Some Windows Experience is a plus

　　Strong teamwork skills

　　Ability to learn and understand current and evolving technologies both at a high level and at a detailed level

　　Ability to communicate and problem solve efficiently and effectively with identified customers and IT personnel to ensure the implementation of accurate processes

　　Understanding of IT security concepts

　　Experience creating and debugging basic scripts for repetitive processes

　　Advanced level knowledge of all aspects of administration for the Linux operating system including installation, management, application deployment, database management, and security

　　Ability to be proactive, detail-oriented, and self-motivated

　　Minimum Education and Experience

　　Demonstrable experience can be subsisted for any of the before requirements. Examples being Open Source, personal or community projects.

　　Five (5) years of experience managing Linux server infrastructure, including troubleshooting, physical installations, modifications, replacements and configuration changes and log analysis

　　An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

　　Minimum of (2) years of experience managing containerization/virtualization in a large scale production environment.

　　Minimum of (2) years of experience managing AWS or other cloud environment

　　Physical Demands

　　This position requires on call support rotation – 24x7 support.

　　Minimum domestic travel possible, approximately 5%

　　Work is typically performed in a remote office setting  

　　Disclaimer:  The above job description summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills.  The order in which responsibilities, duties and skills are listed is not significant.​ 

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