Linux/Unix Systems Engineer
Canoga Park, CA

Job Description

Position Description:

Would you like to be part of an IT organization offering greater opportunity and challenge? Come join us at CGI to start up a new project supporting one of our clients in an exciting industry. You'll have the opportunity to play a key role in the stand-up of the new operational model and team. Based on our industry-specific focus, we can offer you a work environment where you will be challenged and will grow and develop your career in a meaningful way. We will help you reach your full potential by providing learning materials & training, mentoring & coaching, as well as ongoing recognition and feedback… plus opportunities to advance!

Your future duties and responsibilities:

* Engineering of system admin related solutions for various project and operational needs.
* Support strategies for migrating on-premise workloads to XaaS off-premise hosting.
* Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, reviewing system and application logs.
* Install new/rebuild existing Linux servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, storage, etc., in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
* Develop, maintain and contribute to installation and configuration procedures.
* Repair and recover from hardware or software failures.
* Upgrade and configure systems software as per operational needs.
* Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
* Troubleshoot, maintain and develop solutions for a complex multi-domain environment.
* Troubleshoot high-severity incidents and outages with little guidance as required.
* Support after-hours on-call rotation in 24x7 environment.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

* 7+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux server administration.
* Background in design and support of High Performance Compute Cluster environments required
* Bachelor's degree preferably in computer science or a related field. Equivalent certification and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
* Knowledge of Linux-based scripting capabilities.
* Experience deploying and/or supporting Lustre File Systems is desired.
* Infiniband Experience is desired.
* Knowledge of industry best practice approaches and standards.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to work within agreed upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in an Managed Services model.
* Ability to multi-task and effectively work with a geographically dispersed technical team.
* Ability to support systems across multiple sites
* Some Travel Required (5-10%)
* Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearance requirements, US citizenship is required. Dual citizenship not allowed.

What you can expect from us: Build your career with us.

It is an extraordinary time to be in business. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, CGI is at the center of this change-supporting our clients' digital journeys and offering our professionals exciting career opportunities.

At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

Be part of building one of the largest independent technology and business services firms in the world.

Learn more about CGI at www.cgi.com.

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