Engineers Commodity II

Position: Engineers Commodity II

Location: North Chicago, IL, 60064

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $65.00-$71.00/Hr

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance people’s lives.

Job Description:

Responsibilities & Duties

• This position supports and administers on-premises Linux resources, including physical and virtual scientific Linux desktops and servers

Specific responsibilities include:

• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, Operating System and application issues in server and desktop environments
• Assist in developing automated builds of physical and virtual desktops and servers
• Work with systems staff to enhance our Configuration Management infrastructure
• Evaluate performance impacts of planned operating system changes
• Update and expand existing systems monitoring capabilities
• Develop automation tools for systems administration
• Maintain account management procedures to support growing number of researchers and scientists
• Provide technical support to researchers using Linux resources, troubleshoot problems and develop appropriate computational strategies
• Consult and collaborate with scientist co-workers to determine best system configurations for applications

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Minimum of 5 years RedHat, CentOS and/or Ubuntu Linux system administration experience
• Minimum of 3 years scripting experience with Bash, Perl or Python
• Prior experience with configuration management tools, such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• Prior experience with physical Linux hardware

Preferred

• Experience with GPU compute in server and desktop environments
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Singularity

Attributes For Success

• Provide technical expertise to improve Linux server and desktop management, performance, and resiliency
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills for effective troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Ability to work both independently and as part of the team; flexibility in dealing with assignments and in working on several projects simultaneously
• Ability to effectively communicate with people of diverse backgrounds and computer knowledge

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.