Senior Linux Administrator

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Linux Administrator for a 6 month contract role with our client in the Kansas City, MO area.

This role is 100% onsite. Manager's preferred location: KCMO office/will consider candidate(s) for Minneapolis, MN office, too.

Summary:

Middle to Senior Linux Administrator with VMware and/or Nutanix Hypervisor knowledge and experience.

Individuals are responsible for Linux operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades and expansion, on-call rotation. In addition, they will provide support to provisioning/operational staff, as well as work closely with the architecture group in design support and validation of new designs and installations. This position will lead the containerization effort for Datacenter services.

Linux (SUSE, RHEL, CentOS, BSD)

VMware

Ansible is a plus

Linux based security would be a plus as well

Responsibilities:

Provide direction and advice pertaining to capacity planning

Provide direction and advice pertaining to future installations and design

Provide direction to automate and orchestrate future use of Linux environments (Tanium, Orchestrator, automation suites)

Configuration management utilizing Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Knowledge and use of containerization platforms (Docker, OpenShift)

Scripting languages (PowerShell, bash, python)

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

10 to 15 years Infrastructure experience

1 to 3 years virtual infrastructure experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Virtualization Technologies using VMware/Nutanix/Hyper V (MS suite)

Provide direction and advice pertaining to design and configuration of converged infrastructure

Cluster experience (SLES, RH would be good)

Vcenter or Nutanix tools

Storage Technologies using Dell/EMC and Netapp

Dell/EMC and Netapp replication technologies

Protocols including CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FC

Cisco Networking Products

Networking technologies including, but not limited to TCP/IP, DNS, Routing Protocols, Switching

Cisco UCS Servers

VMWare Hypervisor as well as some UCS bare-metal)

Strong Communications Skills, both verbal and written

Demonstrated experience documenting environments, runbooks, etc.

Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and automation technologies

Infrastructure as Code platforms: Terraform, Packer, Azure Resource Manager/CloudFormation templates

Enterprise service bus platforms

Ability to work independently to achieve goals

Ability to work as part of a strong technical delivery team to deliver computing needs

Compensation:

Hourly W2 pay rate $45.00-55.00/Hr.

We have access to additional contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire positions with various rate ranges.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and

employees to work across the United States every year-in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300

active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum

of industry verticals.

Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

* Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.

* The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for

years.

* Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)

* Medical, Dental, Vision

* Health Savings Account

* Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)

* Voluntary Term Life Insurance

* 401K

* Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)

* Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

* Remote opportunities available

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as

a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career

opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual

orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.