(COP) Senior Linux System Integration Engineer

Job description / Role

The Senior Linux System Integration Engineer is responsible for the provisioning, build-out, configuration, maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting of enterprise-wide and cloud-based Linux systems. The engineer also records and tracks deployed assets.

Required Skills:
- Manage a large Linux environment, including deployment, administration, networking, performance monitoring and tuning, security hardening, trouble shooting and production operations.
- Dealing with daily operations of online services, including but not limited to iptables, DNS, web and databases.
- Install, maintain, automate and upgrade various software, and manage the monitoring of various services and ensure availability of these resources.
- Contribute to the evolving architecture of our Linux and storage services to meet changing requirements for scaling, reliability, performance, manageability, and price.
- Maintain strong security of networks and take care of implementation of various host and network security policies and procedures.
- Manage backup and storage.
- Maintain documentation regarding network configuration and troubleshooting procedures and services relating to network hardware or software.
- Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.
- Manage and maintain monitoring to ensure uptime and SLA levels.
- Should possess good programming skills in scripting languages like Perl/Shell/Python
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong problem solving ability

Requirements

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Information Technology or related
- 8+ years of experience as a system administrator or system engineer in a Linux environment

Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field


Desired Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of Apache, Ngnix, NoSQL, MySQL or equivalent database.
- Good knowledge of load balancing techniques, FTP, DNS.
- Experience with virtualization and virtualization management (VMware)
- In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, BIND, LDAP and other core technologies

About the Company

DarkMatter is transforming the cyber security landscape. Headquartered in the UAE and operating globally, we're the region's first and only fully integrated digital defence and cyber security consultancy and implementation firm. Our elite team of global experts deliver advanced, next-generation solutions to governments and enterprises across the cyber security spectrum.

We help clients simplify the enormous complexity of today's ever-evolving cyber threats. Our vision is to protect the future by securing its technologies. Innovation and Research are cornerstones to our development and the activities in these areas underpin our entire range of offerings, including Secure Communications, Public Key Infrastructure and Big Data & Analytics products.