Careers

Unix Systems Engineer

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Unix Systems Engineer to provide operational support to engineering, business development, and remote customer environments. You tend to pry off useless windows-centric keys on your keyboard and find GUI-based pointing devices superfluous. You’re a geek and you’re proud of the lifestyle. You have black-hat skills but noble and patriotic intentions. At your core, you enjoy problem-solving and critical thinking. If you’re interested in working in a dynamic and fast paced environment with a group of like-minded geeks, then Palantir IT might be the right team for you.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot complex unix/linux issues in production/colo, lab, and customer environments
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate tasks and deployment
• Deploy and scale production systems with minimal downtime
• Secure/harden operating systems against compromise
• Implement and administer network infrastructure
• Work closely with release engineering to script and maintain SCM and build environment
• Assist in network/unix infrastructure design
• Develop creative solutions to complex technological challenges

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux system administration (CentOS or RHEL preferred)
• Superior knowledge of UNIX
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP and networking
• Strong unix system programming using a shell and a higher level language
• Strong and current working knowledge of modern x64-based server hardware
• Experience building Linux kernels and troubleshooting kernel issues
• Experience with securing public websites
• Experience administering and managing collocated servers
• Willing to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation
• Experience configuring systems for use with one of the major database packages
• Knowledge of L2/L3 network infrastructure including Cisco switches and routers;
• Strong organization and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Strong knowledge in various systems disciplines (dns, ldap, smtp, ssh/ssl, ntp, package managers, tcp/ip internals, volume managers/filesystems, etc)

Preferred

• BS/MS in Computer Science
• TS/SCI security clearance or willingness to get cleared
• Experience with open source monitoring and alerting systems (nagios, cacti, etc)
• Experience with VMware based server virtualization
• Experience with systems management tools such as puppet or cfengine
• Experience with IDS and IPS systems