IT Linux Automation/Application Engineer Jobs in San Jose CA

Posted: 03/14/2023 Employment Type: Contract Department: VMS Job Number: 26983 Industry: SOFT - Software Companies

Job Description

Position Title: IT Linux Automation/Application Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract opportunity for an IT Linux Automation/Application Engineer with our client located in San Jose, CA.

Job Responsibilities:

As a member of the IT organization, you will work closely with other cross-functional teams to automate workflows, improve server OS deployments and provisioning processes using automation, and develop containerized applications using the tools such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, Podman, and Docker.
You will leverage web frameworks like Flask or Django to provide full-featured RESTful APIs that can be used by end-users and other applications.
In this role, you will also be responsible for hands-on application debugging, troubleshooting, and problem remediation with automation workflows.
You will contribute to the development of configuration management policies to further automate and streamline operations and contribute to open-source tool builds used on Linux servers.
Design, develop and implement software solutions and automation workflows for IT infrastructure and operations
Based upon requirements, independently design and develop best-practice code that enables integration and administration of diverse applications with a focus on process automation
Deploy production-ready code using industry-standard testing and deployment processes, such as unit/acceptance tests, testing environments and CI/CD processes
Leverage web frameworks (such as Flask or Django) to provide full-featured RESTful APIs that can be used by end-users and other applications
Document and support automation services – and continue to build on that automation framework; make it responsive, make it self-healing and incorporate AI and make it purely data-driven
Improving and refining server OS deployments and provisioning processes using automation
Design, implement and support of IT applications, such as CMDB, ELK stack, GraphQL and other tools such as Grafana, InfluxDB, MariaDB, PostgreSQL
Contribute to configuration management policy development to further automate and streamline operations
Contribute to open-source tool builds used on Linux servers
Hands-on application debugging, troubleshooting, and problem remediation with automation workflows
Build tools and implement automated flow to integrate seamlessly into our job scheduling system, including regression and continuous integration systems
Work with other cross-functional teams to automate workflows, implement dashboards and monitoring systems and support engineering groups
Develop containerized applications using tools such as OpenShift/Kubernetes/Podman/Docker and champion the adoption of microservices and containerization best practices for automating IT processes
Closely collaborate with IT and internal customer teams to understand requirements and develop new tools/applications
Continuously evaluate and improve best practices for IT process automation.

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
7+ years of experience in IT automation engineering
Significant experience designing and developing enterprise-scale software solutions working with customers and stakeholder requirements
Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Ruby, or Java
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or CFEngine
Significant experience with development best practices: source control, pull requests, code reviews
Experience with producing production-ready code using testing and deployment best-practices
Experience working with and developing APIs (Flask, Django, Sanic, or similar)
Experience with CI/CD tools and software testing frameworks
Knowledge of building, configuring, monitoring, and supporting open-source tools and application stacks on Linux
Commitment to continually improving services and automated processes to meet the needs of customers and colleagues
Experience with most Linux operating system commands and utilities
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Have Skills:

Understanding of infrastructure components – storage, compute network, licenses, version control system and basic system administration skills
Knowledge of server provisioning with tools such as Redhat Satellite Server, Foreman, PXE, Kickstart
Knowledge of building, configuring, and administering Linux computer systems in an environment with hundreds or thousands of clients
Knowledge of Jira, Jira Project Management, Confluence, BitBucket
Familiarity with Virtualization environments and tools such as VMWare, vCenter, vCenter Orchestrator
ELK stack (Elastic Search, Logstash, Kabana), Splunk
Knowledge of internet protocols and services including TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SSH, LDAP & AD
Cloud experience (AWS/Google Cloud/Azure)
Experience with containers / Kubernetes / OpenShift
Knowledge of EDA workflows

Job Details:

Contract
Pay Rate Range: $70-$75/hr

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, 2 insurance plans (100% paid for employee only - HDHP plan, and a buy-up POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO) and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.

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