Linux Systems Engineer

Summary

Join our team at Ooma as a Linux Systems Engineer to build, manage, and improve infrastructure across multiple environments. You will work closely with internal teams and customers to maintain Azure Cloud Infrastructure and resolve escalations from customer-facing teams.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience with Azure services
• 5+ years experience managing RHEL downstream/compatible operating systems such as CentOS, Rocky Linux, Alma Linux, or Oracle Linux
• 2+ years experience performing common datacenter management tasks such as acquiring and racking hardware, removing hardware, and working with remote hands when necessary
• 2+ years experience with deploying Infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Experience managing network switches and routers, and an understanding of BGP, routing and datacenter switching management
• Experience with Ansible, and AWX for automating common tasks
• Experience with Proxmox, or another KVM based VM management platform
• Experience with git for version control

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain infrastructure for Ooma’s 2600Hz division
• Travel to US data centers as needed to perform in person physical tasks
• Improve, maintain, and monitor server and network security
• Automate tasks via Ansible to improve efficiency
• Maintain backups of critical systems
• Assist customers in managing their own cloud infrastructure
• Triage and resolve escalations from customer facing teams for hardware, or network issues
• Participate in the patching, and upgrading of CentOS, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, and Debian operating systems
• Deploy and maintain tools to help monitor and maintain our environments
• Provide documentation, and training for new and existing tools
• Participate in oncall rotation to handle alerts during off hours, and be responsible for handling alerts during the day

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Fortinet devices
• Experience supporting VoIP platforms
• Experience with the Zabbix monitoring platform
• Experience managing access using FreeIPA

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance for you and eligible dependents HMO's, a PPO, or HDHP ( including HSA , which Ooma helps fund)
• Income Protection Benefits (Basic Life and AD&D , Short- and Long-term disability)
• Commuter benefits
• 401k & employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan ( ESPP)
• Paid time off, sick days, as well as corporate holidays observed
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Balance benefits with Travel assistance services and Identity theft and will preparation services