Senior Linux System Administrator

Summary

Join Vultr as a Senior Linux Systems Admin and elevate your technical skills while supporting our global customer base. You will mentor and train other system administrators, lead projects, manage incident responses, and maintain internal infrastructure. Responsibilities include setting up and managing VMs/services, staging upgrades, providing software setup for new nodes, and troubleshooting platform and customer issues. The ideal candidate is fluent in Linux and possesses scripting experience. Vultr offers excellent benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, professional development reimbursement, generous paid time off, and various other perks.

Requirements

• Fluent in Linux (CentOS/Debian/Ubuntu)
• Experience with BASH, Python, or other scripting languages
• Experience configuring the following applications: Web Servers
• Databases & Caching Solutions
• Firewalls
• Can demonstrate understanding of the following concepts: Common Linux Utilities
• Server/Application Architecture and Security Hardening
• Distributed Storage Solutions (e.g., Ceph)
• Virtualization
• Load Balancing
• Networking Concepts

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train System Administrators
• Act as lead on projects
• Incident response management for escalations
• Setup and manage internal infrastructure VMs/services
• Stage upgrades and updates to fleet
• Provide software setup of new nodes
• Advance troubleshooting of platform and customer reported issues
• Stand up servers by installing software

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional virtualization, network administration, or development experience
• Experience with Kubernetes, PHP routing, Cumulus Linux, and Libvirt

Benefits

• Excellent Medical Benefits w/ 100% company-paid premiums for employee only plan + 100% company-paid dental & vision premiums
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan + take your birthday off
• Increased PTO at 3 year & 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 first year remote office setup + $400 each following year for new equipment
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company-paid Wellable subscription