Senior Unix Engineer

Job Details

• Location:
  
  Roseville, MN 55113 (Hybrid - 2 days in the office / 3 days WFH)
• Duration: 09/14/2026 - 03/13/2027 (Contract)
• Team:
  Engineering and Operations

Provide sustained system administration and engineering support to maintain and remediate infrastructure, implement security guidelines, and perform patching, upgrades, and configuration across bare-metal, virtualized, and cloud environments.

• Configure, manage, patch, upgrade, and re-configure both manual (bare metal) and automated environments.
• Deploy, configure and manage Open Stack environments manually and via automation tools (Ansible, Fuel, or Kolla).
• Perform upgrades across Open Stack releases and provision storage backends (Ceph, Cinder volumes) and image repositories.
• Install, configure, maintain, and optimize Linux and Windows servers to ensure high availability and performance.
• Monitor system performance and proactively troubleshoot to maintain operational reliability.
• Manage and optimize public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization technologies including VMware, VCF, KVM, Open Shift virtualization, and Kubernetes.
• Implement security measures including system hardening, patch management, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Work with enterprise storage technologies (Fibre Channel zoning, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS) and platforms such as Net App, Pure, or Power Store.
• Support identity/auth systems (e.g., LDAP/AD) and storage solutions (LVM, SAN, NFS).
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Collaborate with other teams to deploy and support applications and infrastructure.

• 5+ years of work experience in system administration.
• Proven experience configuring and managing bare-metal and automated environments, including patching and upgrades.
• Experience deploying, configuring, and managing Open Stack (manual and automated via Ansible, Fuel, or Kolla).
• Experience with storage backends (Ceph, Cinder) and image repositories.
• Experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and optimizing Linux and Windows servers.
• Experience with public cloud providers: AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Experience with virtualization technologies: VMware, VCF, KVM, Open Shift virtualization, Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise storage technologies and platforms (Fibre Channel zoning, iSCSI, NFS, CIFS; Net App, Pure, Power Store).
• Working knowledge of networking protocols and services (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, HTTP).
• Experience with automation tools AWX, Ansible, and Shell scripting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work independently with minimal guidance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications such as RHCSA, RHCE, CKA, or Certified Open Stack Administrator (COA).
• Proficiency in Dev Ops tools.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying AI agents to automate workflows (listed as nice to have).

• $55.18 per hour

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