Sr. Linux IT Specialist

Viridien (www.viridiengroup.com) is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. With our ingenuity, drive and deep curiosity we discover new insights, innovations, and solutions that efficiently and responsibly resolve complex natural resource, digital, energy transition and infrastructure challenges.

Job Details:

Reporting to the IT Team Leader, the Sr. Linux IT Specialist position will play a vital role in contributing and innovating to the global HPC and Digital Platform team. The position is based in the NALA data Center located in Houston.

This role requires a proven track record across a wide range of activities that are connected to an HPC environment. Your primary responsibilities will be to install and maintain computer systems aiming for the highest functionality. A successful IT Admin must have a thorough knowledge of computer software and hardware and a variety of internet applications, networks, and operating systems. The ideal candidate will have great understanding of technology and will be able to implement various applications for both Opensource and commercial platforms to ensure maximum efficiency.

We highly encourage the contribution of ideas and drive in the generations of new concepts and solutions to maintain our outstanding leadership position for technology and service delivery in the marketplace.

Key Responsibilities and Skills

• Rotating schedule for 7 x 24 hour On-call support

• Availability for potential scheduled/unscheduled out of hours support

• Install/configure Linux based hardware and all applicable software

• Maintain/repair Linux based systems and associated equipment

• Maintain backups of systems as defined in the backup schedule

• Ticket system use for user support needs, repairs, fixes, and maintenance schedule

• Teamwork and independent workloads for timely manner support related tasks

• Organize and schedule upgrades and maintenance.

• Perform hardware/software troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve problems

• Change Control Review Board

• Continual service improvement in dynamic environment

• Service & System monitoring

• Automation & Optimalization

• Globalization & Standardization – Adhere to Set standard Policies

• A passion for technology and enthusiasm for analytical and problem-solving challenges while learning and have flexibility to adapt to new challenges/directions

• Technology integration of various platforms and architectures.

• Support in house software applications

• Good project and time management driven skills

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to a Bachelor’s degree level in any of the following disciplines (Desired): Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems or related computing subjects

• ITIL Foundation level certification (Desired)

• 1-5 years Extensive levels of Linux administration, preferably in an HPC environment

• Desired Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, Gitlab or an equivalent.

• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services.

• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (Desired)

• A familiarity of code and script (e.g. Bash, Python, Perl); shell scripting

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Experience in fast paced, high-volume production systems

• Very good technical understanding and technical leadership qualities

• Excellent communications, presentation, and customer service skills, and must have an outstanding track record of meeting customer expectations.

• Knowledge of GPUs (Desired)

• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) and clustering technology (object storage, parallel file systems, RAID storage) (Desired)

• Understanding of networks, RAID, and tape subsystems.

• Experience in a high-volume critical production service environment

• Virtualization knowledge and experience (Desired)

• Must be detail oriented & work well in a team environment.

• Must have legal right to live and work in the United State

Our Hiring Process

At Viridien, we are committed to delivering a respectful, inclusive, and transparent recruitment experience.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to every applicant. Only candidates whose qualifications closely match the role criteria will be contacted for an interview. We do, however, aim to share personalized feedback with those who progress to the first round of interviews and beyond.

We are also dedicated to ensuring that our hiring process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview stages, please don’t hesitate to contact your recruiter directly.

We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ, and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.