Senior Linux Engineer (remote)

We are hiring a full-time Linux Systems Specialist - Senior to collaborate with our growing team and serve our growing customer base.

This role requires you to creatively solve technical problems but to also develop and maintain strong relationships with customers. We are a Linux, Open Source, DevOps, and Kubernetes consulting company that utilizes a variety of tools to help clients in many industries in the areas of: server support, infrastructure design, cloud management, data backups, network security, disaster recovery, and more. We’re a team united by our daily habits of building trust, looking at the bigger picture, leaning into challenges, and being better today than yesterday.

Crafty Penguins is based in Lethbridge, Alberta, however, this job posting is fully remote.

Rising to challenges and solving technical problems with a client’s business in mind
Thinking and working independently while collaborating with others to reach creative solutions
Constantly learning – keeping your technology skills up to date with the industry norms, best practices, and upcoming technologies.
Advanced knowledge of Linux-based operating systems
Advanced knowledge of Networking
Experience using various cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCloud, Digital Ocean)
Debugging problems with Unix based operating systems and IP based networking at a very low level.
No problems working in either RHEL or Debian based linux distributions
Linux based hypervisor systems and related tooling (KVM, Xen/XCP-ng, Proxmox, etc.)

• Good scripting skills with Bash and Python
• You’ve worked at a company that does Linux consulting, or you’ve done this as a contractor
• Performance tuning, debugging, and clustering of Linux based Database Systems (MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite) and SQL in general
• High level networking skills - Campus / Enterprise networking, VLANS, VPNS, Managed switches, Overlay networks, Dynamic routing protocols.
• Software development experience in various languages
• Certifications on our platforms and products (AWS, Azure, K8S, RHEL, and the like)
• 2-year technical diploma (CIS or CS) or greater

Performing deployments via our Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
We’re a team that loves creative problem-solving and achieving results for ourselves and our clients.
There are many benefits that come with working with us, such as autonomy and a culture which encourages personal and professional development and overall passion for improving and expanding. We offer a flexible work schedule (fully remote) and a paid dedicated server to tinker and play with.

Upload your resume and cover letter including the word “Pepsi,” and anything you think will appropriately convey your fit for this role (resume, LinkedIn profile, etc.) This role is fully remote, and the successful candidate will be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

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