Senior Unix / Linux Monitoring Engineer - Esm Tools

Request ID: 39603-1

Duration: 9+ Months

Location work will be performed: Eagan, MN

Job Title: Senior UNIX / Linux Monitoring Engineer - ESM Tools

Job Description:

Embark on an exciting journey with our esteemed team as a Senior UNIX/Linux Monitoring Engineer based in Eagan, MN. This on-site role calls for a seasoned expert in UNIX/Linux monitoring tools, contributing to the technological advancement within the USPS enterprise. The successful candidate will exemplify autonomy, showcasing a self-directed approach to drive development and engineering tasks.

This position will lead the development and engineering of UNIX/Linux based monitoring tools within the USPS enterprise. The selected individual will be expected to work independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead Innovation: Spearhead the design, development, deployment, and comprehensive support of UNIX/Linux-based monitoring tools within the dynamic landscapes of Google and Azure Cloud environments.
• Specialization in Solutions: Excel in implementing, engineering, and supporting the Enterprise Event Monitoring solution, leveraging tools such as AppDynamics, Zabbix, SolarWinds, and Neustar.
• Technical Prowess: Showcase your technical prowess by installing, integrating, troubleshooting, administering, and engineering cutting-edge products on UNIX-like servers.
• Integration Expertise: Specify and implement integrations with diverse systems management solutions, including hardware, storage, network, and third-party element managers.
• Collaboration: Engineer seamless integration with other enterprise monitoring tools such as AppDynamics, SolarWinds, Neustar, Everbridge, and Splunk.
• Transparent Reporting: Provide regular, transparent reports on monitoring status to users and managers, accompanied by well-thought-out action plans for fault resolution.
• Operational Excellence: Develop and implement operational management processes and procedures to ensure operational excellence.
• Engineering Acumen: Experience in architecting and engineering software for large organizations, incorporating automation management tools such as Puppet and Ansible.
• Monitoring Expertise: Utilize monitoring tools for applications, hardware, OS, network, and portals, demonstrating a robust knowledge of UNIX/Linux internals, including the kernel and network stack.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud Expertise: Extensive experience setting up monitoring and alerting within Google and Azure Cloud platforms.
• Technical Mastery: Expert-level knowledge in UNIX (Linux, Solaris).
• Automation Proficiency: Automation experience and software development skills on UNIX-like systems.
• KPI Development: Experience developing business and IT KPIs for monitoring systems and applications.
• Event Management: Experience in Service Impact Management and/or Event Management.