Senior Linux Administrator Job at Canadian Pacific, Kansas City, MO

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  • Canadian Pacific
  • Kansas City, MO

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

As a Senior Linux Administrator (internally called Specialist, IS Infra Platforms Linux) responsible for Linux operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades and expansion, on-call rotation. In addition, they will provide support to provisioning/operational staff, as well as work closely with the architecture group in design support and validation of new designs and installations.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Provide direction and advice pertaining to capacity planning
  • Provide direction and advice pertaining to future installations and design
  • Provide direction to automate and orchestrate future use of Linux environments (Tanium, Orchestrator, automation suites)
  • Configuration management utilizing Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Desired State Configuration (DSC)
  • Scripting languages (PowerShell, bash, python)


POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • 10 to 15 years Infrastructure experience
  • 1 to 3 years virtual infrastructure experience

Knowledge in the following preferred:

  • Virtualization Technologies using VMware/Nutanix/Hyper V (MS suite)
  • Provide direction and advice pertaining to design and configuration of converged infrastructure
  • Cluster experience (SLES, RH would be good)
  • Vcenter or Nutanix tools
  • Storage Technologies using Dell/EMC and Netapp
  • Dell/EMC and Netapp replication technologies
  • Protocols including CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FC
  • Cisco Networking Products
  • Networking technologies including, but not limited to TCP/IP, DNS, Routing Protocols, Switching
  • Cisco UCS Servers
  • VMWare Hypervisor as well as some UCS bare-metal)
  • Knowledge and use of containerization platforms
  • Strong Communications Skills, both verbal and written
  • Demonstrated experience documenting environments, runbooks, etc.
  • Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and automation technologies
  • Infrastructure as Code platforms:  Terraform, Packer, Azure Resource Manager/CloudFormation templates
  • Enterprise service bus platforms

  • Flexible and competitive benefits package
  • Employer Funded Retirement Plan
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan
  • Performance Incentive Program
  • Annual Fitness Subsidy
  • Part-time Studies Program

As an employer with North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Drug Test Elements:

CPKC is committed to the safety and health of its employees and the general public.  All new hires are required to undergo a drug screen.  We appreciate your cooperation in keeping CPKC safe and drug free. 

Background Investigation:

The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:       

  • Criminal history check
  • Reference check
  • Last 7 years of employment history; includes military service
  • Social Security number verification

Management Conductor Program:

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. 

  • Req ID: 102291
  • Department: Information Services
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Position Type: Non-Union
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Country: United States
  • % of Travel: 0-10%
  • # of Positions: 1
  • Job Grade:
  • Job Available to: Internal & External

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Remote job, Flexible hours,

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