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Job Description
Cloud Solutions Engineer
Ekco is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Solutions Engineer to join our team. As a Cloud Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Linux-based services, providing technical and procedural guidance, and monitoring the health of Linux/Unix servers through automated processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement solutions architected by the Ekco Platform team
- Design, build, and maintain Linux-based services
- Provide technical and procedural guidance
- Monitor the health of Linux/Unix servers through automated processes
- Maintain and upgrade these systems via change control and BAU processes
- Work to automate any manual processes
- Diagnose complex technical issues and involve appropriate resources to speed up problem resolution
- Provide follow-up status internally in accordance with specific OLA's
- Service SOPs to review and deploy into production new platform upgrade/patch releases
- Ensure consistent and predictable application deployment through standardised environments and tools
- Capacity and resource monitoring and planning
Key Requirements:
- 3-5 years of experience working with Linux operating systems
- Proficiency in Systems Administration in Linux/Unix (Ubuntu, Cent OS, Red Hat, ZFS, Open BSD, My SQL, and Maria DB etc)
- Ability to implement infrastructure monitoring and reporting tools through scripts such as BASH
- Experience developing tools to help increase functionality and efficiency of available infrastructure
- Experience maintaining software repositories and applying software updates
- Maintaining and creating documentation for procedures, configurations, and programs
- Evaluating compatibility of programs with existing communications hardware and software features
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Attention to detail and the ability to focus on a prioritized task list spread over multiple projects (time management)
- Able to follow and produce documented step-by-step procedures for associated technologies
- Superior written and oral communication skills, including awareness of when to ask for assistance and guidance
Bonus Points:
- Experience configuring and maintaining ZFS
- Knowledge deploying and maintaining Open BSD
- Professional certifications in Linux are desirable
Benefits:
- Time off - 25 days leave + public holidays x1 day Birthday leave per year
- Company Pension Scheme (employer contribution 5%) + flexible salary sacrifice
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to dedicated mental health, emotional wellbeing and general advice
- Ekc Olympics - a global activity for fun
- Learning & development - Unlimited access to Pluralsight learning platform
- A lot of responsibilities & opportunities to grow (also internationally)
About Ekco:
- Microsoft's 2023 Rising Star Security Partner of the year
- VMware & Veeam top partner status
- Ranked as 4th fastest growing technology company in the Deloitte Fast50 Awards
- Ekco are committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging
- We recognise the value of internal mobility and encourage opportunities for internal development & progression
- Flexible working with a family-friendly focus are at the core of our company values