Systems Engineer

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Working for DreamHost you can be a steward of your own career. We invest in our people, we promote from within the organization when possible and we offer extensive training to aid in your success. In this role, we offer the flexibility to work from home and during local business hours. We are proud to be a US employer with a fantastic culture and the ability to offer so much to our employees.

**Note regarding location**: **This is a remote position within Colombia only. This position is only open to people living in Colombia.

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Overview*

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Responsibilities*
- You will be part of a team that is responsible for the items listed below
- Manage, maintain, and monitor Linux servers in an automated and scalable fashion
- Collaborate with other engineering staff in multiple time zones to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems
- Identify and implement changes to improve system performance, capability, and scalability of a wide variety of systems and environments
- Respond to outages in a timely manner, restoring services or finding the proper resources to assist
- Refine system/service monitoring prior to and in response to outages
- Help to configure and deploy infrastructure automation solutions
- Monitor and test system performance; automate monitoring, metrics reporting, and problem remediation
- Create and maintain kernels and OS packages
- Manage storage systems from disk level, raid level, up to software storage overlays such as Ceph
- Provide general assistance for Tech Support and Data Center Operations staff
- Assist in the development and implementation of disaster recovery plans
- Train others on the systems and technologies you develop or help develop
- Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility
- Create & maintain documentation as needed
- Perform code review
- Participate in an on-call rotation responsible for the functions listed above
- Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
- Great interpersonal and consultative skills
- Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products as required
- Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic environment
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Experience with automation tooling such as Chef, Ansible, Puppet, etc. is desirable
- Experience with git or other version control systems
- Experience using and managing relational databases such as MySQL
- Systems operations experience in a large-scale Linux environment
- Experience working with Linux based virtualization or containerization platforms such as KVM, OpenStack, Docker, LXD, or others
- Knowledge of common protocols and Internet standards, including TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, SMTP, and others
- Working technical knowledge of a high level programming language such as Perl, Python, or Bash
- Must be able to communicate in English fluently
- 5+ years of experience