Senior Linux Engineer/ Architect

• Who we are

With more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and 84,500 stores globally, it is no wonder 7-Eleven, Inc. has been named an iconic brand. In addition to 7-Eleven stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. also operates and franchises Speedway, Stripes, Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost locations.

Since inventing the convenience industry in 1927, 7-Eleven has built a rich 96-year history filled with beloved products like Slurpee, Big Gulp and Big Bite, and fan-favorite holidays like Slurpee Day and Bring Your Own Cup Day.

Now, 7-Eleven is on a mission to contemporize the brand and redefine convenience - and we need your help.

Work location options: Irving TX; Enon OH


• About This Opportunity

Summary:

A Senior Linux Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Linux systems and applications. This role involves troubleshooting and resolving complex Linux-related issues, and leading projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support the requests of the production and development teams to solve any problems related to the Linux servers.
• Develop and oversee the backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Maintain documentation for procedures, configurations, and programs.
• Work with the team to define and implement best practices and standards.
• Ensure the Linux servers adhere to industry and departmental standards.
• Develop automations, frameworks, and scripting in collaboration with team members or other IT departments.
• Maintain software repositories and apply software updates.
• Install, configure, and maintain servers and applications on servers if needed in supporting other teams.
• Maintain/monitor the health of the Linux servers through both automated and manual processes.
• Resolve user issues, addresses change management requests and identify potential issues by implementing protective measures.
• Understanding of configuration management tools.
• Experience with cloud computing.
• Tune operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science (Preferred), MIS, related field, or 8 years of experience in IT

Experience Requirements:

• 8+ years of related IT experience
• Previous project management experience preferred
• Previous experience with handling and resolving multiple high-complexity issues

Qualifications:

• Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix system fundamentals and common network protocols.
• Experience managing Linux/UNIX operating systems in a heterogeneous environment.
• Solid understanding of networked computing environment concepts
• Ability to develop and maintain programs and scripts that aid in the operation and automation of administrative tasks using various shell and scripting languages.
• Ability to identify requirements and to define, plan, and implement requisite solutions.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize tasks, and complete assigned projects with minimal supervision.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment software methodologies and how they apply to systems engineering.
• Experience designing and implementing highly available systems/services.
• Experience participating in an open-source community with patches accepted upstream.
• Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software.
• Experience deploying and maintaining virtualized environments using VMWare and Cloud Solutions.
• Experience implementing systems-level security technologies and following security best-practices.

Additional Requirements:

• Availability to work outside of scheduled hours

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