System Engineer
nexumEvanston (IL)
About the role
Attention Geeks: Network security company Nexum, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer to join our team. Nexum is a thriving company with an engineering-centric culture and a work-hard/play-hard ethos. Join a nimble team supporting the systems and services which secure and monitor our customers’ diverse environments. Applicants must have a strong willingness to learn and apply their knowledge to ensure our services are securely delivered to our customers. The position will provide opportunities and support to grow and advance in a high-impact field at a fast-moving, independent technology company. If you’re serious about bringing your engineering skills to a fast-growing leader in the networking and security industry, check out the job description below and apply today. Required Education, Skills and Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and four (4) to ten (10) years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience Operational experience with Linux-based operating systems, web and database servers, storage and network components and concepts Security best practices and techniques, including patch management, encryption, network and systems hardening and segmentation, defense in depth Effective communication skills, both written and verbal Operational experience troubleshooting and managing complex production environments Operational experience with the following tools and technologies: Configuration Management Solutions (Puppet/Ansible/Chef) Infrastructure Virtualization Platforms (VSphere/KVM/OpenStack/ VirtualBox) Apache / Nginx Web Servers MariaDB / MySQL Database Servers Shell scripting: bash / Perl / Python or equivalents Office Applications and Ticket Systems Preferred Skills and Technologies DevOps toolchain and concepts, particularly configuration and monitoring Container Technologies (Docker/Kubernetes) Message Bus Technologies (Kafka/RabbitMQ) Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana)LAN and WAN Networking Version control (Git) Secrets Management Web based API Operation and UsageNexum, Inc. is an EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer) committed to workforce diversity and inclusion. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Nexum uses E-Verify to maintain a legal workforce. Employment is contingent upon a successful background investigation.
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