Linux Systems Specialist

1 week ago

Toronto, Canada CineSend Full time

**Company Overview**:
CineSend is a fast-growing video technology company with bases in Toronto and Los Angeles. As the industry leader in high-security video storage, encoding, and delivery, we pride ourselves on serving some of the world's most prestigious brands. Our customers include major Hollywood studios, prominent international airlines, renowned film festivals, and hundreds of other innovative enterprises. Whether it's a movie in a cinema or on a plane, there's a high chance that CineSend played a vital role in its delivery.

**Job Summary**:
We are seeking an experienced Linux Systems Specialist to join our dynamic team. This role is crucial for the provisioning, maintaining, and enhancing our Linux-based storage appliances. As we scale from hundreds to thousands of deployments, your expertise will ensure the robustness and efficiency of our software, systems, and processes.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provisioning and Installation Support: Efficiently provision new Linux storage servers and provide comprehensive installation support to on-site installers.
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance: Diagnose and resolve issues in deployed machines, ensuring mínimal downtime and optimal performance.
- Hardware Management: Handle RMA processes for defective units, refurbish returned devices for redeployment, and perform basic computer repairs, including component replacement.
- Software Management and Upgrades: Maintain, update, and improve the software running on the appliances, execute regular updates across the network, and manage a CentOS7 upgrade path.

**Qualifications**:

- Profound familiarity with CentOS7 and Linux environments.
- Proven experience in deploying Linux appliances at scale.
- Extensive knowledge of networking principles and configurations.
- Skill in managing RAID arrays and understanding of computer hardware.
- Experience with Bash scripting and Ansible for script execution across multiple devices.
- Familiarity with TPM 2.0 deployments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications in Linux, networking, or systems management.

**Nice-to-haves**:

- Laravel experience
- NodeJS experience
- Experience mentoring other engineers
- Knowledge of AWS
- A dog to bring to the office

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