• Your New Role: 
  As a Senior Linux Systems Engineer, you will be an expert in architecting, designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining our company’s enterprise computing platforms which enable critical media and non-media workflows. Our technical footprint consists of virtualized and bare metal systems that are deployed on-premises and in the cloud; We are responsible for supporting a large range of business stakeholders and workloads from general computing to resource intensive development applications. The senior Linux systems engineer will bring a high-level of expertise in the administration of Unix/Linux operating systems. A thorough understanding of server hardware and OS architecture, advanced networking and advanced storage solutions is necessary in this role. You will be responsible for all areas of the system development lifecycle including management, planning, provisioning, triage, monitoring, and decommissioning of operating systems and associated hardware technologies. You will document solutions ensuring best practices are followed and update stakeholders related to system changes. You will partner with peers and management staff on capacity planning analysis and monitoring methodologies. Concurrently you will also perform application installation and configuration into the respective virtualization platforms while providing tier three support for applications hosted within said platforms.  This position involves support of compute technologies and end-users across various Warner Bros. Discovery locations across the globe. 

• To be successful, you will possess a unique blend of business and technical acumen; a big-picture vision as well as the drive and attention to detail that transforms vision into a reality. You must be willing to work as “one team”: Building relationships with internal stakeholders, external vendors, all while contributing within a highly collaborative environment. 

Your Role Accountabilities: 

Engineering/Primary Responsibilities 

• Architect, build, maintain, and support compute delivery platforms based on technical requirements provided by application, and business stakeholders. 

• Responsible for administering scalable virtual machine infrastructure in both a private and public cloud environment.  

• Handles Tier 3 (complex) issues providing advanced support and triage of end-to-end virtualized environments; Works with the vendor as needed. 

• Tune multiple operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services. 

• Provision and configure various Linux operating systems, server hardware, and core server applications/functions. 

• Assist with critical patching and vulnerability remediations. 

• Create and maintain documentation. Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and latest technology trends 

• Participates in all application integration design sessions. 

• Other duties and projects as assigned and in a timely fashion. 

Operations 

• Troubleshoot issues with operating system images and associated server hardware for rapid response to the business units; accepts ownership and seeks timely resolution. 

• Collaborates with developers and other stakeholders to ensure software is performing correctly and efficiently utilizing best practices. 

• Automate systems administration tasks utilizing open-source configuration management tools. 

• Ensure the highest levels of up-time; Respond to system alerts quickly ensuring that all aspects of our systems infrastructure are at production levels. 

• Implement and use monitoring tools, patch management tools, and application management tools. 

• Must be willing to accommodate weekend, shift, or on-call schedules when necessary. 

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