Platform Engineer Linux at Equifax is a discipline that combines Operating System, Cloud, and Automation Engineering capabilities to create compute platform solutions that deliver stability, performance, compliance, and security to every compute cycle consumed at Equifax.
As a Linux Platform Engineer you will be responsible for Linux server solutions both in the cloud and on-prem.
You will help create solutions to complex problems, build automation that helps drive Equifax forward, and troubleshoot problems in physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
Our culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success.
Equifax brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
We encourage them to collaborate, think big, and take risks in a blame-free environment.
We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to build an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn, grow and take pride in our work.
What youll do :
- Work in an infrastructure development and support environment contributing to solutions that deliver excellence in stability, compliance, security, and cost.
- Provide expert knowledge and capability for the Linux operating system (RHEL with some
Ubuntu).
Assist with the creation of new tools and scripts for auto-remediation of incidents andchanges.
Monitor and support systems and compute applications.Build and maintain automation system solutions.Respond to, and support, incidents and requests.Contribute to automation / cost saving abilities.Implement governance and compliance including tracking, monitoring, and hardening.Support customers (internal and external) with their compute Experience You Need :A bachelor's degree in project management, or a similar field.A minimum of 2 to 4 year's experience as a Systems Administrator, Automation Engineer, or a similar role.Experience with SAN and NAS storage connected servers.Good communication skills to present the data and metrics to the stakeholders.Ability to analyze a range of complex data and make decisions based on analytical findings.Strong Operating System skills, such as patching, domain based authentication, role basedauthorization, and monitoring.
Good automation and scripting skills (such as Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, andJenkins).
Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.Solid communication and interpersonal could set you apart :An ability to demonstrate successful performance of our Success Profile skills, including : .
DevSecOps Has basic knowledge of DevSecOps operational practices and engineering skills developed through education or past experience.Operational Excellence Organizes own work.Applies standard techniques to monitor and measure systems against key metrics to ensureavailability of systems.
Assists in identifying new ways of working to make processes run smoother and faster.Systems Thinking Has basic knowledge of how systems integrate with others.Assists in identifying factors that achieve the defined expectations of systems availability.Technical Communication / Presentation Developing skills to clearly articulate complextechnical information.
Developing clear written and verbal communication skills.Troubleshooting Contributes to routine issue definition and resolution.Assists in investigation and resolution of problems in systems, processes and services.Suggests problem fixes / remedies and assists with the implementation of agreed remedies.Identifies patterns and trends.(ref : hirist.tech)