Senior Engineer, UNIX
Apply NowCompany: Waste Management
Location: Houston, TX 77084
Description:
Job Description
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability or protected veteran status.
I. Job Summary
Under minimal supervision, installs, configures and provides maintenance and administration of complex networks and computer systems pertaining to UNIX and/or Linux operating systems.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
III. Qualifications
A. Education and Experience
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Technically advanced knowledge or in-depth skills in one or more of the following is required:
D. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities that Contribute to Success
May require technically advanced or in-depth skills in one or more of the following:
IV. Physical Requirements
Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
V. Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
About Us
ABOUT WM
WM (WM.com) is North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America - where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
About the Team
What is the value of a WM job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It's a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career. We Are WM is what defines the perks of being in the WM family - from benefits, to resources and engagement activities.
We are People First. We are Committed to Your Growth. We Are Investing in You. We are a Family. We are Stable. We are Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability or protected veteran status.
I. Job Summary
Under minimal supervision, installs, configures and provides maintenance and administration of complex networks and computer systems pertaining to UNIX and/or Linux operating systems.
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides advanced technical support and resolves complicated or ambiguous problems regarding UNIX/Linux-based networks, hardware and software.
- Develops strategies for complex processes (including but not limited to backup/restore, shutdown, and startup).
- Manages complicated systems activities and adjusts system parameters and configuration to ensure security of systems and maximum performance.
- Monitors disk space usage and performs capacity analysis as needed.
- Acts as liaison between technical/non-technical personnel and vendors in obtaining requirements, designing, and implementing UNIX/Linux-based systems.
- Provides user account set up on servers and identifies possible improvements (security gaps, patch levels, capacity thresholds) to optimize performance.
- Performs advanced script writing and/or programming as needed.
- Researches emerging trends and technologies to stay current within the field.
III. Qualifications
A. Education and Experience
- Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited) in Computer Science, MIS, or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant experience.
- Experience: Five (5) years of previous experience required (in addition to education requirement).
B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements
- None required.
C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Technically advanced knowledge or in-depth skills in one or more of the following is required:
- Demonstrated experience and expertise (conceptually and hands-on) in AIX, Solaris, Linux, and VMware Operating System management, hardware specification and configuration, performance tuning techniques, TCP/IP network configuration, enterprise backup administration, scripting and automation utilities, capacity planning, workload management & distribution, implementation testing, and event management.
- Expertise in Server virtualization, including AIX PowerVM, Xen, KVM, Solaris Zones, and VMware Infrastructure management.
- Proven experience supporting resource intensive web, application and database environments, including high level expertise with web infrastructures (authentication, encryption, load balancing, session management), application middleware (Apache, JRE, EAI, JDBC), java application environments (WebSphere,JBoss, Sun One, WebLogic), and Oracle.
- Integration expertise with a Microsoft Windows computing infrastructure including directory services, file sharing, networking, client configuration, and multi-platform tiered application deployment.
- Experience with large, enterprise computing environments, and collaboration with multiple functional teams and customers to ensure high service levels and effective solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in successful development and implementation of new technologies and work process.
- Competency in project management, effectively arranging resources, and managing multiple projects in a cross-functional environment.
- Ability to articulate and communicate to technical and non-technical personnel.
- Ability to lead a team to achieve goals within set deadlines.
- Ability to work in a team-based environment.
- Ability to develop strategies and define procedures.
- IBM Certified System Administrator/Expert, Red Hat Virtualization Technologies, Red Hat Certified Systems Engineer, Solaris certifications.
D. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities that Contribute to Success
May require technically advanced or in-depth skills in one or more of the following:
- Amazon Web Service
IV. Physical Requirements
Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.
V. Benefits
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
About Us
ABOUT WM
WM (WM.com) is North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America - where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.
About the Team
What is the value of a WM job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It's a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career. We Are WM is what defines the perks of being in the WM family - from benefits, to resources and engagement activities.
We are People First. We are Committed to Your Growth. We Are Investing in You. We are a Family. We are Stable. We are Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.