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Linux Admin 2

Linux Admin 2

Avid Technology Professionals

Annapolis Junction, MD • On-site

Other

Posted 16 days ago


Job description

Strong Linux administration experience including configuring, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, etc.
Experience working with diverse teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Experience creating, debugging, and implementing Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible automation scripts
Ability to work in a team and mentor junior staff
Self-motivated and willing to learn new technologies
Ability to communicate issues with team members and/or service owners

Desired Skills:
Experience with AWS, specifically EC2 Auto Scaling
Experience with aws-cli and boto3