Senior Linux Analyst Jobs in Houston, TX (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
Viridien is an advanced technology company focused on digital and Earth data solutions. They are seeking a highly experienced HPC Data Center Senior Linux IT Specialist to ensure seamless HPC and Cloud infrastructure performance, with responsibilities including Linux administration, technical support, and system monitoring.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system diagrams, configuration files, and troubleshooting guides, to facilitate knowledge sharing and operational continuity.
• Install, configure, maintain, and repair Linux-based hardware and software, ensuring high functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Actively participate in the Change Management process, ensuring all proposed changes are documented, reviewed, and assessed in accordance with organizational and ITIL standards.
• Organize and schedule upgrades, perform routine maintenance, and ensure system security and privacy compliance.
• Provide expert-level technical support to users and junior team members, including mentoring and training to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Respond to support tickets, troubleshoot complex issues, and resolve system crashes, performance degradation, and security breaches.
• Monitor systems and services through performance monitoring, log analysis, and proactive issue detection.
• Continuously improve services through automation, optimization, and standardization, while staying updated on technology trends and best practices.
• Configure and manage SLURM job queues, troubleshoot job scheduling issues, and support high-performance computing environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align IT services with user and business needs and ensure compliance with company IT policies and standards.
• Demonstrate strong project and time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Support in-house software applications, adhering to organizational standards and procedures.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years of experience in Linux administration, preferably in an HPC environment.
• Strong understanding of system administration, troubleshooting, and IT service management.
• Experience deploying and administering data storage systems (SAN, NAS, tape archives)
• Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, Gitlab, or an equivalent.
• Ability to use a wide variety of open-source technologies and cloud services.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with code and script (Bash, Python, Perl); shell scripting.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to create clear, accurate, and comprehensive technical documentation for systems, procedures, and workflows.
• Follow established change control procedures to ensure system stability and reduce operational risk.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of extensive experience in Linux administration, preferably in an HPC environment.
• Experience with scripting and automation.
• Knowledge of internet security and data privacy principles.
• Excellent communications, presentation, and customer service skills, and must have an outstanding track record of meeting customer expectations.
• Must be detail-oriented and work well in a team environment.
• Must have legal right to live and work in the United States.
Preferred:
• Experience in virtualization, and hardware maintenance (Storage/CPU/GPU).
• Certifications like CCNA or CompTIA Network+ are a plus.
• ITIL Foundation level certification.
• Knowledge of GPUs.
• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) and clustering technology (object storage, parallel file systems, RAID storage).
• Understanding of networks, RAID, and tape subsystems.
• Experience in a high-volume critical production service environment.
Company:
Viridien is a leader in cutting-edge geoscience. Founded in 1931, the company is headquartered in Paris, FRA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.