Linux Administrator

Hybrid Remote Office

Meridian Cooperative is looking for a Linux Administrator II to support our DevOps team in our Atlanta office.

About us:

We were formed in 1976 by a group of Electric Membership Cooperatives with a vision for a single enterprise solution provider to serve data processing, IT, and operational needs to cooperatives, public utility districts, and municipal utilities. Through carefully curated acquisitions and partnerships, Meridian Co-op has unified multiple leading-edge companies under its umbrella in order to truly execute that vision. Today, the company Suite serves over 500 utilities across the country with industry leading enterprise software solutions.

We are the leader in creating innovative software solutions for the utility industry. We are home to a diverse group of developers, designers, analysts, instructors, and a dedicated support team. We are always looking for talented and energetic people to add to our team!

Summary:

Designs, develops, supports, and maintains the organization's systems infrastructure, and DevOps tools including the design and implementation of hardware and software. Build, test and maintain the Technology and DevOps tools to allow for the speedy development, build and release of software. Performs end-user support for DevOps.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Defining and setting development, test, release, update, and support processes for DevOps operation.

• Install, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes.
• Deploying appropriate CI/CD tools, continuous improvement and build continuous integration, continuous development, and constant deployment pipeline (CI/CD Pipeline)
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and own the human intervention time on any tasks , building automated processes wherever possible

• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results

• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support to System Administrators and management support
• Coordinate with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering or a related subject
• 6 to 10 years of experience in DevOps tools and technologies.
• Must have Atlassian Tools: Jira, bit bucket and Confluence
• Must have Opensource Tools: Git and Jenkins
• Advanced experience with automation software (i.e. Ansible, Kubernetes)
• Advanced scripting skills (i.e. Perl, Shell, Python, Playbooks)
• Solid OS and networking knowledge (Linux, Windows, OSI network layers, TCP/IP)

Guided by our Vision 2025 strategy, our leaders have developed 5 stretch goals to achieve a best-in-class organization for our members, customers, and employees.

It is a priority that our future team member embraces these goals and demonstrate the behaviors to guide the company to realize success:

• Act as One Unified Company
• Put Our Members/Customers First in All We Do
• Be Known for Our Innovative Products and People
• Grow our Reputation and Market Share
• Compete on Culture

We offer:

• Competitive medical benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life
• 401(k) with up to 9% in company contributions after one year
• $4,000 for tuition reimbursement
• Wellness reimbursement plan and volunteer days

*Meridian Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all employees.

*Unfortunately we cannot sponsor employment visas now or in the future for this position.'

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dunwoody, GA 30338: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• What is your salary range?

Experience:

• Linux Administrator: 6 years (Required)
• Scripting: 6 years (Required)
• Jira and Git: 6 years (Required)

Work Location: One location