Senior Analyst - Linux System/Security Admin

IT & Security Kanata, Canada


Description

Position at Wind River

 

 

Title: Senior Analyst - Linux Systems Security Administration

Location: Canada, Remote

Work Status: Canadian Citizen

 

ABOUT WIND RIVER 

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.  

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world.  Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone. 

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world. 

 

About the Opportunity

A successful candidate will work with a security focus to perform required security updates and hardening to Linux Operating Systems. A successful candidate will have a broad range of technical skills and experience in the areas of Linux systems (particularly expertise in Security), strong teamwork, communications, and project management skills

 

The Candidate will  independently design, test, implement, troubleshoot and maintain infrastructure architectures to include hardware platforms, client applications, server services and Linux operating systems;  Provide enterprise level support for hardware and Linux OS related issues;  Evaluate, test and make recommendations on new/upgrades to hardware, OS, network and applications and their impact on existing system configurations;  Document standards, implementation procedures and troubleshooting processes.  Must be available to work 24x7 support rotation, which includes fielding trouble tickets. Must have good communication skills and enjoy working in a team environment.

 

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

  • Perform required security updates to Linux Operating Systems
  • Perform security hardening of the Linux OS, while documenting processes
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Security to ensure solutions are aligned to company standards
  • Develop and implement business solutions and/or automation using Shell, Perl, Ansible automation
  • Provide specialized enterprise level support and management for Linux/Windows Infrastructure, DNS, NIS/IDM, NFS, SAMBA, and Dell server hardware
  • Build/Install, support and maintain physical and virtual servers. Troubleshoot server and hardware issues and escalate as necessary
  • Provide monitoring and planning for growth and capacity
  • Ensure that production systems are backed up and protected
  • Document infrastructure standards and processes, implementation procedures and troubleshooting processes
  • Integrate new technologies to solve business requirements
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to ensure engineered solutions are aligned to company standards
  • Participate in a 24x7 support rotation, which includes fielding trouble tickets
  • Experience/ Competencies
  • 5+ years’ experience with Linux Server Operation Systems
  • 2+ years’ experience with VMware or another Hypervisor
  • Experience with a large-scale, multi-platform environment (500+ machines in multiples sites)
  • Proficient use of endpoint lifecycle and patch management tools and solutions
  • Solid understanding of Linux security fundamentals
  • Deep understanding of DNS, NIS/IDM, NFS, SAMBA
  • Experienced leader and ability to influence in one or more projects or disciplinary areas
  • Ability to make decisions on non-routine matters within broadly defined policies and procedures
  • Demonstrated writing, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Able to plan and execute complex projects with capability for complex analysis
  • Extremely proficient with two or more IT disciplines
  • Experience with project management on IT infrastructure projects

 

 

Experience with the following is a plus:

  • Amazon Web Services, Azure or other cloud technology
  • F5 or another load balancer
  • Cloud backup solutions
  • Experience with EMC and/or NetApp Enterprise Storage

 

 

BENEFITS 

  • Flexible home office! We offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule or 100% remote
  • Named Top Workplace for the 8th year in a row
  • Wind River’s commitment to DEIB
  • 100% Employee covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance*
  • Flexible Time Off policy* + 12 observed Holidays
  • 401K with company match
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Wellness Benefits through Unmind

 

Security Clearance Requirements   

Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regards to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.  

 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY 

Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics. 

To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com. 

 

APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE:                

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. At Wind River, we strictly adhere to all applicable data privacy laws. Please review Wind River's Applicant Privacy Notice, which can be found here.                    

             

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Wind River is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.