Sr. Linux IT Engineer

TTM Technologies, Inc. – Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) – Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com

Position Summary:

The Sr Linux/Unix IT Engineer will be involved in the design, deployment, support and maintenance of TTM’s multi-site Corporate, Manufacturing and Oracle platforms.  This position deals specifically with hardware, operating systems, and the applications that utilize these platforms. 

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Project Leadership to ensure proper deployment, design and ownership of Linux platforms at TTM.
• Will participate in the ongoing support, deployment, and maintenance of TTM’s Linux Systems
• Administration and Maintenance of VMWare Virtual Environments
• Responsible for proper notification of service impacting events including outages, performance degradation or scheduled maintenance
• Responsible for issues escalated from Tier 1 helpdesk teams
• Creates repeatable documentation for use by other team members
• Participates in the server build and deployment process
• Participates in established change management process
• Performs software updates, backups, and system health maintenance
• Provides after hour support for planned maintenance, perform on-call emergency support, and patching when required
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Skills:

• Expert Linux administration experience required – RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux
• Expert level containerization experience with Docker and Kubernetes is required.
• Expert Knowledge of Linux internals, file systems, orchestration (Ansible/Salt), Active Directory Integrations and day to day management activities
• Must have solid knowledge of standard protocols including LDAP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, NTP, etc.
• Virtualization experience with VMware is required.  Azure/AWS a plus
• Storage administration, Oracle ASM/ACFS as well as storage appliance (PureStorage/Nimble/Netapp/etc.) experience preferred.
• Experience with Security and Compliance regulations, CIS, SOX, DOD, etc.
• AI experience and knowledge with self-hosted LLMs is preferred.
• Experience with Database Platforms, MySQL/MariaDB and Oracle
• Experience with Windows & Linux performance tuning
• Experience with Dell server hardware
• Experience with monitoring systems such as OpManager, Nagios and Cacti

Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to be the lead engineer on large scale projects
• Must be committed to providing fault tolerant and highly available systems/services
• Ability to assume significant responsibility and operate at a high level both independently and as part of a team effort
• Must be a team player
• Committed to the delivery of a high quality of customer service, recognizing that internal users are our customers.
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast pace environment while meeting deadlines
• Self starter who takes ownership and initiative while working well in collaboration with others
• Ability to effectively communicate at different levels of the organization

Position Requirements:

• 7-10+ years of experience with Windows and Linux server administration.
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Proven experience working in a production Internet facing environment
• Must have proven experience working in a LAMP production environment
• Must have understanding of storage networks with protocols such as iSCSI, FC, RDM, NFS, and CIFS

Working Conditions:

• Full-Time Remote, Must have the ability to Work from Home effectively without distractions and stay dedicated to work efforts during working hours.
  • Established boundaries and a dedicated workspace to combat distractions
  • Working from home requires strong self-discipline to maintain motivation and avoid procrastination
• Provide after-hours support for planned maintenance, perform on-call emergency support servic