Linode

Philadelphia, PA | Posted: 5 years ago

The Linux Consultant is part of Linodes Professional Services fee-for-service team that delivers admin on demand service to existing and prospective customers. He or she will interface with Linode customers on a broad range of projects from initial contact and definition to testing and delivery.

Candidates must be available to work full-time at Linodes Philadelphia office. Position is full time (40 hours) per week. Relocation assistance is available.

Required Technologies

Applicants should be familiar with, and ideally proficient or expert at, a majority of the following technologies:

• Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS Linux distros
• cPanel and Plesk control panels
• LAMP/LEMP stacks
• Postfix & Dovecot mail servers
• Drupal and WordPress content management systems
• Nginx and Apache web servers
• MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB database servers
• Memcache & Varnish HTTP accelerators
• Ruby on Rails and PHP web frameworks
• Perl and Python languages

While knowledge of Linode products is not a requirement for hiring, Linux Consultants will be expected to become expert very quickly about the companys products and services (Linodes, Linode Manager, the Linode Managed service, NodeBalancers, Backups, Block Storage, and Longview & Longview Pro).

Responsibilities

• Working with clients directly to define project requirements and estimate the effort and timeline necessary to complete.
• Implementing and documenting solutions everything from deploying a LAMP stack and the migration of existing web sites and applications to creating a high availability horizontally scaling environment.
• Following Linode processes and best practices as established by the company.
• Working with Linode Managed customers on site migrations, cPanel installations and escalated tickets related to application tuning and optimization as well as architectural advice.

Requirements

• Strong technical skills and the ability to work quickly and accurately to meet deadlines.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal as emails and telephone calls are required.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize, working on more than one project at a time.
• Ability to learn new, relevant technologies.
• The acumen to know when to implement exactly what the client asks for, when to advise them on industry best practice solutions, and when to err on the side of refusal to implement a solution due to security concerns, etc.
• One to two years work experience in a similar role or proven expertise through code samples, GitHub projects, etc

Work With Us

• Philadelphia office: We recently moved our HQ to one of the coolest tech buildings in Philly; join us on N3RD street! (https://www.linode.com/press/linode-buys-real-world-bank-for-phila-office)
• Flexible work hours: We have part-time remote work, flexible start times, and a very generous paid time off package.
• Unbelievable benefits: We provide comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) contributions, a profit- sharing program, and pension plans.
• Monthly wellness reimbursements: up to $100 towards gym memberships, diet plans, massages, etc.
• A Macbook Pro: to use around the office and at home.
• Free hosting service: Take advantage of some Linode service - well pick up the tab.
• Linode Lunch: What goes better with technology than food? Nothing. We bring in a catered lunch every week.
• Competitive salary: It all begins with fair compensation. We believe in paying people well and rewarding those who go the extra mile.