Tech Lead - Compute

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions tour clients world-wide. Our client is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company and is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses.

Job Title: Tech Lead - Compute
Location: Hartford, CT
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

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• Serve as the highest level technical escalation point (L3 SME) for Linux/Unix infrastructure.
• Manage and support large-scale Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux, CentOS, SUSE, and Unix environments.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of operating system, kernel, filesystem, storage, networking, and performance issues.
• Lead OS patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and lifecycle management activities.
• Ensure system availability, stability, scalability, and operational compliance.
• Lead resolution of critical incidents and major outages.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures.
• Review and approve changes related to compute infrastructure.
• Drive continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Conduct capacity planning and resource optimization.
• Analyze system utilization, bottlenecks, and trends.
• Implement proactive monitoring and self-healing mechanisms.
• Drive toil reduction through automation and operational innovation.
• Develop and maintain shell scripting and automation solutions.
• Automate provisioning, patching, compliance checks, and operational tasks.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform.
• Support CI/CD integration for infrastructure deployment activities.

Required Skills

Linux / Unix Administration

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Oracle Linux.
• CentOS.
• SUSE Linux.
• Unix Administration.
• Linux Kernel Troubleshooting.
• Filesystem Administration.
• Storage Management.
• Network Troubleshooting.
• Performance Optimization.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS Cloud Services.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Terraform.
• Capacity Planning.
• Resource Optimization.
• High Availability and Reliability.

Automation & DevOps

• Shell Scripting.
• Infrastructure Automation.
• CI/CD Integration.
• Automated Provisioning.
• Patch Management Automation.
• Compliance Automation.
• Operational Process Automation.

Operations & Service Management

• Incident Management.
• Major Incident Resolution.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Vulnerability Remediation.
• Lifecycle Management.
• Continuous Service Improvement.
• Change Management.
• Self-Healing Infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large enterprise compute environments.
• Strong AWS infrastructure support experience.
• Experience implementing Terraform-based deployments and automation.
• Experience supporting highly available Linux platforms in regulated environments.

Years of Experience

• 18 Years of Experience.

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Background Verification Requirement

• BGV Criminal and Employment must be successfully cleared prior to start.

Top 3 Skills Required

• Compute - Linux.
• AWS.
• Terraform.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.