IT- Staff Systems Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.

Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Title: IT- Staff Systems Engineer.

Location: Dublin/Cork, Ireland

Reports to: Senior Engineering Group Director

Job Overview:

• You will be a key member of the enterprise IT infrastructure team, responsible for the stability, performance& scalability of mission critical Unix across the global organization.
• The role requires deep technical expertise & proactive approach to problem soling in high availability, large scale environment.
• You would serve as an escalation point for complex system issues, do root cause analysis and undertake continuous improvement initiatives. Your work will directly impact business continuity, application performance & overall efficiency of IT operations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Would be member of Core automation team
• Would be required to work on automating operations to manage Unix infrastructure globally.
• Would be required to work on automation projects & global rollouts.

Job Qualifications:

• Engineering graduate (Computer/Electronics).
• At least 10 years of experience specialized in System Administration working on Redhat Linux, SUSE Linux, AIX, Cent OS.
• Experience in Kernel tunning, Linux image modifications, Opensource compilations.
• Involved in installation, configuration and administration of RHEL 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.1, SLES 10/11/12).
• Experience in System Administration, System Builds, Server builds, Installs, Upgrades, Patches, Migration & Trouble shooting.
• Should have good working knowledge to administer LDAP, DNS servers.
• Should have very good experience on working with configuration management tools i.e. Ansible & Puppet.
• Should have good networking concepts and HW support experience.
• Ability to priorities tasks and work under pressure.
• Collaboration capability, Teamwork sprint, Personable, professional demeanor.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Good working knowledge of Foreman, Elk, Grafana

Additional Information:

• Team: the team is spread across US & India all reporting to the Senior Group Director.
• Ansible & Puppet are extensively used to manage the configuration of Unix systems in the company.

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 

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