Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Job Description

Veeva [NYSE: VEEV] is the leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, our customers range from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. Veeva’s software helps our customers bring medicines and therapies to patients faster. We are the first public company to become a Public Benefit Corporation . As a PBC, we are committed to making the industries we serve more productive, and we are committed to creating high-quality employment opportunities. Veeva is a Work Anywhere company which means that you can choose to work in the environment that works best for you - on any given day. Whether you choose to work remotely from home or work in an office - it’s up to you. The Role Veeva Systems is looking for a bright, energetic, self-motivated Senior Linux Systems Administrator focused on or customer-facing production infrastructure. This is a hands-on position and will work closely with the Operations, Engineering, and Support teams. You must be a strong team player that thrives on working with speed in a fluid entrepreneurial environment. If you have at least 8 years of experience supporting a large number of RedHat Linux or similar servers in Production IT or customer-facing SaaS environment, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Monitor and maintain the Production Linux environment consisting of many Servers
• Assist in build-out of new infrastructure in AWSInvestigate and resolve production issues
• Collaboratively work with Operations and Engineering teams to implement changes/enhancements to production architecture including new servers and updates to existing infrastructure/configuration
• Investigate new technologies
• Develop, maintain, and improve internal tools for server monitoring and maintenance
• Share on-call responsibilities night and weekend and support work as needed

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years Unix/Linux administration/Support/maintenance experience in a production environment preferably Red Hat or Amazon Linux
• Knowledge of OS and network security (firewall and system hardening)
• Advanced systems and automation programming skills
• Demonstrated capacity for analytical thinking and rapid problem-solving in a fast-paced environment
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities

Nice to Have

• Software as a service[ SaaS]
• Experience developing ansible and/or Terraform scripting
• Experience building, supporting, troubleshooting multi-tier, high-volume, production web installations (Load balanced server pools, App/DB, tier, etc )
• Apache/tomcat/Nginx installation configuration and troubleshooting Networking
• Release automation, rollback, and configuration management
• Experience with monitoring and log management software
• Implementation/authoring of operational procedures
• My SQL administration

Perks & Benefits

• Allocations for continuous learning & development
• Health & wellness programs
• Flexible PTO and Work from Anywhere Policy
• Annual budget to donate to the non-profit of your choice

#LI-Remote Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world. Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. Apply for this job