Senior Systems Administrator

Posted on 9/13/2023

1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud computing services for pharmaceutical companies.

Company Overview

Veep's mission is to help R&D, quality, and regulatory teams eliminate inefficiencies and bring high-quality, safe, sustainable products to market without compromising quality. The company builds cloud-based tools for pharmaceutical research.

Locations

Portland, OR, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

AWS

Linux/Unix

SQL

Terraform

Tomcat

Nginx

Ansible

CategoriesNew

Software Engineering

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience
8+ years of 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 dynamic environment
Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities
Need to be physically located in the Pacific, Mountain, or Hawaii time zone

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain the Production Linux environment consisting of many Servers
Assist in the build-out of new infrastructure in AWS
Investigate 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

Desired Qualifications

Software as a service (SaaS)
Experience developing Ansible and/or Terraform scripting
Experience building, supporting, and 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

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We’re not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

Veeva Systems is looking for a bright, driven, self-motivated Senior Linux Systems Administrator focused on 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 who thrives 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 environments, we want to hear from you!

What You’ll Do

Monitor and maintain the Production Linux environment consisting of many Servers
Assist in the build-out of new infrastructure in AWS
Investigate 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 of 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 dynamic environment
Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities
Need to be physically located in the Pacific, Mountain, or Hawaii time zone

Nice to Have

Software as a service (SaaS)
Experience developing Ansible and/or Terraform scripting
Experience building, supporting, and 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

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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].