<meta><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(16,105,100);font-size:16pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Why you:</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">As a Senior Linux Administrator, you will be the primary architect and subject matter expert responsible for migrating our entire monitoring infrastructure from a legacy monitoring solution to Zabbix. You will design, implement, and manage a scalable, resilient, and automated monitoring solution from the ground up, defining the best practices that will shape our service delivery for years to come. If you are driven by technical challenges and want to make a significant impact, this role is for you.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">If this is you, and you wonder what it would be like to work at Pythian, reach out to us and find out!  </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,35,38);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Intrigued to see what a life is like at Pythian? Check out #pythianlife on </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pythian" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><u><b><strong style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">LinkedIn</strong></b></u></a><span style="color:rgb(34,35,38);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and follow </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/loveyourdata/" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><u><b><strong style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">@loveyourdata</strong></b></u></a><span style="color:rgb(34,35,38);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> on Instagram!</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(34,35,38);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Not the right job for you? Check out what other great jobs Pythian has open around the world! </span><u><b><strong style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Pythian Careers</strong></b></u></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(16,105,100);font-size:16pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What you will be doing: </strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Zabbix Administration</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Design and deploy a highly available and scalable Zabbix architecture (Server, Proxies, Web Frontend, Database) to support a multi-tenant MSP environment.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create, customize, and manage advanced Zabbix templates for a diverse technology stack, including Windows, Linux, VMware, NetApp, EMC, Cisco (Switches, Routers, ASA), databases, and various network appliances using SNMP, IPMI, agents, and API calls.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Direct the migration of over 2000+ hosts and 10000+ services from the existing legacy monitoring environment to Zabbix.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Develop robust custom monitoring scripts using Python and/or Shell to address unique monitoring requirements.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Utilize Ansible or Puppet to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of thousands of Zabbix agents across client environments.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Build, manage, and optimize insightful monitoring dashboards and reports in Grafana for both internal NOC teams and external clients.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Perform essential administration, performance tuning, and maintenance for the Zabbix backend database (PostgreSQL or MySQL).</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Act as the in-house Zabbix expert, training and mentoring other team members to build their monitoring skills and ensure operational excellence.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Establish and maintain clear documentation for monitoring standards, configurations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Linux Administration</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Provide remote infrastructure support on Linux systems across traditional data centers and cloud environments.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Perform Linux installation, configuration, and patching through various methods.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Troubleshoot server performance issues and crashes, and prepare detailed root cause analysis (RCA) reports.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Deploy, maintain, and deliver on standard Linux services including but not limited to DNS, DHCP, NFS, AutoFS, NIS, Samba, Sendmail, FTP, RAID, and LVM.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Deploy and maintain web servers, web proxies, version control systems, and other third-party open-source applications.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Automate infrastructure deployments, configuration, and operations through Bash, Python, and Ansible.</span><br><br></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(16,105,100);font-size:16pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What we need from you:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience: A total of 5-8 years in IT Infrastructure roles with a significant experience in enterprise monitoring.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Zabbix Expertise: A minimum of 5+ years of deep, hands-on experience designing, implementing, and administering Zabbix in a large-scale, mission-critical environment.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Linux Administration: Strong command of Linux administration (RHEL/CentOS, Debian/Ubuntu), including system performance tuning and troubleshooting.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Scripting Proficiency: Demonstrable skills in Python or Shell for creating custom monitoring checks and automation tasks.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Automation Mindset: Proven experience using Ansible, Puppet, or a similar configuration management tool for infrastructure automation.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Database Knowledge: Foundational skills in managing and optimizing PostgreSQL or MySQL databases.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Visualization Pro: Expertise in creating advanced, data-rich dashboards and custom panels in Grafana.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Core Monitoring Protocols: Solid understanding of monitoring protocols and methods, including SNMP, IPMI, WMI, and agent-based data collection.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Zabbix Certified Specialist (ZCS) or Professional (ZCP) certification is a huge plus.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(16,105,100);font-size:16pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What you will receive: </strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Love your career</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">: Competitive total rewards package. </span><a href="https://www.pythian.com/blog" target="_blank" class="css-173makr-linkStyle" style="color:rgb(30,74,169);cursor:pointer;"><u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blog</span></u></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> during work hours; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Love your work/life balance</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">: Flexibly work remotely from your home, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office! All you need is a stable internet connection. </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Love your coworkers</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">: Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Love your development</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">: Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like! </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Love your workspace</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">: We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!  </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Love yourself</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">: Pythian cares about the health and well-being of our team. You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more). Additionally, you will receive a generous amount of paid vacation and sick days, as well as a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hiring</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Disclaimer</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">The successful applicant will need to fulfill the requirements necessary to obtain a background check.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in any aspect of the selection process.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">AI Disclaimer</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Pythian may utilize Enterprise Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or features throughout its hiring process. These tools help us manage high volumes of applications efficiently and may be employed to review applications, analyze resumes, and assist with other recruitment steps. While Pythian uses AI in its hiring process, it does not substitute for human judgment. Our Talent Acquisition Team reviews all AI-generated recommendations, and the system is subject to regular bias audits to ensure fairness and compliance with all applicable employment and human rights laws. All final hiring decisions are made by, and remain the responsibility of, human decision-makers. By applying for this position, you consent to Pythian’s use of these AI tools in the evaluation of your application. You have the right to request a human review of any solely AI-driven decision or to request an accommodation. Should you require further details regarding the processing of your data, please reach out to us.</span></p>