PAY RATE: $53 - $63 HOURLY Job#: 3021752 JOB TITLE: Systems Engineer II DURATION: 2 MONTHS LOCATION: ON SITE IN NORTH READING, MA JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsibilities Understand how commodity servers, operating systems and networks function, perform and scale. Possess superb troubleshooting, project management and problem analysis skills. Drive technical innovation and efficiency in infrastructure operations via automation. Design server monitoring and management solutions using automation and self-repair. Create processes that enhance operational workflow and provide positive customer impact. Dive deep to resolve problems at their root, looking for failure patterns amenable to long-term solutions via simplification and automation. Avoid re‑inventing the wheel and prefer appropriately simple, repeatable solutions over more complex and failure‑prone ones. Recognize and adopt best practices in documentation, testing, security, operational support at scale, and efficient use of resources. Develop appropriate metrics to demonstrate performance at improving operational efficiency. Core Requirements In depth knowledge of & experience deploying and operating Linux or other UNIX variants in a datacenter environment. Relentless passion for frugality and out‑of‑the‑box engineering. Strong system troubleshooting skills. Proficiency and experience in automation via Perl/Python programming and shell scripting. Good understanding of standard internet protocols (Ethernet, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, SSL, DNS, HTTP, etc.). Demonstrable grasp of security best practices in server configuration, tool development, and access controls. Experience in building SQL queries. Highly Desirable Attributes Knowledge of C, C++ or Java. Knowledge of VCS (git, mercurial, svn). Experience deploying or managing servers in large‑scale, geographically diverse environments. Understanding & experience of managing and monitoring large scale disk sub‑systems. Operational knowledge of common enterprise switching and routing platforms. EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr