Linux Administrator

Cardlytics® is a purchase-based data intelligence platform that makes all advertising better. Our patented technology measures and connects trillions in purchases to millions of consumers. We partner with major financial institutions, including Bank of America, Lloyds Banking Group and FIS, to provide Card-Linked Loyalty programs, which deliver significant savings to customers and revenue to banks, securely and without any personally identifiable information ever leaving the bank.

The Linux Administrator will be responsible for maintaining complex systems build on Linux and Windows servers. This position is a key member of the DevOps team and will troubleshoot and resolve issues on production servers, monitor and improve server performance, and virtualize Linux environments.

* System administration for RedHat, Centos and other Linux OS distributions * Virtualization of current Linux environments * Develop and revise system procedures, test procedures and quality standards * Configuration, administration and maintenance of RedHat Satellite * Implement improvements and document standard procedures, architecture, design and deployments * Create and maintain diagrams of Linux system architecture * Install and configure software deployed to Linux systems such as Apache * Support the Linux environment as a development and production platform for a Hadoop distribution

**Qualifications:** * 3+ years of experience in Linux systems administration (Ubuntu, CentOS or RedHat preferred), including operating system and package installation and maintenance * Scripting language and automation experience (Bash, Perl, or Python preferred) * Knowledge of IP protocols/service (DNS, DHCP, NFS, SMTP, NTP, LDAP) * Knowledge of DevOps principles and practices * Experience with a configuration / deployment tool such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet * Experience with MS SQL Server * Knowledge of virtualization technologies such as VMWare and HyperV * Experience with configuration/capacity planning, as well as systems performance analysis and optimization * Experience in Hadoop or Vertica administration a huge plus! **Education, Training and Travel** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field **Communication and Cognitive Abilities** * Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities * Ability to operation in a fast-paced environment with short delivery times * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences * Self-starter ability to drive projects forward with limited oversight * Analytical problem solver with the ability to think outside the box * An aptitude for applying lessons learned in seemingly unrelated problems