Safeway Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, is one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America with 1,700+ stores. The Safeway family of brands includes some of the most prominent brands in food retailing, with a growing base of loyal shoppers. Thanks to the professionalism, diversity, spirit and friendliness of our people, we have locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Diversity is fundamental at Safeway. We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. And a diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

The Information Technology Department has an opening for a Senior Linux Engineer. This position will be located in either Walnut Creek, CA or Phoenix, AZ.

The Senior Linux Engineer is highly technical and requires a thorough understanding of Safeway’s UNIX Operating Infrastructure. The incumbent understands and is able to adapt IT methods and apply them to projects/problems of complex scope. Possesses technical knowledge in at least one technology and has broad knowledge in multiple related technologies including operating systems, application platforms and middleware messaging systems. Analyzes and identifies business and system requirements to oversee complex projects requiring project coordination. Can work independently and lead teams with multi-disciplinary makeup.

Candidates will be responsible for Engineering across multiple system environments with emphasis on RedHat Linux. He/She will work closely with the project teams, DBAs, Application Developers, and other Engineers and vendors to develop and deploy critical systems.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Analyze and evaluate a projects server and system requirements
• Engineer and provision servers and systems using standard deployment procedures (i.e. HPSA, others) and automation based on projects requirements and design analysis.
• Provide delivery assurance in the form of performance monitoring during all phases of the project’s cycle.
• Responsible for trouble shooting server or system layer bottlenecks.
• Install and configure virtual environments such as VMWare and Redhat KVM.
• Support Business and IT customers through service and change requests submittals.
• Maintain a common documentation library of standardized procedures and configurations.
• Cultivate, support and promote an organizational culture that provides high performance, high morale, integrity, and teamwork.

Qualifications:
• BS/BA in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related.
• Strong experience with Novell Suse and RedHat Linux RHEL 5.x
• 7- 9 years of relevant UNIX system administration with main focus on Linux including Solaris and AIX
• Extensive Unix Shell / Windows VB and PowerShell / SQL / PERL / Python / XML Scripting
• Candidates must have in-depth understanding of the Linux Kernel and Hardware platforms including x86 CPU and inter-based server architecture
• In-depth knowledge of CPU Architecture, Schedulers, Memory management and file systems
• Experience working with Networking or communication devices
• Previous experience working with Datacenter and distributed server environments and supporting remote server provisioning for all supported OS(s) and versions
• Preferred knowledge of Storage: EMC SAN, NAS, etc.
• • Candidate must have solid troubleshooting skills: Network, Storage or Resource consumption.
• Knowledge of Oracle products including Weblogic, RAC and others
• Results oriented individual who is willing to take ownership and accountability.
• Genuine desire to provide superior customer service.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the demonstrated ability to lead and influence technical professionals across the enterprise.
• Comfortable working in an ever changing environment with a certain amount of ambiguity.
• High degree of initiative and sense of urgency.
• Ability to work on multiple, simultaneous initiatives of which he/she will apply their applicable business, technical and system functionality background.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with various business partners including: senior management, technical subject matter experts, and business customers are essential in this role.
• Preferred understanding of ITIL service support and service delivery.


Respond to: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting www.careersatsafeway.com


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