Senior Linux Administrator

Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

As a Senior Linux Administrator (internally called Specialist, IS Infra Platforms Linux) responsible for Linux operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades and expansion, on-call rotation. In addition, they will provide support to provisioning/operational staff, as well as work closely with the architecture group in design support and validation of new designs and installations.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Provide direction and advice pertaining to capacity planning
Provide direction and advice pertaining to future installations and design
Provide direction to automate and orchestrate future use of Linux environments (Tanium, Orchestrator, automation suites)
Configuration management utilizing Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Scripting languages (PowerShell, bash, python)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
10 to 15 years Infrastructure experience
1 to 3 years virtual infrastructure experience

Knowledge in the following preferred:

Virtualization Technologies using VMware/Nutanix/Hyper V (MS suite)
Provide direction and advice pertaining to design and configuration of converged infrastructure
Cluster experience (SLES, RH would be good)
Vcenter or Nutanix tools
Storage Technologies using Dell/EMC and Netapp
Dell/EMC and Netapp replication technologies
Protocols including CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FC
Cisco Networking Products
Networking technologies including, but not limited to TCP/IP, DNS, Routing Protocols, Switching
Cisco UCS Servers
VMWare Hypervisor as well as some UCS bare-metal)
Knowledge and use of containerization platforms
Strong Communications Skills, both verbal and written
Demonstrated experience documenting environments, runbooks, etc.
Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and automation technologies
Infrastructure as Code platforms: Terraform, Packer, Azure Resource Manager/CloudFormation templates
Enterprise service bus platforms

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

Flexible and competitive benefits package
Employer Funded Retirement Plan
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Performance Incentive Program
Annual Fitness Subsidy
Part-time Studies Program

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

As an employer with North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Drug Test Elements:

CPKC is committed to the safety and health of its employees and the general public. All new hires are required to undergo a drug screen. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping CPKC safe and drug free.

Background Investigation:

The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:

Criminal history check
Reference check
Last 7 years of employment history; includes military service
Social Security number verification

Management Conductor Program:

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.