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L.L. Bean Inc. Freeport Maine is looking for a Systems Management Engineer to join our team, This person will need to be passionate, proactive and with proven experience in systems configuration, automation, and monitoring tools. Will primarily be responsible for Splunk, Ansible, and Configuration Manager and other monitoring automation and configuration management tools. Other tools include, OmniCenter, Extrahop, ThousandEyes, Gigamon, Cacti, Jamf, Mobi, Cisco Prime and Cisco DNA. This position is critical to maintain a secure and highly available environment for L.L.Bean.
Responsibilities:
In this critical role you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to proactively design, engineer, and maintain the best configuration, automation, and monitoring solutions. You will be consulted as the expert on how to best use the tools. You will also support advanced problem analysis and isolate highly complex issues, develop effective working relationships with technology and business stakeholders, maximize tool posture through ongoing monitoring, ensuring all tools meet the demand as the needs grow. This role will set the direction of future tooling needs by providing architectural roadmap guidance and budgeting year over year. Having a strong understanding of tools like Splunk and Ansible is a must. Also, must have good scripting knowledge like python, yaml, power shell. This role will provide systems management leadership and coaching to other members of the team and set the example for others to follow. An on-call rotation is divided among the team. Some on site work may be needed occasionally.
Technologies skills:
Splunk Expert:
- Managing and architecting Splunk environments capable for handling large data feeds
- Ensure accurate data normalization and expert reporting, dashboarding and alerting along with other analytical tasks in Splunk
Ansible:
- Care and feed for Ansible Tower environment (updates, backups and availability)
- Understand Ansible playbooks and GitHub integration
Microsoft Configuration Manager (what was SCCM):
- Care and feed for SCCM (update, backups and availability)
- Support Server and Desktop Teams to effectively use the tool.
- SSRS experience (sql server reporting services).
Requirements:
You should have Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, DevOps Engineer or related areas, a minimum of 5+ years of experience, hands-on technical knowledge of configuration, monitoring and automation tooling. Proficient with; Splunk, Ansible, Configuration Manager with any related certifications that may apply. A good understanding of tools like OmniCenter, ExtraHop, ThousandEyes, Gigamon, Cacti, Jamf, Mobi, HPNA, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNA and Windows and Linux. Nice to have knowledge in Cisco or network related certifications, customer service oriented, excellent communications skills and able to work in a team-oriented environment.
If you care about the outdoors, joining L.L.Bean is a great way to feel good about what you do. Our benefits package makes a good thing even better, with programs and perks designed to support your health and financial goals. Plus, maintaining a healthy work-life balance and re-charging outside are all part of the plan. Because, when it comes to the outside—we’re all in. Visit llbeancareers.com to learn more.
Being outside brings out the best in us, no matter where we come from or what we believe. At L.L.Bean, we value individual differences and encourage our co-workers to be themselves – because the uniqueness of each individual makes L.L.Bean better.
Welcome to the outside.
The official LinkedIn for L.L.Bean. #BeanOutsider L.L.Bean, Inc. is a leading multi-channel merchant of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe.
While its business has grown substantially, the company remains committed to the same honest principles upon which it was built – a focus on the customer, continuous product improvement and innovation, respect for people, and preservation of the natural environment. The 220,000 sq. ft. Flagship campus of stores in Freeport, Maine is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and welcomes more than three million visitors each year.
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