Who we are

With more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and 84,500 stores globally, it is no wonder 7-Eleven, Inc. has been named an iconic brand. In addition to 7-Eleven stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. also operates and franchises Speedway, Stripes, Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost locations.

Since inventing the convenience industry in 1927, 7-Eleven has built a rich 96-year history filled with beloved products like Slurpee, Big Gulp and Big Bite, and fan-favorite holidays like Slurpee Day and Bring Your Own Cup Day.

Now, 7-Eleven is on a mission to contemporize the brand and redefine convenience - and we need your help.

Work location options: Irving TX; Enon OH

About This Opportunity

Summary:

A Senior Linux Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Linux systems and applications. This role involves troubleshooting and resolving complex Linux-related issues, and leading projects.

Responsibilities:

Support the requests of the production and development teams to solve any problems related to the Linux servers.
Develop and oversee the backup, replication, and disaster recovery strategies.
Maintain documentation for procedures, configurations, and programs.
Work with the team to define and implement best practices and standards.
Ensure the Linux servers adhere to industry and departmental standards.
Develop automations, frameworks, and scripting in collaboration with team members or other IT departments.
Maintain software repositories and apply software updates.
Install, configure, and maintain servers and applications on servers if needed in supporting other teams.
Maintain/monitor the health of the Linux servers through both automated and manual processes.
Resolve user issues, addresses change management requests and identify potential issues by implementing protective measures.
Understanding of configuration management tools.
Experience with cloud computing.
Tune operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in computer science (Preferred), MIS, related field, or 8 years of experience in IT

Experience Requirements:

8+ years of related IT experience
Previous project management experience preferred
Previous experience with handling and resolving multiple high-complexity issues

Qualifications:

Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix system fundamentals and common network protocols.
Experience managing Linux/UNIX operating systems in a heterogeneous environment.
Solid understanding of networked computing environment concepts
Ability to develop and maintain programs and scripts that aid in the operation and automation of administrative tasks using various shell and scripting languages.
Ability to identify requirements and to define, plan, and implement requisite solutions.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize tasks, and complete assigned projects with minimal supervision.
Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment software methodologies and how they apply to systems engineering.
Experience designing and implementing highly available systems/services.
Experience participating in an open-source community with patches accepted upstream.
Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software.
Experience deploying and maintaining virtualized environments using VMWare and Cloud Solutions.
Experience implementing systems-level security technologies and following security best-practices.

Additional Requirements:

Availability to work outside of scheduled hours