Senior Linux Systems Administrator

• 5+ years of professional experience in Linux system administration (Ubuntu or Debian-based preferred), performance tuning, and automation.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Puppet in production environments
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Bash or Python
• 2 years Experience with Git

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Exposure to LDAP or Active Directory integration for authentication and authorization
• Experience with physical server hardware, including racking, cabling, and maintaining rack-mounted servers
• Experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and metrics collection tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• 2 years experience with K8s or docker
• Understanding of security compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, FIPS, CIS)

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability.

We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.

is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

U.S.

EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.

This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.