Unix Engineer and SRE at AvePoint (Singapore)

AvePoint· Singapore·3d ago

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

Manage and maintain RHEL systems across development, testing, and production environments
Design, implement, and support OpenShift container platforms
Administer and troubleshoot JBoss application servers
Utilise Red Hat Satellite for system provisioning, patching, and configuration management
Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards
Perform system upgrades, patches, and maintenance tasks
Develop and maintain documentation for system configurations and processes
Collaborate with development teams to support application deployment and operations
Participate in on-call rotations for critical system support

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
3+ years of experience in Unix/Linux administration, with a focus on RHEL system administration and troubleshooting
Experience in supporting Messaging Queue platforms (e.g. IBM MQ, Active MQ, etc.)
Strong knowledge of OpenShift container platform administration
Proficiency in using Red Hat Satellite for system management
Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and at least one programming language (e.g., Python)
Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols
Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet)
Knowledge of monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Zabbix, ELK stack) Any personal data you share with us during the application process will be processed strictly in compliance with applicable data protection laws and our Privacy Notice.

Award-Winning Culture: Recognized as an Inc. Best Workplace (back-to-back), a Built In Best Place to Work (2024), and a Great Place to Work (93% of US employees say it's a great place to work vs. 57% at a typical US-based company). Also received awards in the Philippines, Australia, and from kununu (Top 2025 Company).
Culture & Values: The company describes its culture with five core values and leadership behaviors:
- Ownership and Accountability ("We take full accountability, set high standards...")
- Teamwork ("promoting global collaboration and taking pride in helping, sharing, mentoring...")
- Agility ("quick, informed decision-making... a growth mindset")
- Visionary and Practical ("bold ideas... turning them into groundbreaking realities")
- Inclusive and Empathetic ("Diversity is at the core of our success... fostering inclusive collaboration")
Growth Trajectory: With over 3,000 employees and a history of rapid growth, there are significant opportunities to make an impact and "craft your career."
Global & Remote-Flexible: Opportunities are available across North America, APAC, and EMEA in cities like Jersey City, New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, and many more. They also have remote positions in Poland and other locations.
Entrepreneurial Spirit: The company encourages a "builder" mindset, where employees are empowered to "seize" opportunities and take ownership.

One-liner: AvePoint is a global leader in data security, governance, and resilience, providing a unified platform to help organizations protect, manage, and optimize their data across Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, and other collaboration environments in an AI-driven world.
Entity Type: Public (NASDAQ: AVPT)
Headquarters: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Founded: 2001
Founders: The company was founded by a team of entrepreneurs; the journey began in a public library in Somerset, New Jersey.

Primary industry/industries: Enterprise SaaS (Data Security, Governance, and Resilience)
Target customers: B2B, heavily focused on Enterprise and Government (including highly regulated industries)
Mission or purpose statement: To enable organizations to confidently embrace the future of work by simplifying collaboration, securing data, and unlocking the potential of AI. Their platform, the AvePoint Confidence Platform, acts as the "Trust Layer" for modern data challenges.

[AvePoint Confidence Platform]: A unified, cloud‑native SaaS platform that integrates data security, governance, and resilience. It addresses four core data challenges:
1. Digital Sprawl: Scalable backup and granular restore from a single platform.
2. Legacy & Fragmented Data: Full lifecycle management from creation to retirement, including discovery and cleanup of Redundant, Outdated, and Trivial (ROT) data.
3. Overexposed Data: Visibility and least-privilege access controls, automated policy reviews, and configuration drift remediation.
4. Data Loss & Interruption: Proactive security and compliance controls to mitigate reputational risk.
Specialized Solutions: The platform includes specific tools for Microsoft 365 Copilot analytics, workspace management (MyHub), and rapid cloud backup (Cloud Backup Express).
Certifications & Compliance: The platform is certified against major standards including ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 27017:2015, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP (Moderate), IRAP (Australia), and CSA STAR.

Valuation/Market Cap: (Not publicly available from search results, but as a NASDAQ-traded company, this fluctuates. Check Yahoo Finance or a similar service for current data.)
Key Metric: Annual Revenue (Public) OR Total Funding (Private): Public Company - refer to SEC filings (10-K/10-Q) for the most recent quarterly/annual revenues.
Notable Investors/Partners: Deeply embedded partnership with Microsoft (has won the Global Microsoft Partner of the Year Award six times). Other key ecosystem partners include Google and Salesforce.
Growth Signals:
- Serves 28,000+ customers in 100 countries.
- Over 3,000 employees globally, with a strategically distributed workforce (two-thirds in APAC).
- Expanded FedRAMP authorization to include three new products in 2024.
- Launched an AI Lab in Singapore in 2024 to drive industry-focused innovation.
- Hosted across 14 global data centers.

Deep Microsoft Ecosystem Integration: AvePoint is a long-standing, premier partner of Microsoft with one of the largest SaaS userbases in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Their history dates back to providing backup for SharePoint 2001.
Comprehensive "Trust Layer": They are one of the few vendors to unify data security, governance, and resilience (backup & recovery) into a single platform, meeting the needs of highly regulated industries and governments.
Highest Security Standards: Holds extensive, globally recognized security and compliance accreditations (FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27701, IRAP), making them a trusted partner for the public sector and regulated industries.
Global Infrastructure & Support: A strategically distributed global workforce and 14 data centers support data sovereignty requirements worldwide.

AI-Ready Data Governance: Centered on the idea that AI is only as good as the data it uses. AvePoint focuses on helping organizations prepare, secure, and govern their data for AI adoption (e.g., providing benchmarking and analytics for Microsoft 365 Copilot).
Serving the Public Sector: Actively expanding its FedRAMP authorized product portfolio to capture more government business in the US and other regulated regions.
Continued Platform Expansion: Adding new analytics, workspace management, and rapid backup solutions to broaden the scope of the Confidence Platform.

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