Unix System Administrator

Rapidly growing Internet-based managed services provider is seeking a Systems Administrator to assist in managing its online production services infrastructure as part of the Service Operations Division. Candidates must have Linux/Unix systems administration experience in a commercial or academic data center environment.


Responsibilities
  • Requires individual to carry a pager or a cell phone to support 24x7x365 operations
  • Install, deploy, and manage Linux-based servers across several environments
  • Configuration & management of common system/network services
  • Backup and recovery of servers, data, and services
  • Support engineering projects and service operations as needed
  • Analyze, coordinate and/or assists with resolution of server/service related issues
  • Support issue resolution and systems maintenance during non-business hours

Skills
  • 2 years Linux/Unix system administration experience in a commercial or academic setting
  • Ability to work with a cross-functional team (DEV, OPS, QA, etc.)
  • Ability to analyze information and draw conclusions on system performance, trends, and issues
  • Desire and ability to learn new technologies/practices
  • Ability to work under pressure and with aggressive schedules
  • Ability to install, update, query and remove software packages using Yum/RPM
  • Understanding and experience with common RAID configurations
  • Understanding of basic TCP/IP networking concepts and practices
  • Understanding and experience installing/configuring/troubleshooting hardware interfaces including: SCSI, fiber, network interfaces, etc.
  • Experience building and deploying servers/storage in a data center setting
  • An understanding and experience with production systems change management

Preferred Skills
  • Ability to write scripts to support automated (cron) administrative tasks (Perl, bash, etc.)
  • Professional certifications (RHCE, A+, Network+, Sun)

Education
  • Formal technical training or better required.

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