Position Summary:

The Linux Systems Administrator will be a member of the Systems Operations team supporting a growing company through Linux server administration, clustered systems configurations and network planning to support an exciting and dynamic company with an energetic start-up culture. We are on the bleeding edge of technology and need a dynamic, flexible and intelligent team member to help us reach the next level.

Key Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

ñ  Manage deployed base of Linux systems in production environment

ñ  Manager clusters running Hadoop and Map Reduce in Amazon Web Services

ñ  Manage distributed data stores running noSQL solutions such as Cassandra across multi data centers

ñ  Provide project team support in system configuration and troubleshooting

ñ  Participate in 24/7 on-call schedule to ensure smooth operation of all systems

ñ  Assist in diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and network issues

ñ  Assist in implementation of network security measures to protect data software and hardware

ñ  Support the build and release efforts of software engineers who develop code in Java, C++ and Ruby on Rails

ñ  Work cooperatively across the organization to identify and implement new ideas

ñ  Administer open source solutions such as Apache, Tomcat, Cassandra and Hadoop

Requirements:

The job requires a self-directed team player with a strong customer service orientation and excellent interpersonal/communication skills, as well as the ability to adapt to changing priorities.  Qualifications include:

• 5 years of demonstrable success in production level Linux systems administration in a web/online environment
• Experience with maintaining production datacenter systems and networks
• Working knowledge of host monitoring and network security
• Experience with CentOS/Red Hat or derivatives
• Proficient bash or perl at the intermediate level
• Self starter and quick learner. Eager to learn new technologies.
• Preference for open source solutions.

Experience with any or all of the following is a plus:

• Experience managing Cisco switches and ASA firewalls
• MySQL administration
• Experience with event-driven job scheduling
• Load balancing technologies such as A10, Netscaler or F5

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