[ALE-jobs] Linux Admin - Great Opportunity with Tech Leader

[Jonathan Kimmel]

World's Largest Technology Company Seeks Sr. Linux Admin for New Datacenter - Techies/Geeks preferred.


Eligible candidates should:

- consistently meet deadlines
- be able to learn and react quickly when facing new problems
- be able to handle multiple tasks and projects and switch between them quickly
- evaluate priorities and use time effectively and efficiently concentrating efforts on the most important tasks
- quickly grasp the essence and the underlying structure of things
- deal with concepts and complexity comfortably
- enjoy the challenge of unfamiliar tasks
- work independently

Responsibilities:

- Provide second-tier on call support for all local services. Identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly and effectively, sometimes under pressure.
- Participate in the 24x7 pager rotation for thousands of systems supporting millions of customers in an Internet facing environments.
- Evaluate or develop tools / scripts to facilitate improvement and to support ongoing maintenance of a growing environment.
- Define and write clear and succinct technical documentation related to systems and applications as necessary.
- Install and setup systems as required to support growth and new projects.
- Work well in a team environment and be able to work with and feedback accurate technical information to developers to identify and resolve complex issues.
- Provide recommendations and implement solutions for scalability and performance improvement.
- Minimum 5+ years in Linux systems administration in a large environment (500+ servers).
- Background in Linux, OS X/BSD, Solaris, and networking
- Familiarity with the following: Apache, java, tomcat, postfix, Python, Perl, Ruby, dtrace, tcp analysis tools 
- Familiarity with version control systems such as CVS or Subversion
- Jumpstart, Kickstart, DHCP, NetBoot / NetRestore (OS X), DNS
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Preferred Experience:


- OS X, Solaris 10, RHEL 5
- Network Appliance, 
- Citrix NetScalar
- Load Balancers
- Networking (L2,L4 and L7)
- SAN, NAS
- UNIX related tools 
- Veritas
- VMWare
- ORACLE
- Nagios

Education:


Technical AS/BS degree or equivalent work experience


 


Interested Candidates should email their resume and contact times to jkimmel [AT] crystalequation.com or give me a call, 312-660-7477



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