[ALE-jobs] Linux / Ops System Engineer - CMGdigital - Downtown ATL

[Antman, Jason (CMG-Atlanta)]

Fellow Engineers/Geeks/ops gurus, the desk next to me is sadly empty, and is seeking a talented, passionate engineer to call it his/her home. We're running one of the largest Django applications in existence, and doing a bunch of other cool stuff (well on our way to near complete Puppetization). We're also located in downtown ATL within walking distance of the best lunch selection I've ever seen. Read on for the rest of the important stuff...

Please feel free to pass along this job description to anyone who you think may be interested. Resumes or questions can be sent directly to me at Jason.Antman at coxinc.com<mailto:Jason.Antman at coxinc.com>.

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CMG Digital is a fast-paced web shop running one of the largest Python/Django applications in existance. We're located in downtown Atlanta, and run the web presence for 110+ newspapers, radio and television stations. We're looking for a skilled, motivated (mid-level to senior, but we'll consider passionate junior candidates) linux/web operations engineer. We're a fun team and are solving some cool scaling problems, and playing with a bunch of new stuff (Puppet for everything, a big Graphite cluster, Logstash, Solr4, Riak, etc.).

CMGdigital Systems Engineer

Job Description

The candidate will be part of a team who maintains service 24/7/365 where the standard is that sites download fast and are always available for a network of 110 or more major media brand websites and associated systems. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining physical infrastructure and supporting software integration in all phases of the development and production cycle. Candidate will work in an Agile Dev/Ops environment where we utilize a Kanban Board to visualize project status.

Job Responsibilities

  *   Designs and uses monitoring tools to proactively maintain hundreds of servers and network appliances.
  *   Utilize Puppet, GIT, Graphite and statsd to monitor and deploy infrastructure and treat it as code.
  *   Backs up file systems and plans for disaster recovery
  *   Evaluates systems specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility
  *   Designs and codes small applications to support infrastructure (customer monitoring scripts, system administration automation, admin Python scripts)
  *   Troubleshoots networking, application, and operating system problems
  *   Responds to alerts or problems by following appropriate problem management procedures.
  *   Diagnoses and resolves moderate to complex technical problems in one or more operating system environments, network devices and multiple database environments.
  *   Works with other teams to assist in the implementation of moderate to complex system software changes and is able to perform some aspects of upgrade independently.
  *   Prepares system change management plans, writes technical documentation and procedures
  *   Maintains internal and customer access privileges and passwords.
  *   Occasionally have the opportunity to work in a "Lab" environment where we can experiement and work with new technologies to explore their value to our environment.
  *   Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  *   Web hosting environment, ISP systems administration
  *   Perl, Python, shell or other system programming (moderate skills required, extensive preferred)
  *   Apache implementation, tuning and customization
  *   Linux administration
  *   Netapp storage administration
  *   Experience with python/Django administration/architecture a plus
  *   Experience with Solr4, Riak, Logstash a plus
  *   Experience with virtualization (VMWare/Xen/KVM) a plus.
  *   Familiarity with supporting database servers (Oracle, MySQL, or, Postgres) in a high-availability high-performance clustered environment.
  *   Additional technology skills used include: DNS (bind), sendmail, java, firewall/system security, static routes, Netbackup/Amanda, SSL, SNMP, Git
  *   Excellent written and oral communications in a fast-paced environment.
  *   Requires direct interaction with customers to resolve end-user problems and complaints, as well as collaborating with software engineers, DBAs, and nontechnical teams. Candidate is required to have a high aptitude for explaining complex concepts in layman's terms.
  *   At least 5 years of experience in a web hosting environment preferred.

Also feel free to take a look at what the dev side of the house is doing at: https://github.com/coxmediagroup

(latest version of the job description lives at https://gist.github.com/dviti/5494802)

Thanks,
Jason Antman
Linux System Engineer, CMGdigital
jason.antman at coxinc.com

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