Fwd: (software jobs) Talented Linux Administrator (Cambridge, MA)

[David Kramer]

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Subject: (software jobs) Talented Linux Administrator  (Cambridge, MA)
Date: 26 Sep 2003 17:35:16 -0000
From: job-16827125 at craigslist.org
To: david at thekramers.net

 Poster used an @hotmail.com address Fast-growing Cambridge company is
 looking for a talented Linux system administrator with a passion for
 performance and an obsession with security.

Requirements:
 Demonstrated experience administrating load balanced and/or high
 availability (Linux Virtual Server) Linux systems or Linux clusters.
 Please describe.

Must have a passion for security. If not, please do not send your resume.
 Must be expert in analyzing networks for vulnerabilities, securing
 systems, creating/configuring firewalls (iptables), intrusion detection
 systems (snort, tripwire), configuring Apache/PHP/MySQL/other services,
 building/configuring Red Hat servers. Waking up in the middle of the night
 in a cold sweat about the latest OpenSSH remote root exploit a plus.

Must be an expert in Linux system administration - shell scripting,
 Perl/Python, RPM, patching/configuring Linux kernels (2.4.xx), identifying
 and updating out of date packages, etc. Must also have the maturity to
 know when NOT to upgrade or install the most bleeding edge version of
 (whatever) and why.

Demonstrated experience tuning Apache, PHP, MySQL for optimum performance
 (hundreds of concurrent connections).

Experience with server/network monitoring systems (Netsaint/Nagios/etc) a
 big plus.

Experience tuning SQL queries, tables, indexes, etc. for speed a big plus.

Web development experience with PHP, Perl, and/or Python a big plus. Will
 occasionally be responsible for creating web-based configuration/admin
 pages and metrics/statistics pages for use by non-technical users.

Experience testing networks/servers for performance and identifying
 bottlenecks required. Responsible for upkeep, availability, and monitoring
 of Red Hat-based server farm serving nearly 30 million daily impressions;
 maintenance of existing servers/networking equipment and
 installation/configuration of new servers.

Must possess excellent communication skills and ability to interact and
 work closely with both developers and non-technical users.



 Compensation:
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
 Please, no phone calls about this job!
 Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or
 commercial interests. Reposting this message elsewhere is NOT OK.
 this is in or around Cambridge, MA






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