FW: Career Opportunity at Staples

[Hubble, David]

Good afternoon,

My name is David Hubble and I work in the corporate recruiting group at
Staples, Inc.

We currently have a Senior Linux Engineer position open at our corporate
office located in Framingham, MA.  It has been suggested to me that I
send the position to this email address to have it posted on your site.
If you could assist me with this, I would greatly appreciate it.  I have
included the job description below and interested candidates can send
their resumes directly to me at david.hubble-mA6T9al7XmtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org .

If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you,

Dave

David Hubble
Internet Recruitment Specialist
Staples, Inc. 
500 Staples Drive
Framingham, MA 01702
508-253-1340 (p)
508-253-4227 (f) 
david.hubble-mA6T9al7XmtBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org


Staples, Inc.
Senior Linux Engineer
Framingham, MA
Reference #29045BR

JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for the implementation and on-going technical support of
Staples LINUX and VMware infrastructure. Responsibilities include, but
are not limited to, day-to-day technical support, proactive monitoring
and management, evaluation of new and emerging technologies, and
maintaining third party support relationships.

*	Provides technical support (including participation in a 24x7 on
call rotation) for complex production systems and services 
*	Proactively monitors infrastructure for optimal performance and
provides input for capacity planning
*	Supports development activities and manages projects, and
efforts that require specialized infrastructure skills
*	Defines infrastructure requirements for the implementation of
new applications
*	Provides technical support for Staples' business unit
representatives and IS organizations as required
*	Maintains relationships with third party technical support
providers
*	Participates in the evaluation of new products and services
*	Identifies areas where existing policies and procedures require
change or where new ones need to be developed
*	Maintains all relevant documentation
*	Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement
*	Provide mentoring, ongoing knowledge transfer and other
technical guidance to junior and mid level team members


QUALIFICATIONS:
*	Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
required
*	7 - 10 years of experience as a Linux System Administrator
(RedHat preferred)
*	RHCE certification highly desired
*	Familiarity with Linux build methodologies, performance tuning
and memory management, and ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting
*	Understanding of Project management methodologies
*	Experience in developing scalable policies and procedures,
including system standards, capacity planning, and centralized
management
*	Excellent organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
*	Effective written and verbal communication skills
*	Scripting and programming skills (shell, awk, perl, python)
*	Experience in managing, operating, and troubleshooting a
multi-farm VMWare installation, including Virtual Infrastructure, HA,
and DRS
*	Experience in P2V migrations a plus
*	Familiarity with the following: rsync, sshd, LDAP, apache, DNS,
syslogd, ntpd, net-snmp, tomcat configuration, WebSphere Suite, J2EE
*	Familiarity with a variety of storage technologies including SAN
and NAS storage platforms