[Discuss] [Position-available] [Position available] Sr. Linux Administrator

[Eileen Flynn]

Position Summary:
The Senior Linux Systems Administrator will be a key 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:
 
·         Administration of a production data center installation with AWS and EC2 cloud deployments
·         Collaborate with team members on the monitoring, troubleshooting and expansion of production systems, both in the cloud and data center
·         Work with other senior administrators to develop the technical infrastructure of ChoiceStream systems operations for both cloud and data center
·         Automate deployment processes and server builds
·         Mentor less experienced team members
·         Design and deploy Nexenta based storage solutions
·         Participate in 24/7 on-call schedule to ensure smooth operation of all systems
·         Assist in diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and network issues
·         Work cooperatively across the organization to identify and implement new ideas
·         Administer open source solutions such as Hadoop, Cassandra, Storm, Rabbit MQ and more
 
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 plus years of working with production Linux systems, preferably CentOS or other Red Hat derivatives
·         Experience with maintaining production datacenter systems and networks
·         Good understanding of security best practices
·         Knowledge of host monitoring and network security
·         Advanced scripting knowledge with Bash or Perl or Python
·         Broad experience with open source solutions
 
Experience with any or all of the following is a plus:
·         Big data technologies such as Cassandra, Hadoop and HBase
·         MySQL administration
·         Experience with event-driven job scheduling
·         Load balancing technologies such as A10, Netscaler or F5
 
About my client:
 
They provide personalized advertising solutions that are proven to increase revenue and customer engagement for today’s leading brands. 
 
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Please email or call with inquiries. Happy to more detail.  
 
Eileen
 
 
Eileen Flynn
emfstaffing at ymail.com
617-448-2491