Unix Systems Admin
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Posted: June 24, 2015
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Quick Summary
Manage and monitor Unix systems to drive troubleshooting and tuning, resolve production issues and alarms, and analyze system performance.
Required Skills
Job Description
E-Commerce company
This is an 12 hour shift (6:30am - 6:30PM PST) role. Will be on for multiple shifts, and then have multiple days off.
• Manage and monitor systems to drive troubleshooting and tuning
• First and second tier resolution of production issues and alerts
• Understand all components of the our company site infrastructure in order to analyze impact of alarms and other system messages
• Work with external teams to diagnose complex problems and drive resolution
• Utilize industry standard and custom tools to diagnose and resolve production issues
• Resolve errors and alarms quickly and provide timely escalation
• Complete tasks required to maintain service levels and availability of all site features and functions
• Help lead development efforts, especially in tools and automation projects
• Perform Systems Engineering Tasks as needed
• Coordinate with vendors and assist in hardware replacements.
• At all times ensure efficient and reliable
Education Bachelors Degree or Equivalent
Benefits - Full
Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
Bonus Eligible - Yes
Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes
Candidate Details
5+ to 7 years experience
Management Experience Required - No
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
Additional Details
Location: San Jose
Industry: Information Technology - Internet / E-Commerce
Job Category: Engineering - Systems
Visa Candidate Considered: Yes
Job Requirements
• 5+ years of Unix Systems Engineering Experience
• Ability to manage and troubleshoot large scale systems and high transaction web operations environments
• Passionate about Operations - you like to make things run and fix them when they break
• Ability to work on many tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment
• Willing to work in a shift model during the day, 12 hours a shift, multiple shifts in a row
• Experienced with large and distributed systems like cloud computing (Hadoop,) web services, multi-tier serving architectures etc.
• Knowledge of common system administration tools, Networking (LAN and WAN,) Unix, Windows, Load balancers, DNS, TCP/IP and Storage technologies
• Advanced working experience with scripting especially in creating tools to automate repetitive tasks
• Familiarity on clustering concepts especially VERITAS
• Advanced knowledge of Perl, PHP, Python or Ruby
• Be familiar with Agile software development practices
• Production experience with large scale system deployment and configuration tools
• Proven problem solving skills with an emphasis on quick problem resolution
• Excellent verbal, written and documentation skills
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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