[Jobposts] Systems Administrator (mountain view)

rob rob at pixsense.com
Mon Jul 18 09:24:03 UTC 2011


RESPONSIBILITIES
•	Building, configuring, monitoring and maintaining all network components 
both in our offices as well as in local and overseas datacenters
•	Enterprise system administration of Linux and Windows servers and network 
infrastructure in the datacenters
•	Assist with proposals and implementation of backend data infrastructure for 
customers
•	Assist development team on product optimization as it relates to site 
performance and scalability
•	Evaluate and assess IT use and needs and recommend improvements
•	Manage backup and recovery of systems
•	Participate in release management process and maintain software components 
related to release management
•	Run live, production environment updates for existing and new applications
•	Procurement of hardware and software equipment and interface with vendors
•	Application of security updates

REQUIRED
•	In-depth Knowledge of Linux and tools to support infrastructure in a data 
center environment
•	Knowledge of interpretive languages such as Perl or Python as well as 
experience with shell scripting
•	Experience with database admin -- particularly MySQL
•	Strong networking background in enterprise lan design and support
•	Network security design and support -- Firewalls (commercial and 
Opensource), SSL, SSH, access control management
•	Knowledge of virtual machines and ability to configure, start, and clone VMs
•	Design of high availability and disaster recovery strategies and infrastructure
•	Experience in implementation and management of internal IT policies
•	Effective communication skills
DESIRABLE
•	Hands-On Experience in setting up Fedora, RedHat, OpenBSD
•	Knowledge of Xen, VMWare virtualization systems
•	Managing Windows Servers and Desktops
•	Experience supporting development environments using SVN, CVS
•	Experience working with sites running PHP, Apache, Lighttpd, FastCGI, HAProxy
•	Experience with distributed file systems -- MogileFS, GlusterFS
•	Experience with Cisco Appliances
•	Experience with NoSQL databases -- Memcache, Redis, Cassandra
•	Ability to travel internationally for setting up remote servers
* Qualifications - Preferred Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or 
Information Systems or related field, 5+ years industry experience

Mail to: us careers [at] pix sense [dot] com

(Please include the position name, the number of years of experience you have 
working in this position in the subject of your email)

Compensation: $80k to $90k, plus benefits & options
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!


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