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Linux / Unix Systems Administrator

Posted: 2012.04.21
Location: Silicon Valley

Are you a Linux Sys Admin looking to reach the next level in your career? Check out this position in Silicon Valley (Northern CA) $90K - $105K + awesome benefits, flex work hours & low stress!

Be part of an innovative and talented team that makes a difference in the industry. Add value by bringing your best in the many roles you play - first responder, performance analyst, capacity planner, monitoring expert and system architect. This outstanding position is with a successful, growing and reputable organization in the Silicon Valley (San Francisco Bay Area). If interested, please email resume or questions to: pollyso@synergysource.com.

Job Description for Linux Systems Administrator position:

Responsibilities include:

• Install and configure operating system software and associated patches or updates
• Manage file systems, monitor performance and troubleshoot alerts from commercial, open source and locally developed monitoring tools.
• Provide and implement monitoring processes and/or tools and use automated system software tools and/or procedures to proactively monitor, manage and report on server performance
• Perform proactive fault detection and diagnostic procedures
• Monitor/recommend tuning of performance of all servers
• Install, configure and manage backup software for host-level backup and recovery
• Perform analysis and recovery during system failures; ensuring the consistency and integrity of file systems
• Manage system hardware/software configuration
• Monitor vendor resources for any required operating system patches or upgrades
• Monitor vendor resources for any required hardware upgrades
• Manage hardware warranties
• Monitor security advisories for operating system and infrastructure software, and take appropriate actions to safeguard resources
• Implement security patches as needed
• Monitor and ensure proper system firewall rules and security
• Manage server accounts
• Install firmware upgrades as required
• Maintain operating system and supported software documentation
• Propose hardware and software configuration and installation standards
• Assist technical teams in applying best practices in securing the data and information systems under their control
• Actively participate in developing, implementing, and managing network security policies, plans, and procedures, including security architectures, firewall policies, intrusion detection systems, security data collection systems, and integrated security products
• Participate in establishing, reviewing and maintaining University information security policies and procedures; work closely and cooperatively with other University staff members involved with information security and privacy issues; participates in ensuring security compliance with governmental regulatory requirements
• Perform system-level housekeeping activities to ensure systems are operating at optimal levels
• Provide technical support and general troubleshooting
• Support 100+ servers in a 24x7 data center
• Coordinate hardware upgrades with hardware support vendors as needed
• Develop hardware and software configuration and installation standards
• Serve as a mentor to other system administrators

Qualifications Required:

• Minimum of 3 years of knowledge of RedHat Linux
• Familiarity with common server-administration tasks, including automated installation, system upgrades, software management, and troubleshooting hardware and software issues
• Experience with enterprise systems management entities (enterprise storage systems, authentication, directory services, email/web services)
• Experience with VMware /ESX, NetApps FAS highly desirable .
• Proven ability to use programming languages (UNIX shell, perl, etc.) to design and implement tools, utilities, and technical project solutions

Mobile App Developer

Posted: 2011.11.23
Location: Sacramento area

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Mobile Web Developer for a 3-4 month (contract) project that can be completed on a part-time basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a top-of-the-line JavaScript Engineer that possesses solid computer science expertise and has the desire to develop top-notch web apps. Come join a well-funded company preparing to dismantle an entrenched market. While this is a project administered on a contract basis, the right candidate will have the potential for joining our team as a Systems Architect, Front-End Web Developer, or Database Administrator, helping to build a SAAS-based cloud computing application.

Current project includes modifying or re-writing an existing Android app to enhance the user interface and add features, including integration with Google maps, wireless printing capabilities, and transmitting results to our back-end server. The same app is required to be written (from scratch) for Apple iPhone, so you must have experience deploying and updating apps at Android Market and the Apple Store.

We are a Sacramento-based start-up, headquartered near the Arden Fair Shopping Center, that will let you work anywhere in the area.

Qualifications:

• BSCS or equivalent with at least five years of Web Programming & JavaScript experience
• JavaScript experience that is object-oriented
• CSS/HTML, DOM & DHTML programming experience
• HTML 5 experience, a plus
• Data Protocol & web related network experience (HTTP, etc.)
• Experience with the execution of web services from JavaScript code.
• Android and Apple SDK experience, required.

Contact:
Email our President, Chuck Hansen, at chuck@thetrackshack.com or call Janine Mullinix at our offices at 916-779-0660.

Red Hat Systems Engineer

Posted: 2011.09.08
Location: Mountain View

Job Description
We are looking for highly skilled, self-motivated, exceptional individuals to help us scale our organization and our infrastructure in support of a rapidly growing business. This position will be part of our Infrastructure Systems team, focused specifically on improving Operations teams' efficiency by developing or identifying and deploying tools to improve the manageability and support ability of the production, staging, reporting, and corporate environments. The individual hired will be expected to effectively balance build vs. buy to continually and rapidly ease the administrative burdens of the infrastructure.

Experience and Skills:

• 5+ years in a Unix environment (Linux preferred), with 3+ years working in a distributed (co-location) environment.
• 3+ years' experience deploying and supporting servers in a 24/7 production environment.
• Deep understanding of kernel internals, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and scripting (Perl, Python, Shell).
• Experience running Virtualized services.
• General knowledge of SAN or NAS technologies (NetApp, EMC)
• Strong verbal, written, and analytical skills and the ability to communicate and interact with all team members.
• Experience running Red Hat 5 required, Red Hat 6 preferred

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration of Linux servers in production, and staging environments.
• Work with vendor's customer support to resolve issues
• Work on building and scaling the Linux distributed infrastructure at LinkedIn, help building tools for automating various system administration tasks including server and OS provisioning .
• Support large-scale, rapidly growing Linux environment.
• Performance tuning for both pre-prod and prod environments.
• Evaluate new technologies and hardware platforms, integrate them into our production environment.
• Optimize hardware use for various LinkedIn applications, including in-house IO intensive applications and distributed databases requiring custom performance tuning.,
• Provide documentation of issues and supported systems.
• 24/7 emergency support - will carry a pager on a rotating basis.

Personal Characteristics:

• Indomitable work ethic: Candidate can reject setbacks and enthusiastically persists until ambitious goals are achieved. The successful candidate will be resourceful and innovative at tackling complex challenges in a timely matter.
• Flexible and adaptable: Candidate should be able to switch gears in various high-stress situations and apply themselves to quickly learning new technologies and adopting new methodologies.
• Attention to detail: Candidate must live by the mantra of the devil is in the details and will take great pride in getting it right.
• Accountability: Candidate should be a results-oriented team player who leads by example, holds self accountable for performance, takes absolute ownership, and champions all aspects of customer and product initiatives.
• Problem solver: Candidate should be a strong, analytical problem solver with a common sense and practical solutions orientation.

Contact:
Steven Sobel, Managing Director, Quantum Technical Solutions, Inc. steve@quantumts.com, (818) 591-9366.

Front-end developer

Posted: 2011.08.03
Location: Oakland

LucidDesignGroup is a small (>20 people) startup in Oakland that develops realtime energy monitoring and data visualization software, which is profitable and growing, young, energetic, and motivated.

Our product, Building Dashboard Network, is unique in its field for its rich user experience, behavioral feedback features (like energy-saving competitions), and emergent social networking features.

We have an opening for an experienced front-end developer, who's a ninja with css, javascript, and emerging web technologies. We're looking to replace large parts of our Flash application with future-looking core web technologies.

For more info, see: http://www.luciddesigngroup.com/jobs.php

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