Monday, July 6, 2009

Senior Systems Administrator

Term : Full Time
Location : San francisco, CA

Description:

Senior Systems Administrator

Client is a venture-backed, location-based advertising platform looking for a super smart, energetic and organized candidate to help develop a rapidly growing business that spans the web, mobile, wi-fi and email.

The right candidate will have excellent problem solving skills, be detail oriented and have the ability to multitask in a fast paced and challenging work environment. S/he must have experience with large-scale distributed systems and be accustomed to responsibility and accountability.

This is a great opportunity to have a major impact, working directly with the management team.

Client offers a casual, creative work environment, and a comprehensive compensation & benefit package. Our offices are conveniently located in the Hayes Valley area of downtown San Francisco, CA close to great restaurants, US 101 and public transportation.

Responsibilities

Design and deploy a system infrastructure that is web-scale

Develop SOP for redundancy and failover to support strict SLAs

Manage a high availability, high volume distributed production environment

Handle network operations

Requirements

Desire to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment

5+ years experience

Expertise with high availability, high volume distributed systems

Strong skills with systems administration, troubleshooting and diagnostics

RHEL or variant is a must

Preferred

Experience with the following technologies:

Java applications

PostgreSQL and/or Oracle

Nagios

MRTG

Cisco switches and routers

What we offer

A competitive salary

Equity participation

Benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)

Excellent San Francisco location; walking distance from BART or Muni

Fun place to work and challenge yourself

Small exciting company with high growth potential and significant career opportunities