[nylug-talk] [nylug-job] Shulman Fleming & Partners seeks System Admin

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# JobID: #620
# Submitted On: 2007-4-12 23:08:30

# Company: Shulman Fleming & Partners
# Contact: Anthony Wlodarski,
# Email:  aw at sap8.com
# Url: http://www.sap8.com
# Phone: 646 285 0500 x230
# Fax: 646 285 0400

# Reference No: A-SA

# Title: Unix/Linux Admin

# Salary: Commensurate With Experience

# Description: Hello,

I am looking for a good System Admin that has some good experience in 
either BSD environments or Redhat. The company specializes in web 
technologies so you can expect an environment with a lot of 
Apache/MySQL/Perl. The environment is fun and is one where someone has 
room to learn a technology if they wish to do so. If anyone has any 
questions please give me a call at 646 285 0500 x230 or send me an email 
to aw at sap8.com.

Below is a more formal specification for the position.

The company is a top ten Web property and one of the Internet's leading 
content destinations, is looking for a highly motivated Senior Systems 
Administrator to add to its Operations group. The ideal candidate will 
be experienced in working with diverse, high traffic websites including 
various UNIX and Linux platforms and possess a competent networking 
background. Candidate must be able to architect long term solutions to 
provide for redundancy, scalability, and ease of management for a large 
scale internet operation.

This position calls for a sharp, motivated, and meticulous team player 
that believes in the support and deployment of open source solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
o Systems architecture and design.
o Manage server clusters, roll out system updates, streamline cluster 
deployment, and enhance system security.
o Ensure for the continued reliable uptime of the About.com service.
o Focus on reliability, site performance, and application tuning.
o Troubleshoot advanced network and service issues.
o Monitoring of systems and networks.
o System and trending analysis and capacity planning.
o Application support including software installation, patches, and 
upgrades.

Qualifications:
o BS in Computer Science or a minimum of 5 years Unix/Linux system 
administration experience.
o Experience with FreeBSD, Redhat Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl.
o TCP/IP experience and the ability to troubleshoot application and 
network issues at the packet level.
o Ability to write shell scripts in csh and bash.
o Ability to write and modify Perl scripts.
o Organized and able to methodically document systems and applications.
o Be a proven team communicator who is able to work across departments.
o Strong problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.
o Able to participate in on-call rotation and some off-hours work.
o Able to quickly adapt to change in an exciting and fast paced environment.

# Required Skills: Ample experience in Apache/MySQL/Perl and a strong 
knowledge base of administering a web environment. Someone who can 
script in either Perl or a shell is ideal.

# Location: New York City, NY 10001