[nylug-talk] [nylug-job] Focused Staffing seeks Senior Linux Systems Architect for client (Los Angeles)

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* JobID: #663
* Submitted On: 2007-6-26 14:55:21

* Company: Company confidential
* Contact: James Parselle,
* Email:  jparselle at focusedstaffing.com
* Url: http://focusedstaffing.com
* Phone: 310 966 7231

* Title: Senior Linux Systems Architect

* Salary: $120,000+

* Description: We represent a very large media company in Los Angeles.
  This is a very well known, well established media company. The
  company is seeking an experienced Linux Systems Architect. In a
  nutshell, they have 800 Linux servers and are expanding to 2000
  servers in the next year. They need someone to help them design and
  navigate their scalability issues. The company is expanding extremely
  fast and there is a ton of room for growth. If you are a good fit for
  this role or know of anyone that would be good, please contact us.

  Main Responsibilities:
  o Designing and developing major and minor enhancements to the
    architecture within the existing framework
  o Continuously identifying opportunities for system improvement
    focusing on scalability and high performance
  o In-depth understanding of the business purpose, requirements,
    and desired outcomes from a global perspective in an ever changing
    competitive world
  o Assisting with the development of application coding standards
    tailored to maintain system integrity within the constraints and
    design of the existing operating environment
  o Maintain/Support/Monitor existing architecture

* Required Skills:
  o Successful experience creating architectural design for large
    scale systems
  o 6+ years experience in the design and development of large scale
    web site and mission critical real time systems
  o In depth knowledge of Unix/Linux OS
  o Excellent technical knowledge of Java/J2EE in a web application
    environment
  o 5+ years of experience on Unix scripting (bash, awk, etc…)
  o Advanced working knowledge of various Web server technologies
    and frameworks including Apache Tomcat and SOAP
  o Working experience with large NAS devices
  o Experience maintaining mission critical systems in a 24/7
    environment
  o Knowledge of relational database such as SQL including design
    experience
  o Knowledge of TCP/IP and application layer protocols including HTTP
  o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  o Strong verbal and written communication skills

* Location: Los Angeles, CA 90035