Unix Systems Admin

This is an 12 hour shift (6:30am - 6:30PM PST) role. Will be on for multiple shifts, and then have multiple days off.

• Manage and monitor systems to drive troubleshooting and tuning
• First and second tier resolution of production issues and alerts
• Understand all components of the our company site infrastructure in order to analyze impact of alarms and other system messages
• Work with external teams to diagnose complex problems and drive resolution
• Utilize industry standard and custom tools to diagnose and resolve production issues
• Resolve errors and alarms quickly and provide timely escalation
• Complete tasks required to maintain service levels and availability of all site features and functions
• Help lead development efforts, especially in tools and automation projects
• Perform Systems Engineering Tasks as needed
• Coordinate with vendors and assist in hardware replacements.
• At all times ensure efficient and reliable

Education Bachelors Degree or Equivalent

Benefits - Full

Relocation Assistance Available - Yes

Bonus Eligible - Yes

Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

Candidate Details

5+ to 7 years experience

Management Experience Required - No

Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

Additional Details

Location

San Jose

Industry

Information Technology - Internet / E-Commerce

Job Category

Engineering - Systems

Visa Candidate Considered

Yes

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of Unix Systems Engineering Experience
• Ability to manage and troubleshoot large scale systems and high transaction web operations environments
• Passionate about Operations - you like to make things run and fix them when they break
• Ability to work on many tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment
• Willing to work in a shift model during the day, 12 hours a shift, multiple shifts in a row
• Experienced with large and distributed systems like cloud computing (Hadoop,) web services, multi-tier serving architectures etc.
• Knowledge of common system administration tools, Networking (LAN and WAN,) Unix, Windows, Load balancers, DNS, TCP/IP and Storage technologies
• Advanced working experience with scripting especially in creating tools to automate repetitive tasks
• Familiarity on clustering concepts especially VERITAS
• Advanced knowledge of Perl, PHP, Python or Ruby
• Be familiar with Agile software development practices
• Production experience with large scale system deployment and configuration tools
• Proven problem solving skills with an emphasis on quick problem resolution
• Excellent verbal, written and documentation skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Direct Staffing Inc