This vacancy was posted on 11/11/09 Senior Systems Administrator - Data Center [SDC01]
We are growing our Technical Operations team to meet the demands of our rapidly growing user community, and have a terrific opportunity for a Senior Systems Administrator with strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills. This position is primarily onsite at local data centers, with occasional onsite work in our Oakland offices, and travel to remote data center locations a few times per year.
Our team is small, agile and dedicated. We value diligence and creativity in scaling our infrastructure while consolidating servers as our usage continues to grow. We're looking for the right person for this position - someone who’s ready to dig in on day one, with substantial hands-on experience in data centers and a “can-do” attitude.
Responsibilities
As part of our Technical Operations team you will be the primary team member responsible for the daily operations of our San Jose and San Francisco co-location data centers. Primarily on site in San Jose, you will coordinate rack mounting servers, structured cable design, operating system installs, cross-connect installs, vendor deliveries and physical plant maintenance, as well as performing maintenance and hardware troubleshooting. You will also participate actively in running the company's core high-volume Debian Linux systems and network infrastructure.
Requirements
You must be self-motivated, capable of managing your time well, and work efficiently without close supervision. Meticulous and well-documented work is an absolute must. You should be enthusiastic about hardware and cabling installation, diagnostics, and repair. You will be expected to proactively identify and resolve problems, respond to trouble tickets, and participate in forward-looking design and implementation as you gain familarity with our systems.
* Minimum 8 years hands-on UNIX/Linux experience, including solid knowledge of OS install, configuration, and boot
* Experience supporting and troubleshooting production web installations
* 5 years extensive PC Hardware experience and detailed knowledge of components (x86, x86_64 with a strong preference for white/grey box systems)
* Experience building & maintaining structured cabling
* Strong experience with host-based storage & RAID
* Strong understanding of ethernet networking & TCP/IP
* Reliable transportation between Oakland, San Jose & San Francisco (available as needed, 24/7)
* Be able to lift 50lb to a height of 6ft
* Available for occasional off-hours (24/7) on-site data center support.
Desired
* Experience with Debian or Ubuntu
* Experience with enterprise switches (Cisco, Force10, Arista, Foundry)
* Understanding of Load Balancers
* Familiarity with optical networks
* Scripting in BASH, Perl and/or Python
* System monitoring (Nagios, Cacti, Smokeping)
* Understanding of DHCP, PXE and automated system installs
Response Instructions
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume via email.
Please include the Job Title in the Subject line.
Principals Only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies, and is not responsible for fees associated with such submissions.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Us
We are the personalized Internet radio and music discovery service available anytime and anywhere on the PC and on mobile devices (including iPhones, the Palm Pre, BlackBerry smartphones and Android platform devices) as well as home devices such as Blu-Ray players and digital media players. We are well-funded and are the largest online music site, based on ComScore monthly unique visitors, with a growing user base of nearly 40 million registered listeners.
As we build on our dramatic success, we are looking for talented, enthusiastic people to join our dynamic team. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and, above all, a terrific team and great work environment. |
