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

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 Additional Information