[JOB OPP] Mid-level Unix sysadmin, Needham/Newton MA

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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:57:43 -0400
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Subject: [JOB OPP] Mid-level Unix sysadmin, Needham/Newton MA
From: Josh Smith 
Organization: Evil Geniuses For A Better Tomorrow
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I've been working at Upromise as a senior sysadmin for about nine months
now, along with fellow Swatties Luke Hankins and Matt Coddington, and our
group is hiring a mid-level Unix sysadmin to work in our Needham/Newton
office. (We're right on the border between the two cities, currently in
Needham but scheduled to move a mile down the street (into Newton) next
spring.)

The job description is appended below, and http://www.upromise.com/8740.do?cx=f
has some additional general information about the company. Luke is the
hiring manager for the position; feel free to contact either of us (he's
luke@ethersmith.com) informally for more info, or send mail to my work
address (josh@upromise.com) to apply more formally.

                                      -Josh (irilyth@infersys.com)

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Description

This position is for a mid-level (SAGE Level III) Unix sysadmin, to help
build and operate a high-profile member web site and the associated
partner contribution processing systems. The candidate will be part of a
team responsible for building, monitoring, and maintaining Unix systems.

Responsibilities

* Work as part of a team of computer professionals and with a diverse user
  community to identify, plan, implement and support systems for QA,
  engineering, data warehouse, web site, and feeds processing
* Participate in the off-hours on-call rotation cycle

Requirements

* 2-5 years Solaris experience
* Experience in shell and Perl scripting
* Ability to use standard UNIX performance tools to analyze system performance
* Basic knowledge of Unix security
* Basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking
* Experience administering DNS, Apache and postfix is required
* Strong fault analysis/determination and problem solving skills
* Excellent teamwork, communication and documentation skills
* Ability to be a self-starter and to take initiative in critical situations
* Demonstrated ability to complete tasks and projects with minimal supervision
* VCS, JBoss, Linux or Oracle administration experience a plus
* Production data center operations a plus
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