Position Summary:

You have a passion for keeping distributed systems running 24/7 in a reliable, performant, efficient, and secure manner.  You are extremely detail oriented and take pride in being thorough.  You are highly organized and sometimes get unsettled when things are out of place.

Responsibilities:

· Manage software builds and deployments across multiple environments.

· Maintain a variety of software infrastructure components including application and database servers.

· Maintain a variety of hardware infrastructure components including Linux servers and various networking gear.

· Implement and maintain production system monitors.

· Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis.

· Participate in an on-call rotation for production system support.

Requirements:

· 3+ years of experience with Linux and/or UNIX system administration.

· Ability to perform automation tasks using a scripting environment such as Bash.

· Strong understanding of TCP/IP networks.

· Strong understanding of storage system maintenance and optimization.

· Experience with source code control systems such as Git and Subversion.

· Experience with system-monitoring services such as Nagios and Graphite.

· Strong attention to detail.

· Excellent communication and organization skills.

Nice to Have:

· Experience with full-text search servers such as ElasticSearch or Solr.

· Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL.

· Experience with NOSQL databases such as Cassandra.