Desired Skills and Experience

  • Administrate servers running Linux Ubuntu / Debian in a production environment.
  • Perform OS installs, setup, configuration, security lockdowns and ongoing maintenance of existing infrastructure as well as new servers.
  • Prepare for (and eventually implement/supervise) moving our infrastructure to AWS.
  • Maintain and extends our VPN setups.
  • Propose/recommend new technologies and implement into the existing environment.
  • Perform daily duties related to system health monitoring and system integrity assurance.
  • Provide periodic reports to managers of systems status.
  • Provide action plan for resolution of any/all faults detected.
  • 2+ years experience on Linux administration.
  • Experience with backup and restore operations to preserve and recover data as required.
  • Knowledge and experience with shell scripting (ksh, bourne, bash, csh, etc).
  • Ability to document, develop, and implement test plans to verify installation, upgrades, or repairs, including backout plans.
  • (At least some) Experience with Amazon AWS.
  • Good problem determination and resolution skills.
  • Must be a team player with good written and oral communication skills.
  • The ability to communicate effectively in English, both in writing and verbally is a must.
  • Previous experience with PHP and JAVA
  • Experience with Mysql / Percona XtraDB clusters
  • Experience with Cassandra / RabbitMQ / Couchbase clusters
  • Experience with HAProxy (and squid to a lesser degree)
  • Experience with continuous delivery, configuration management
  • Experience with Docker.
  • Private healthcare
  • Short day Fridays
  • Special hours for new parents
  • Professional memberships
  • Life insurance
  • Awesome parties and company events
  • Complimentary catering, daily fresh fruit and as much coffee as you can drink!