Desired Skills and Experience

  • Understanding of load balancing technology, server farms, and web services
  • Familiarity with DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTP, and SSLĀ 
  • Technical knowledge and experience with the following:
  • Red Hat Linux, CentOS Linux, SUSE Linux, and Ubuntu Linux
  • Amazon Machine Image (AMI) Linux
  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
  • Experience with virtualization technologies
  • Server configuration tools using Chef, Puppet, etc.
  • Strong experience with one of: Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl, etc.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Windows Server systems
  • Minimum of 4 years Linux administration experience
  • Minimum of 1 year AWS experience
  • Proficient in shell scripting, cron jobs, user account management, analyzing logs, configuration of network and mail services
  • Problem troubleshooting and solving ability
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills including documentation
  • Ability to work in team environment and individually