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Systems/Network Administrator
Location: San
Ramon, CA | Department: IT
Job Description
This is a mid to senior level position with primary responsibility for
design, implementation, systems and network administration, database and
storage management, performance and utilization monitoring in a high availability
mission critical production environment.
The ideal candidate will come from a strong Solaris and Linux system administration
background with experience supporting a 24x7 production operations. The
candidate will be responsible for managing servers, SAN/NAS storage, backup
and disaster recovery, LAN/WAN infrastructure, Oracle database and collaborate
closely with DBA and Engineering on implementation projects. The candidate
will also be responsible for server deployments, capacity and performance
monitoring and tuning plus implementing best practices in a mission critical
production environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Providing 24x7 support and systems administrations in a mission
critical, high availability web based production environment
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA and DBAs
• Support and maintain Oracle databases (not a DBA perspective)
• Identify, monitor, and track key operational metrics, including
performance, utilization, throughput, etc.
• Responsible for server and network infrastructure hardware and
software installation, maintenance and upgrades
• Monitoring system and network (LAN/WAN) activities; tuning system
parameters and configurations to optimize performance; monitoring
disk space and database performance
• Coordinate changes to all environments with Engineering and internal
Technical Support groups
• Defining and managing escalation procedures
• As directed by management, work directly with users and vendors
in the development, implementation and deployment of systems
integration projects
• Determine and coordinate delivery of technical requirements for
Client Services, Engineering, and QA groups
• Provide support and maintain written resolutions to frequent problems
as they relate to networks, hardware, software applications,
and telecommunication systems
• Act as a liaison between the Sales and Engineering departments
• Act as a coach and mentor to support personnel and junior engineers
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
• Remain informed of job-related issues through networking, training
programs, seminars and trade publications
• Attend meetings when necessary
• Maintain a flexible work schedule
• Perform other duties when assigned
Required Experience and Skills:
• Requires a Bachelors degree with emphasis in a computer related
field or the equivalent skill and knowledge. Higher education
is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in managing and administrating
systems in production environment.
• Expert knowledge of Solaris and Linux plus good working knowledge
of Windows 2000/2003 required
• In-depth knowledge of Sun hardware platforms including storage,
RAID, SAN and NAS technologies
• Good knowledge of XML and UNIX scripting (e.g. Perl, Python, Shell,
etc.)
• Experience in deployment and maintenance of web technologies (IIS,
Apache, J2EE, Tomcat, etc.)
• Minimum 3 years experience with Oracle and MSSQL database systems
administration. Experience with Oracle database replication
and recovery a plus.
• Knowledge of NetApp storage solutions is desired.
• Experience in managing a virtual infrastructure (VMware) is desired.
• Required strong network management experience in supporting a
complex mixed UNIX, Linux and Windows network. Certification
from major vendor or independent body in networking technologies (MCSE,
CCNA, OCP, RHCE, SCNA/SCSA, CISA, CISSP, etc.) greatly preferred.
• Required demonstrated in-depth understanding, and hands-on experience
of LAN and WAN topologies, routers, switches, load balancers,
firewalls, and network protocols (BGP, TCP/IP, OSPF, VoIP, LDAP, SNMP,
VPN, IPSec, etc)
• Experience with formal change control/management procedures
• Required willingness and ability to adapt to rapid changes in
order to support and use future technology
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and
people skills, both in user support and project coordination.
If necessary, follow the proper protocol to escalate issues to upper management.
• Required strong interpersonal and organizational skills, including
the ability to meet deadlines, work in a team environment,
follow written policies and procedures, and maintain superior customer
service at all times with all users
• Must exercise a reasonable amount of independent judgment under
a minimum of supervision
Qualified applicants must enjoy the challenge of working in a multi-task
environment & have the desire to grow with our company.
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume along
with salary requirements.
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