[sf-lug] Fwd: [ job announce request ] - senior system administrator in San Mateo/CA

jim stockford jim at well.com
Fri Nov 30 13:15:25 PST 2007



>> JOB POSTING: Linux/Unix senior systems administrator in San Mateo,
>> approximately $100K or better depending upon applicant's
>> qualifications.
>>
>> Vendio Inc (www.vendio.com) needs one or two highly ethical, open, and
>> honest senior system administrators at our HQ in San Mateo, California
>> to maintain 300+ Linux servers running 80% LAMP and in January help
>> with a datacenter physical move - around 50 servers that need to be
>> consolidated at our main location. The company offices are in San
>> Mateo, at 2800 Campus Drive. As a sysadmin you'd probably also be
>> required to pay regular visits to the Equinix SV4 datacenter in
>> Mountain View. Job requirements include
>> * at least 2-3 years experience with day to day Linux/Unix server
>> administration
>> * highly skilled with most Linux commands/utilities
>> * familiar with most system administration tools and processes
>> * knowledgeable about shell/perl basic
>> * experienced in PC/server hardware
>> * know the theory and have hands-on experience with essential
>> networking protocols
>> * able to implement simple backup and restores procedures
>> * good at reading/writing/speaking english ( we're a multinational
>> company )
>>
>> Applicants' skills should include
>> * experience in maintaing at least 50 production servers  ( preferably
>> LAMP stack )
>> * hands-on experience with advanced WAN routing and switching
>> * hands-on state and trend monitoring systems
>> * understand the concepts and design behind high-availability systems 
>> (
>> clustering, load-balancing, failover etc. )
>> * have general database ( non DBMS specific ) knowledge and basic
>> understanding of ANSI SQL
>> * have technical documentation writing skills
>> Big plus skills include
>> * experience in maintaining MySQL DBMS ( replication, backup/restore )
>> * experience in datacenter operations
>> * know how to work with enterprise storage solutions ( NetApp, 
>> Hitachi )
>> * be expert in self-management, crisis handling, communication
>> * be Unix/Linux fanatic, ability to cope with fellow sysadmin's sick
>> humor and sarcasm
>> * have a Ph.D. in Computer Science
>>
>> Vendio offers
>> * salary and health plan
>> * modern working environment
>> * technical and social challenges
>> * occasional team buildings
>> The job is fulltime but the program is flexible.
>>
>> Please contact
>> lorin at vendio.ro
>> Or see
>> http://www.vendio.com/company/careers-ro.html#job7





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