Sr. Linux Administrator – Boston

Senior Systems Administrator

Outcomes

Working closely with Engineering and Client Services to deploy their hosted solution, the

Senior Systems Administrator will be part of a team that is responsible for the day-today

support, monitoring and deployment of their SaaS solution to staging and production

platforms.

Competencies

They are looking for a candidate with at least 5 years of experience in the following

technologies:

• Mastery in Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting
• Mastery of networking (DNS, VPN, SSL, Firewall, Routing)
• Experience with VMware virtualization technologies
• Understanding of cloud application deployment and migration (AWS)
• Strong experience with database administration, troubleshooting and tuning (MySQL, Mongo)

• Experience with data retention management
• Experience with Information Security
• Experience with disaster recovery and failover
• A working understanding of code and script (SQL and Shell Script)
• Experience with automating configuration and patching using either Puppet, Chef, Jenkins or an equivalent is preferred

• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations
• Excellent time management, communication, writing and customer service skills

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and decision-making skills
• Management of third-party vendors
• Experience with Atlassian products, a plus

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and/or related experience
• Relevant vendor certifications: CCNA/CCIE, RHCE, VMware vSphere Admin
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect would be welcomed