[vox-jobs] Fwd: SAGE Job: Six Apart/San Francisco, CA

[Ken Herron]

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Subject: 	SAGE Job: Six Apart/San Francisco, CA
Date: 	Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:17:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: 	SAGE Jobs Robot <sage-jobs-offered-owner at sage.org>
To: 	sage-jobs-offered at sage.org



A new posting has just appeared on the SAGE Jobs List.

Title: Senior Linux Systems Administrator
Job Status: Permanent staff
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company: Six Apart
SAGE Level: III (Intermediate/Advanced)

Description: Six Apart, the weblogging software and services company
        behind LiveJournal, Movable Type and TypePad, is looking
        Senior Unix Systems Administrators to help us ensure the
        health, uptime and performance of our hosted services, which
        rely on an infrastructure of 250+ Unix (primarily RedHat
        Linux, Debian, and CentOS) hosts requiring 24x7 uptime.

Details: ###Responsibilities###     * Define system, quality and
        analysis on systems, networks, and applications, translating
        requirements into functional specifications and effective
        processes.   * Provide second-tier oncall support for
        production services.   * Improve the build and release
        management for all online services.   * Ensure reliable code
        pushes and work with Development and QA on validation of new
        versions.   * Adhere to changelog process for all production
        hardware and software changes.   * Work with the Site
        Operations Manager in the data center and provide consultation
        and strategic direction in systems and hosting technology.   *
        Define and deliver optimal system architecture projects within
        agreed-upon timeframe.   * Assist in the development and
        maintenance of security best practices.   * Own projects for
        product changes and improvements.   * Develop tools and
        scripts to assist with routine maintenance tasks.   * Mentor
        the Site Operations team in the usage of tools and scripts and
        work with them to develop and deliver optimal solutions for
        service recovery and business resumption.   * Provide
        recommendations for scalability and performance improvement in
        selected areas of discipline.

Special Requirements: * 5+ years of systems administration experience
        in a large scale production Linux environment   * 3-5 years
        scripting with shell, perl, or other languages   * Ability to
        architect high-availability systems and services in a hosting
        environment   * Experience with NetApp, EMC, SANs, or other
        high-performance storage systems   * Experience with large
        scale DNS and Mail systems   * Experience in the development
        and rollout of operations processes   * Previous experience in
        an online business is essential.   * Experience in designing
        and implementing solutions for a large installed base of
        servers   * BSCS or equivalent experience 

Salary Range: Negotiable

Company URL: http://www.sixapart.com
Job Email: fadi at sixapart.com