Unix Systems Admin

This is an 12 hour shift (6:30am - 6:30PM PST) role. Will be on for multiple shifts, and then have multiple days off.

• Manage and monitor systems to drive troubleshooting and tuning
  
• First and second tier resolution of production issues and alerts
  
• Understand all components of the our company site infrastructure in order to analyze impact of alarms and other system messages
  
• Work with external teams to diagnose complex problems and drive resolution
  
• Utilize industry standard and custom tools to diagnose and resolve production issues
  
• Resolve errors and alarms quickly and provide timely escalation
  
• Complete tasks required to maintain service levels and availability of all site features and functions
  
• Help lead development efforts, especially in tools and automation projects
  
• Perform Systems Engineering Tasks as needed
  
• Coordinate with vendors and assist in hardware replacements.
  
• At all times ensure efficient and reliable
  Education    Bachelors Degree or Equivalent
  Benefits - Full
  Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
  Bonus Eligible - Yes
  Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes
  Candidate Details
  5+ to 7 years experience
  Management Experience Required - No
  Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
  Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
  Additional Details
  Location: San Jose
  Industry: Information Technology - Internet / E-Commerce
  Job Category: Engineering - Systems
  Visa Candidate Considered: Yes
  Job Requirements
  
• 5+ years of Unix Systems Engineering Experience
  
• Ability to manage and troubleshoot large scale systems and high transaction web operations environments
  
• Passionate about Operations - you like to make things run and fix them when they break
  
• Ability to work on many tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment
  
• Willing to work in a shift model during the day, 12 hours a shift, multiple shifts in a row
  
• Experienced with large and distributed systems like cloud computing (Hadoop,) web services, multi-tier serving architectures etc.
  
• Knowledge of common system administration tools, Networking (LAN and WAN,) Unix, Windows, Load balancers, DNS, TCP/IP and Storage technologies
  
• Advanced working experience with scripting especially in creating tools to automate repetitive tasks
  
• Familiarity on clustering concepts especially VERITAS
  
• Advanced knowledge of Perl, PHP, Python or Ruby
  
• Be familiar with Agile software development practices
  
• Production experience with large scale system deployment and configuration tools
  
• Proven problem solving skills with an emphasis on quick problem resolution
  
• Excellent verbal, written and documentation skills

  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  Direct Staffing Inc