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For the full job posting policy, see: <http://boston.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?JobPostingPolicy> --- Senior Linux Systems Engineer, Natick, MA via CareerEncore Our client, a tier-one venture backed SaaS company located in Natick, MA, has exclusively engaged us to help them hire a passionate full-time/perm Linux Systems Engineer to bridge the gap between the middle and web application tiers within their high volume, highly available, high transaction customer-facing web environment. If you are interested in solving very cool performance and optimization problems, we'd love to hear from you. Please email Courtney Homer at [email protected] with copy of your resume along with a few times that work well for you to chat and the best number to reach you on. The job description and some "color" about the role follow. Looking forward to hearing from you! Job Description Senior Linux System Engineer Responsibilities: * Responsible for maintaining our Software-as-a-Service platform * Application upgrades including planning / scheduling, testing, coordination, and maintaining integrity of the App/OS system environment * Configure and tune system and network parameters for optimum performance * Monitor systems and plan for future capacity and scaling * Analyze project requirements and recommend system architectures for web applications and networking systems * Handle tier 2 data center operations tickets for SaaS customers * Maintain and ensure backups for our SaaS platform * Create and maintain documentation on processes and procedures * Carry a pager and participate in an on-call rotation Requirements: * 5+ years of UNIX/Linux systems administration in a midsize server environment supporting highly available, customer-facing services * Strong Perl or PHP scripting experience solving complex operational challenges * Extensive experience with the following applications: MySQL, Apache and JBoss * Experience scaling web applications in a highly available environment (OS, application and web tier clustering) * Experience optimizing and tuning the Java Virtual Machine in a high volume production environment * Experience with SNMP monitoring using tools similar to Cacti, Nagios, or Groundwork * In depth knowledge of Storage Area Networks (iSCSI) * Understanding of Linux internals, including kernel and tcp stack tuning * Experience with virtualization technology (VMware) is desired * Experience migrating from Windows to Linux platform highly desirable * Solid understanding of programming and software development to the level necessary to interface with and guide software development groups from a systems and infrastructure perspective * Must be a self starter with the ability to multitask, work independently, as well as positively participate on a team Color Let's discuss how your experience relates to the following: * Linux * Apache * JBoss (or Weblogic, Glassfish, Websphere) * Hibernate * Jdmp * Bridging the gap between the middle and web application tiers * High volume * Highly available * High transaction * Customer-facing web environment * Scripting to solve complex problem * Middleware clustering * Troubleshooting performance issues * Solving tough infrastructure architectural technical problems * Experience migrating from a Windows to a Linux operating system * Linux kernel * Scripting automatic deployments * Hard core administration - clustering and performance * JBPM * A very heavy workflow engine * Solving middle tier problems * Fiber Channel or iSCSI * Virtualization * Storage * Perl or PHP scripting to solve operational problems * Exposure to system recovery (failover to secondary site - doubleclick) * Nagios and Groundwork * Java Virtual Machine or JMX - tuning and optimizing * Passion for technology (do you have a home lab set up?) * Identify problems, find solutions and implement Courtney Homer | President & Principal Recruiter | CareerEncore, Inc. | (617) 242-4443 | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | <http://careerencore.com> http://careerencore.com About CareerEncore (http://careerencore.com): CareerEncore is a boutique recruiting firm that is driven by the passion to provide exceptional talent to Boston area emerging tech companies and growth opportunities. Our success comes from our dedication to building long-term relationships with both our clients and candidates. CareerEncore's commitment to understanding their true needs combined with our years in the high-tech market uniquely enables us to successfully match talent with opportunity. Our goal is to provide you with the very best recruiting experience. To stay informed of Boston High-Tech job opportunities, please subscribe to our job board RSS feed at http://bostontechjobs.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
