Sr. Linux System Administrator/Storage Engineer

We are an online advertising network focused exclusively on brand advertising, with 25M in funding for the likes of Norwest and Interwest Partners. We have been generating revenue at an 80% increase each year for the last 3 years and expecting profitability within the next 6 months

 Sr. Linux System Administrator/Storage Engineer

We are looking for an experienced system administrator to manage our corporate IT infrastructure and assist with scaling our production ad serving environment. The position requires a very strong background in Linux system administration and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a mixed environment of Linux and Windows systems and an appetite for learning new technologies quickly. Experience working in startup companies is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain our growing storage infrastructure (primarily EMC and Brocade gear)
• Provision storage to meet application requirements
• Install and maintain Linux, Windows, VMware operating systems
• Setup and configure server hardware and deploy virtual machines
• Automate routine tasks using deployment and configuration management systems
• Optimization and performance tuning, especially for Oracle DB and other high I/O applications
• Configure and update monitoring tools (such as Zenoss, Nagios, Opsview)
• Assist with corporate Windows and Exchange systems and integration points, such as AD

Required skills

• Expert-level Linux system administration skills
• Extensive experience with enterprise storage technology, such as EMC or NetApp arrays
• Strong background in fibre channel SAN technologies (zoning, multipathing, ISL, FCP)
• Firm understanding of storage concepts (RAID levels, LUNs, volume managers, file systems)
• Experience operating corporate messaging (Exchange 2007, mobile devices, anti-spam)
• Experience working with enterprise class virtualization products such as VMware
• Excellent troubleshooting skills in complex environments
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong scripting skills in any common language (Perl, Bash, Python, Ruby, PowerShell)
• Familiarity with ActiveDirectory, particularly for cross-platform authentication
• Familiarity with common software engineering tools (SVN, bug tracking, wiki)
• Familiarity with clustering technologies (especially RedHat Cluster Suite)
• Understanding of IP networking, DNS, DHCP, and VPN
• Experience managing network gear a plus
• Experience with enterprise flash SSD storage a plus
• Experience supporting Hadoop and Microstrategy a plus

This position offers a highly competitive compensation package, including salary, benefits, and equity.