Unix Linux System Admin

San Francisco, CA (locals only)

Unix/Linux System Admin for the world's largest publisher of social entertainment applications. We offer people the ability to engage and have fun with one another using the relationships they've already developed on social networks like Facebook and MySpace (youth market focus,18-34 y/o's). 

We're seeking a Unix systems administrator with experience building and scaling large, multi-datacenter architectures for very high traffic websites. You must have a mastery of Unix, especially Linux. Our company is growing fast, and we need admins who can work onsite full-time at our San Francisco office and take ownership and build out a major web site the right way.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of production Unix systems administration in a production datacenter environment for large, growing web properties.
• Emphasis on Linux in previous experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent understanding of TCP/IP, networking, firewall, and security concepts.
• Architectural experience in an Apache/MySQL environment.
• Familiarity with monitoring and configuration distribution tools (esp. nagios/puppet)
• Excellent working knowledge of DNS, HTTP/S, SSH, LDAP, NFS, PXE/DHCP/TFTP.
• Familiarity with system and software performance tuning, including tools such as strace, oprofile, gdb.
• Extensive sh/csh/perl knowledge (Python a big plus).
• Must be detail oriented, an organized thinker, and able to act decisively under stressful conditions.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to multitask and prioritize, and a proactive mindset.
• Team player and self-motivated.

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