Sr. Systems Administrator

 

Are you looking for an opportunity to really make a difference?  WhiteFence, one of the fastest growing companies in Houston, currently has an exciting opportunity for a motivated, business-focused, service-minded individual to join our fast-paced company as a Sr. Systems Administrator.  In this role you will be responsible for building, maintaining and optimizing our core hardware and software systems.

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Develop extensive documentation of all systems and processes involved in maintaining our 24x7x365 production, test, and development environments.
  • Develop, deploy, and configure web-based Java and LAMP applications.
  • Use extensive kernel-level knowledge and experience to administer Unix platforms, including clustering, rapid deployments, NFS, DNS, SMTP, and HTTP(S).
  • Design, develop, and test networks and security using knowledge of TCP/IP, including packet level analysis, load balancing, SNMP programming, intruder detection and prevention applications such as Snort
  • Perform infrastructure monitoring utilizing MRTG, OpenNMS, and Nagios. 
  • Use knowledge of RAID, SCSI, SAN, and Fibre Channel storage technologies to design, install, and administer storage area networks, including JMR, EMC, Qlogic, and Brocade products.
  • Support MySQL and Oracle 10g RAC on Red Hat Linux.
  • Managing a small technical team

 

Requirements

 

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years experience with Red Hat Linux and other Unix platforms.
  • 7+ years experience with scripting in Bash, Perl, and PHP.
  • 7+ years experience with NFS, DNS, SMTP, and HTTP.
  • 7+ years experience with Java applications and Virtual Machines.
  • 5+ years experience with storage technologies, including RAID, SCSI, SAN, and Fibre Channel.
  • Project management and leadership skills
  • Excellent communication skills

 

 

Additional Desired Experience

 

  • Apache module development.
  • Web server log analysis technology and tools.
  • Development with C/C++, Java, CGI, Perl, Python and PHP

 

 

We offer a casual work environment and very competitive benefits. Salary range is commensurate with experience. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated team player who consistently seeks personal challenges and professional rewards.

 

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