[Ma-jobs] Linux SA Needed - Mid to Senior

Yanek Korff yanek at korff.org
Mon Jan 29 00:55:59 EST 2007


Hey guys... I'm looking for a system administrator in Reston, VA.  I'd 
prefer someone with a bit of experience in the field though I'd 
entertain candidates with less direct experience but who have picked up 
a lot on their own and are simply brilliant. :)

Appreciate your time...

Job desc:


The Systems Security team is looking for a System Administrator with 
some experience, but more importantly, a passion for learning more. The 
Systems Security team's mission is to design, deploy, and maintain 
security infrastructure including several authentication/authorization 
services, public-key infrastructure, and systems to ensure audit of 
network traffic and other data collected throughout the company.


Job Responsibilities:
Installation and setup of hosts/applications
Troubleshooting and resolving problems of all shapes and sizes
Documentation of complex processes/procedures
Evaluation of current architecture to identify areas of improvement
Utilization of current monitoring tools to provide excellent customer 
service to both internal and external users.
Clear explanations for making technical decisions in order to help 
others understand

Skills Required:
Must have a solid background in UNIX System Administration
Basic understanding of applications dealing with Unix/Linux operating 
systems and TCP/IP networking.
Proficient in PERL and shell scripting
Excellent customer service and communication skills are a MUST.

Skills Desired:
Experience in data trend interpretation and performance metrics.
Advanced PERL & Shell scripting experience is desired.
Unix security experience (preferably with knowledge of Kerberos, PKI and 
Configuration Management)
Experience providing customer support to a large customer base is desired.

Education / Equivalent Experience:

A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Engineering and 1-3 years
of directly related System Administration experience.

This position requires the System Administrator to be part of an on
call rotation. System Administrator will serve in a 24x7 on-call 
rotation (roughly one week per six). Odd hours may be required on occasion.

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://calypso.tux.org/pipermail/ma-jobs/attachments/20070129/42acbbde/attachment.html 


More information about the Ma-jobs mailing list