ray.taft@jupiterhosting.com
2003-Sep-27 19:47 UTC
Full Time FreeBSD Admin position - Santa Clara
Hey folks, We are looking for a full time FreeBSD sysadmin. Night and swing shift. Some weekends. Located in our Santa Clara, California Data Center. Send resume to dc_tech@jupiterhosting.com. Make note in the subject that you are from the freebsd jobs mailing list. ==============================================http://jobsearch.monster.com/getjob.asp?JobID=19283799&AVSDM=2003%2D09%2D26+ 11%3A39%3A00&Logo=1&col=dltci&cy=US&brd=1%2C1862%2C1863&lid=&fn=&q=jupiter+h osting ============================================== Systems Administrator I NIGHT AND SWING SHIFT OPS. / WEEKENDS Note: This position is for a FreeBSD Systems Administration position for Weekday and Weekend Swing and Night operation shifts: Position: Do you walk on water when it comes to supporting web hosting customers? Does the hum of a data center at midnight appeal to your inner-geek? Jupiter Hosting is currently hiring a FreeBSD Systems Administrator. This position is located within our Data Center facility in Santa Clara. Your primary responsibilities will focus on server administration and break-fix. You must have in-depth knowledge of the FreeBSD operating system and DNS to be considered for this position. You must also prove your ability to administer MySQL and Apache well beyond simple installation and configuration. This may include tuning either application for high-performance web serving and database-queries. Please DO NOT APPLY if you do not have experience with FreeBSD. Day-to-Day Operations: As a FreeBSD Systems Administrator with Jupiter Hosting, your primary day-to-day responsibilities will be split between the installation and configuration of new customer software and applications, and the support of existing customer opensource applications and servers. Our customers, via a ticket based on an established support ticket system, will dictate 90% of your work. Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for this position will have the administrative and programming knowledge to quickly grasp customer problems, troubleshoot, and resolve them in a manner adhering to a company standard. In this fast paced environment, you may be working two or more customer problems at any one time. The ideal candidate will have worked directly with hosting customers in the past on highly technical problems, and is able to communicate well with customers, both written (e-mail / chat) and verbally (phone). The winning candidate will have a strong understanding of how to support moderately to advanced hosting customers across different operating systems. You must be able to, at a minimum, Download, Compile, Install, Customize, Troubleshoot, use, and SUPPORT the following applications: 1. MySQL 2. Apache 3. Bind 4. ProFTPd 5. SSHd 6. PostgreSQL 7. Squid 8. Sendmail 9. Qmail 10. Webmin 11. Postfix 12. CVS 13. Samba 14: rsync You must also have proven General System administrator abilities including: ? Simple Script Writing ? Scheduling Cron Jobs ? Backing up Data to Tape or Other devices (SAN) ? Creating secure NFS shares ? Adding and removing users ? Add / remove applications to startup procedures ? Configure (add and remove) Network Devices, Ports, and Protocols You will be required to demonstrate your technical abilities in a test / simulated hosting environment at our corporate headquarters in Rocklin, CA. Some travel to may be required (Domestic). Must be willing to be on-call. Must be willing to work with customers who own and operate adult oriented websites. ** Must be at least 21 years of age. ** Must live in the Silicon Valley, California area. ** Must be able to work unsupervised. ** Must have good time management skills. ** Must be available to work the times and days specified. ** Must be able to work on call if needed. ** Must be willing to have work schedule altered as needed. ** Must agree to civil and criminal background investigation. Please send current Resume, Salary Requirements, and References.
Hello Ray, I saw your companies listing on monster.com but noticed the 21 and over only requirement. Is this pretty strict? I'm turning 20 in february and quite interested in applying. Thanks, -aarong On Saturday, September 27, 2003, at 07:32 PM, <ray.taft@jupiterhosting.com> wrote:> Hey folks, > > We are looking for a full time FreeBSD sysadmin. Night and swing > shift. Some > weekends. > > Located in our Santa Clara, California Data Center. > > Send resume to dc_tech@jupiterhosting.com. Make note in the subject > that you > are from the freebsd jobs mailing list. > > ==============================================> http://jobsearch.monster.com/ > getjob.asp?JobID=19283799&AVSDM=2003%2D09%2D26+ > 11%3A39%3A00&Logo=1&col=dltci&cy=US&brd=1%2C1862%2C1863&lid=&fn=&q=jupi > ter+h > osting > ==============================================> > > Systems Administrator I > NIGHT AND SWING SHIFT OPS. / WEEKENDS > > Note: > > This position is for a FreeBSD Systems Administration position for > Weekday > and Weekend Swing and Night operation shifts: > > Position: > > Do you walk on water when it comes to supporting web hosting > customers? Does > the hum of a data center at midnight appeal to your inner-geek? > > Jupiter Hosting is currently hiring a FreeBSD Systems Administrator. > This > position is located within our Data Center facility in Santa Clara. > > Your primary responsibilities will focus on server administration and > break-fix. You must have in-depth knowledge of the FreeBSD operating > system > and DNS to be considered for this position. You must also prove your > ability > to administer MySQL and Apache well beyond simple installation and > configuration. This may include tuning either application for > high-performance web serving and database-queries. > > Please DO NOT APPLY if you do not have experience with FreeBSD. > > Day-to-Day Operations: > > As a FreeBSD Systems Administrator with Jupiter Hosting, your primary > day-to-day responsibilities will be split between the installation and > configuration of new customer software and applications, and the > support of > existing customer opensource applications and servers. Our customers, > via a > ticket based on an established support ticket system, will dictate 90% > of > your work. > > Ideal Candidate: > > The ideal candidate for this position will have the administrative and > programming knowledge to quickly grasp customer problems, > troubleshoot, and > resolve them in a manner adhering to a company standard. In this fast > paced > environment, you may be working two or more customer problems at any > one > time. > > The ideal candidate will have worked directly with hosting customers > in the > past on highly technical problems, and is able to communicate well with > customers, both written (e-mail / chat) and verbally (phone). The > winning > candidate will have a strong understanding of how to support > moderately to > advanced hosting customers across different operating systems. > > You must be able to, at a minimum, Download, Compile, Install, > Customize, > Troubleshoot, use, and SUPPORT the following applications: > > 1. MySQL > 2. Apache > 3. Bind > 4. ProFTPd > 5. SSHd > 6. PostgreSQL > 7. Squid > 8. Sendmail > 9. Qmail > 10. Webmin > 11. Postfix > 12. CVS > 13. Samba > 14: rsync > > You must also have proven General System administrator abilities > including: > > ? Simple Script Writing > ? Scheduling Cron Jobs > ? Backing up Data to Tape or Other devices (SAN) > ? Creating secure NFS shares > ? Adding and removing users > ? Add / remove applications to startup procedures > ? Configure (add and remove) Network Devices, Ports, and Protocols > > You will be required to demonstrate your technical abilities in a test > / > simulated hosting environment at our corporate headquarters in > Rocklin, CA. > > Some travel to may be required (Domestic). Must be willing to be > on-call. > Must be willing to work with customers who own and operate adult > oriented > websites. > > ** Must be at least 21 years of age. > ** Must live in the Silicon Valley, California area. > ** Must be able to work unsupervised. > ** Must have good time management skills. > ** Must be available to work the times and days specified. > ** Must be able to work on call if needed. > ** Must be willing to have work schedule altered as needed. > ** Must agree to civil and criminal background investigation. > > Please send current Resume, Salary Requirements, and References. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-jobs > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-jobs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >