freebsd jobs - Apr 2006 - FreeBSD System Administrator Wanted - Rockville, Maryland

UNIX System Administrator for Application Service Provider

 

MailerMailer, an email list hosting and management service, has an immediate
opening for a mid-level UNIX system administrator with at least 4 years of
system administration experience (on-site, full-time, salaried position).

 

We are seeking a self-motivated individual with the ability to work
independently with little supervision, document work and processes in
detail, communicate clearly, and take initiative to achieve the "big
picture" goal and not just perform a task. A successful applicant will be
able to demonstrate an ability to keep abreast of recent technological
developments as well as showing a strong and positive team focus.

 

Location: Rockville, Maryland

 

 

Responsibilities:

 

* Manage day to day operations and maintenance of all data and communication
systems, including incident resolution of network hardware issues

 

* Respond to alert pages from various monitoring services to help guarantee
our 99.9% uptime requirement

 

* Install patches and upgrades for existing equipment and arrange
repair/replacement of broken equipment

 

* Deal with vendors to procure new equipment

 

* Install and configure new equipment and various software on servers and
workstations, including possible ports or reconfigurations from one server
to another

 

* Scan security reports from each server for potential threats and
vulnerable packages

 

* Create system and data back-ups

 

* Occasionally drive to co-location facility in northern Virginia to
install/remove equipment (be able to safely lift and move equipment weighing
40-50 lbs on server racks)

 

The candidate will also develop and document a systematic approach to
configure, maintain, and monitor software on production servers.
Additionally, the job involves developing a systematic approach to deploy
and monitor our custom software to our production environment.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

A successful candidate will possess the following skills:

 

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

 

* Strong background in Unix system administration (FreeBSD preferred)

 

* Strong background working with Ethernet networking, Apache, DNS, and Perl

 

* Candidates must be local and must be eligible to work in the U.S.
(Rockville, MD)

 

 

More about MailerMailer:

 

MailerMailer is a fun place to work. We are a small business with a
friendly, relaxed, and casual environment. We value our team members and
take their input seriously. Our customers include thousands of companies,
non-profits, and government agencies. Competitive benefits package included,
along with some perks you will not find in many other companies including
company-paid cell phone, home Internet access, generous 401k plan, and more.

 

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to: 

hr+freebsd at mailermailer dot com

Carroll-Net is a leading Application Service Provider. We're seeking a
resourceful Windows/FreeBSD System Administrator to help manage our
mission-critical datacenter.  You will support our customers around the
region from our Hackensack, NJ headquarters where you will be based.

This is a great opportunity for a dedicated, detail oriented, technology
hound, who knows administration "cold".  For someone who
lives-and-breathes
computers this is an exciting high visibility job.

This is a truly great opportunity for a hard-core tech "geek" who
takes
enormous pride in his or her work, and who's attention to detail is
unmatched.  Ability to quickly troubleshoot and resolve problems is a must.


We're looking for you if you're able to walk into any situation, no
matter
how chaotic, size-up exactly what needs to get done, figure out the solution
from your own experience or from doing research, and then solve the problem.
 
In this role you will:

.	Manage day-to-day operation of the company's servers
.	Help ensure 24x7 data-center uptime
.	Maintain firewalls, antivirus and identity management systems
.	Manage data recovery and backup services
.	and share an on-call responsibility

These are the technologies with which you'll encounter

.	FreeBSD 3.x - 5.x, Windows 2000 - 2003
.	Active Directory & Samba
.	Apache & PostgreSQL
.	Shell & Perl scripting
.	Cisco equipment running OSPF

You need to have a strong understanding of TCP/IP networking protocols and
principles.

Understanding how to integrate Windows and FreeBSD is something that will
definitely help you in this job. The position requires you have at least a
Microsoft MCP. If you've got the  "right stuff", we'd be
willing to sponsor
an MCP cert.


** Must live in the Hackensack, New Jersey area 
** Must agree to civil and criminal background check