Codeweavers Ltd <http://www.codeweavers.net> is a web development company based in Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Job description below, also available here: <http:// www.opensourcexperts.com/Jobs/viewjob.html?id=412> We are also recruiting for a DBA role and Unix/FreeBSD skills would be a big advantage there. This job is listed here: <http:// www.opensourcexperts.com/Jobs/viewjob.html?id=411> (not copied in below) Please e-mail enquiries to roland@codeweavers.net and copy ashley.moran@codeweavers.net ***** Senior Unix/Network Administrator - full time, ?25-35k We are looking to recruit an experienced (min 3 years) Senior Network Administrator to work with our existing Network Administrator to maintain and enhance our internal network and hosting environment and support the development team. We require someone who is experienced and skilled in as many of our areas of work as possible. Some areas are critical, such as an understanding of Unix-type systems. Mainly though, we need someone who with a good theoretical understanding of IT who can demonstrate depth of knowledge in key areas with an ability to learn rapidly. Duties: ? Supervise and train our existing network administrator ? Maintain a fast and reliable mixed-client network ? Enhance our back-up system and audit emergency procedures ? Audit our security and maintain an appropriately tight network ? Maintain and improve our e-mail system ? Maintain and improve our hosting environment ? Assist developers automating deployment tasks ? Assist a DBA in scripting and automating data management ? Implement a thorough centralised monitoring and logging solution Technical skills required: ? Detailed knowledge of low-level networking issues, such as Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP. You must be competent at configuring a firewall for security and monitoring (we use OpenBSD's pf) ? Experience maintaining and upgrading *nix servers, preferably FreeBSD. Our most critical non-Windows servers run FreeBSD. ? Excellent scripting skills. We aim to automate everything possible, and have a range of Bourne Shell and Ruby scripts in place. (You do not necessarily need to know Ruby, but you must be capable of scripting in something similar, such as Perl or Python). ? We automate a lot of data tasks, and while we are hiring a DBA to take responsibility for this, you will be expected to work together to ensure robust solutions. ? Assisting the development team in automating application deployment. You will not take full responsibility for this but an eagerness to help is important. ? Understanding of web hosting and co-location. We rely on Apache to front our live environment and it is critical that it runs continuously. ? Understanding of ActiveDirectory domains and Small Business Server / Exchange Personal skills required: ? Quick and enthusiastic learner. We have a wide range of technologies in place already and we need someone who is eager to learn them all. ? Good communication skills. Everything you do must be clearly documented in the company wiki, and you will have to train our current administrator on any enhancements or new systems implemented. We need someone who is approachable and eager to share their knowledge. ? Forward-thinking. We need someone who can identify weaknesses in our infrastructure, recommend and implement appropriate solutions before they cause issues. ? Confident. We need someone who is prepared to make significant changes if they are necessary, and have the technical skill to see them through. ? Understanding of the needs of others. You must work with the rest of the team to ensure that changes to the network don't prevent anyone from working. ? High standards. We want someone who is proud to see a fast, stable, secure network. Technologies we use: ? OpenBSD/pf (firewalls) ? FreeBSD (development and hosting servers) ? Gentoo (file servers) ? Mac OS X ? Windows Small Business Server 2000 / Exchange / ActiveDirectory ? Windows 2000 / XP ? Apache (2.2) ? IIS ? mongrel ? Ruby