About this job
Linux System Administrator, reporting to the Technical Director, develops and maintains all of Reelforge operational systems.
The System Administrator will be responsible for :-
Linux System Administrator, reporting to the Technical Director, develops and maintains all of Reelforge operational systems.
The System Administrator will be responsible for :-
- maintaining
the integrity and security of servers and systems used for development and
running Reelforge Software.
- The
System Administrator will also responsible for administering the Reelforge
Hosting Center running on Linux and Sun Solaris servers.
- You
will also conduct system analysis and development, with limited support
and direction from professional staff, to keep our systems current with
changing technologies.
- The
System Administrator must possess a strong background in the UNIX OS,
preferably with Linux/UNIX server administration.
- As
new technologies emerge and impact our systems, the System Administrator
will be expected to learn these technologies very quickly and resolve any
problems involved in integrating new technologies with our systems.
- The
System Administrator is a key technical resources for other Senior Staff,
providing advice, training and technical support for various projects.
- In
addition, the System Administrator works closely with professional
technical staff in the engineering and customer solutions teams in
evaluating current systems and making decisions on future development.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Manages
multiple UNIX servers and workstations ensuring proper integration of
these components with existing Reelforge computer systems.
- Manages
multiple linked databases to include security, data safety and integrity,
disaster recovery, and development and implementation of bulk data
import/export procedures.
- Plans
and implements system security policy, to include firewalls, host and
client access, file permissions, and user accounts.
- Conducts
growth analysis and capacity planning, and develops capital and operating
budget proposals.
- Designs
and develops advanced methods and procedures for collecting, organizing,
interpreting, and classifying data for input and/or retrieval.
- Designs
and programs specific applications in response to department needs;
installs and debugs new and/or upgraded software on server and client
platforms, ensuring compliance with current site licenses; designs,
programs, and manages websites and associated pages.
- Documents
the design of the operating environment
- Researches,
evaluates, purchases, installs, configures, and troubleshoots all
hardware, peripherals, and equipment necessary.
- Troubleshoots
networks, systems, and applications to identify and correct malfunctions
and other operational problems.
- Develops
and implements various training and instruction programs for users on the
use of operating systems, networking, applications, and databases.
- Maintains
a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and/or
systems
- May
lead or guide the work of other staff engaged in similar functions.
- Performs
miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Extensive
experience working with Linux UNIX system and program installation,
compilation and configuration;
- Previous
programming or scripting experience
- Understanding
of the administration of SQL database servers such as MySQL, and secure
web servers such as Apache with mod\_ssl
- Knowledge
of Perl or CGI scripting
- Working
knowledge of Bourne shell scripting;
- Knowledge
of standard backup infrastructures;
- System-level
security procedures, familiarity with cryptography tools (e.g. secure
shell, OpenSSL, IPSec);
- Experience
maintaining servers for standard Internet services such as DNS, NFS, DHCP,
Samba, printing (e.g. LPR, CUPS) and FTP service;
- Experience
with troubleshooting hardware;
- Ability
and motivation to learn new technologies quickly and with minimal support
and guidance;
- Effective
communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a
diverse group of clients and staff;Ability to work productively in teams.
Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number, so as to reach us by 31st October 2011.
Kindly disclose your current or past salary.
Failure to do so may disqualify your application.
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