| Advertiser: | Alexander Mann Solutions |
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| Job Title: | System Administrator-Six Month Fixed Term Contract | ||
| Job Description: |
System Administrator X 2
SIX MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT £50,000 P/A (Pro Rata) We are now seeking experienced System administrator's to work on a on a large-scale deployment of online services for customers in the coming months. The services will include web site deployments using a common CMS back-end as well as online game services. The role of the system administrator is to ensure that the infrastructure, hardware, operating system and application environments for these services are operational at all times. The engineer will be expected to work as part of a single team providing technical support for these services. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES •Deploy and manage front-office infrastructure •Execute infrastructure change control processes •Ensure 24/7 availability for all front-office services •Communicate and report all activities to team members. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Technical: •Strong level of Linux server experience. (Debian distribution preferred) •Experience in maintaining large scale infrastructure •Experience with MySQL administration, (installation, replication and backup) •Systems management (Nagios/hobbit, MRTG/Cacti/Munin, puppet/CFEngine) •Experience in implementing backup strategies, rapid recovery of failed hosts •Experience with automated deployment tools – e.g. (FAI/Kickstart/autoyast) •Strong TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, HTTP knowledge •experience with Firewalls (IPTABLES/Juniper/Checkpoint) Non-technical: •Effective communication, both verbal and written is considered as a vital part of this role. Must be a strong believer in documentation •Able to work independently without supervision - ability to prioritise tasks and work pro-actively •Able to work in a team environment •Good sense of humour and a strong will to learn In addition, following skills and/or experiences would be desirable: •Shell and/or perl scripting automation •SAN experience (Brocade + NetApp preferred) •Experience with Apache, PHP, JBOSS/tomcat •Load balancing experience (Linux IPVS or other) •High availability solutions (VRRP/HSRP, heartbeat, keepalived) •Routing and switching experience (Cisco/HP/Extreme) •Any C/C++, Java experience •IPSec VPN's. Please contact Zara Tang on 01925 25 25 93 for more information regarding this vacancy or send your CV to Zara.Tang@amiqus.com |
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| Skills Required: | System Administrator-Six Month Fixed Term Contract | For jobs based in the UK it is unlawful to employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK. Please ensure you have this permission before applying, unless the advert states otherwise. | |
| Location: | Brentford | ||
| Job Type: | Contract | ||
| Rate: | £50K Per Year Benefits: PRO RATA | ||
| Start Date: | ASAP Duration: 6 Months | ||
| Contact: | Zara Tang | Contact E-mail: | zara.tang.89983.480@alexmannjobs.com |
| Contact Tel: | 01925 25 25 93 | Contact Fax: | |
| Reference: | 3948/ZT/SA | Added: | 16-08-2008 |
