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Operations Engineer Skytap
Skytap is seeking candidates looking for an exciting entry into an IT/Operations career, or with some existing IT/Operations experience. An ideal candidate would have a passion for standardization and details, a desire to learn, and a positive, proactive customer service attitude - genuine people-skills are extremely important. We are looking for candidates with advanced computer use experience, education or experience in IT/Operations, or similar qualifications for a fast-paced near entry-level IT/Operations position.Skytap operations is a fun, collaborative environment integrating disciplines of systems engineering, network engineering, and operations practices. Cloud computing is one of today's hottest technologies and Skytap is leading the way by providing self-service virtual data centers in just a few clicks. Skytap's operations team helps ensure the continued excellence of our production cloud service as well as our corporate IT infrastructure.
This is an opportunity to apply and expand your skills across a wide range of technologies. This is an ideal job for a very capable, motivated individual who is looking to launch a new career or continue a new career in IT/Operations. This position provides extensive opportunities to work with emerging and leading technologies as well as develop skills in IT and Data Center Operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Work closely with a talented team of engineers and architects
Perform IT administration tasks as assigned
Deploy and maintain physical data center infrastructure
Learn new related skills as needed to complete assigned tasks
Respond to IT help desk requests
Required Background and Skills:
Be a highly-motivated team player
Strong background in computer use
Basic understanding of networking, virtualization, servers
Command-line, web, and graphical user interfaces
Related Platforms, Systems, Hardware, and Software:
Mac OSX Desktop
Apple Hardware
VMWare ESXi, Virtual Center
Ubuntu Server
CentOS
Oracle Solaris
Relational databases
LAMP stack and components
Microsoft Windows XP/7 and Server 2003/2008
Blade servers and chassis
Core routing and switching (Juniper, Brocade/Foundry, Cisco)
Networking security appliances
Application load-balancing systems
Layer 1 data center infrastructure
Storage / San technologies
| Location: | Seattle, WA United States |
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Skytap
Investors: Madrona Venture Group, OpenView Venture Partners, WRF CapitalAll Jobs: at Skytap
| Web Site: | www.skytap.com |
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| Headquarters: | 00000 United States |
| Industry: | IT Services |
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