System Engineer Operative
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Description
Why Operative?
As the market leader in Advertising Business Management, Operative?s core purpose is to connect people, processes and technology in a way that allows media and advertising industries to run an increasingly complex business with simplicity. We give media companies and their partners the freedom to move fast and forward, enabling more than 200 industry leaders to balance operational efficiencies with product innovation, and reduce advertising transaction costs.
We?re a dynamic, high-growth company with a culture where every voice is heard and each opinion valued. We promote opportunity, ownership and responsibility, while maintaining high standards of fairness, diversity, collaboration and individual achievement. As a provider of a next-generation software platform and technology-enabled services, we seek competitive people with a passion for media and technology, an ability to work collaboratively, and an entrepreneurial spirit that propels innovation. We spend every hour of every day analyzing, researching and developing ways to make media companies more profitable. Yes, we?re a little geeky, but we?re also fun, and more scientific and logical than the competition. Operative offers the opportunity to experience a vast learning curve and the ability to be truly ground-breaking in a way that affects how we do business, and ultimately builds value for our employees, customers, partners and shareholders.
Headquartered in New York City with an international base in London and offices around the world, Operative provides a full range of software and services to many of the world?s leading media companies, including: The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, MSN, MTV, Pandora and Sony. For more information, please visit: www.operative.com.
Position Overview
Operative is looking for smart, energetic and technically strong System Engineers. You will have the opportunity to learn about the digital advertising domain and make a significant contribution to customer success and adoption of the Operative.One platform.
Essential Key Results Areas:
A commitment to support of mission-critical environments
Dedication to a collaborative working style and the ability to work well in small teams
A forward thinker with strong business sense
A desire to learn and use new technologies
Interpersonal skills to support interaction with development engineers, peers, and management
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced / dynamic team environment
Job Responsibilities
Support operations of SAAS-focused system infrastructure including servers, networking components and data center facilities
Act as point of escalation for Product Support staff
Interact with Development Engineering to isolate bugs and improve stability of future releases
Be able to work independently in complex environments toward high-level goals
Develop monitoring solutions to ensure that any unexpected issues are promptly identified and escalated
Develop, deploy and manage Disaster Recovery solutions
Simulate customer problems to facilitate problem resolution
Identify repetitive support issues and possible workarounds
Participate in a rotational on-call schedule to provide 24 x 7 support
Other responsibilities as assigned by management
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor?s degree in a technical field or equivalent training/experience.
Logical approach to troubleshooting
Expert working knowledge in at least two of the following areas:
Linux
SAN subsystems
Networking technologies
Backup / disaster recovery solutions
Working knowledge in the following areas:
SQL databases (MySQL/MSSQL/Oracle)
Windows servers
Monitoring solutions such as Zabbix, Nagios, Cacti, etc
Effective time management
Strong written, oral and visual communication skills
Experience
2+ years supporting systems and networking infrastructure in a mission-critical environment
Project management experience with infrastructure deployment
3Par SAN experience desirable
Ad Serving or web analytic experience desirable
Operative offers an attractive compensation package as well as comprehensive benefits.
401K plan
Equity
High-Growth company
A variety of health and dental plans to choose from
Paid vacation
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Flexible Spending Account
Activity lounge equipped with foosball and ping pong
New York ?Bagel Day? every Wednesday morning
Free soda, juices, snacks daily
Fun atmosphere filled with talented, hard-working, creative people
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40 West 25th Street
10th Floor
New York, NY 10010
United States
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