Systems Administrator RecycleBank

Systems Administrator

NYC

The Linux System Administrator will be part of a team of highly skilled, dedicated individuals who support high-volume, multi-tier Internet applications on a 24 x 7 basis as well as Development and QA environments and users.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Support of all aspects of the environment (hardware, OS, application software)
• Provide system administration, operational support, problem resolution, and perform hardware and software installations and maintenance as required
• Manage and maintain system and application data through its lifecycle
• Design, implementation, testing and documentation of new and old infrastructure components, services and enhancements
• Application and System health and performance monitoring including responding to production issues and capacity planning and sizing
• Troubleshooting on a hardware/OS/application level
• Work closely with Software Engineering, Vendors and the Internal team to isolate and repair problems as well as help drive the operational enhancements into the products
• Document standards, operating and technical procedures for the system(s) and acts as a technical resource to IT staff and system users
• Participate in a 24x7 On Call rotation and off-peak maintenance activities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must have strong experience with Unix Scripting: shell, perl, python, php or equivalent from an automation and monitoring standpoint.
• Must have the ability to identify and create tools to support every day tasks.
• Must have working knowledge of SAN and storage technologies (ie. FC, FCoE, iSCSI, Direct attached) - 3par, Netapp and Cisco SAN Switching a plus.
• Must have deep systems knowledge of x86 based Enterprise hardware and software (ie. Blade Systems â€" Cisco UCS, and Linux OS internals)
• Working knowledge of a some of the following technologies and the like: openldap, IPA, nfs, ntp, dns, postfix/sendmail, kickstart/cobbler, dhcp, pxe boot, yum, subversion, puppet, lvs, clustering (redhat), server virtualization (xen, kvm, rhev, and vmware), lvm, multipathing, and interface bonding
• Working knowledge of Jboss, ruby on rails, apache, and tomcat administration
• Magento experience is a plus
• A strong grasp of building and maintaining infrastructure in the “cloud†- a plus
• Security and System / Network Hardening and best practices knowledge - a plus
• Experience with monitoring and analysis systems (ie. Nagios, ganglia, solar winds, splunk, etc…).
• Experience administering large busy mysql servers and clusters
• Experience managing infrastructure for enterprise backups a plus
• Strong written and verbal skills required
• Ability to work with a geographically diverse group of technically skilled individuals and drive projects from inception to completion.
• Strong Mentoring and team building skills highly desirable
• Listens to and considers the ideas, needs, preferences of colleagues, partners and agencies.
• Committed to making a measurable, positive difference in interactions with colleagues, partners and the community
• Approachable, easy to engage
• Keeps promises an insures intentions and promises are reflected in all actions

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 4+ years of RedHat Enterprise Linux System Administration
• 2+ years of Networking (Cisco) Administration (Nexus Switches, Firewalls, Routers, & Load balancers) a plus
• Must have 3 years of recent experience in a Production Support environment.
• BS in a technical discipline or equivalent

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ABOUT RECYCLEBANK

Recyclebank helps create a more sustainable future by rewarding people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from more than 3,000 local and national businesses. Through its online platform and partnerships with municipalities, haulers, small businesses and corporate brands, Recyclebank is empowering individuals to make a collective impact on the environment by increasing household recycling, reducing household energy usage and taking other environmentally-preferred actions. Recognized as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme and for Outstanding Excellence in Public/Private Partnerships from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Recyclebank is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.Recyclebank.com.
Recyclebank is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics.