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Systems Administrator

Job Summary

Hobsons is seeking a Systems Administrator.  Candidate will be responsible for maintaining a complex infrastructure for the delivery of Hobsons products, with a focus on Linux Administration, but also will be required to support many different technology components within the Hobsons infrastructure.

We are currently seeking a Systems Administrator to work in either our Arlington, VA or Oakland, CA office.  Candidate can work from home, but should be available to work part-time in the office.    

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks.  Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.  Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required
• Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary
• Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-6 years system administration experience

• Key Success Factors:
  • Troubleshooting
  • Strategic vision with respect to technology
  • Complex thinking
  • Communication
• Ability to effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to research & solve complex issues independently
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high quality results
• Strong analytical skills, business planning, and project management skills
• Collaborates effectively with others to identify and resolve issues
• 4 year degree technical major, such as engineering or computer science

Experience installing and maintaining the following technology components required:

• Linux Operating System (various versions)
• Linux web & middleware products, such as Apache, Tomcat, Nginx, Jboss, Membase
• Linux Services, such as, Wordpress, Joomla
• Linux scripting tools, such as Bash, Perl, Python, PHP, and Powershell

Experience with the following technology is preferred, but not required:

• Sonicwall firewalls
• F5 Load balancers
• Riverbed WAN optimizers
• HP and Dell network switches
• EMC or Dell Equal Logic SAN Storage
• VirtualIron or VMWare virtualization software
• Monitoring tools, such as IPMonitor, Zenoss, Perfmon
• Database products such as Oracle, MySql or MSSql
• Cloud services such as AWS, Linode and Rightscale
• Windows server and IIS
• Configuration and Software Management tools, such as Chef, Cobbler, Git, Jenkins
   

We are a hard-working, fun-loving office, and we’re looking for the right fit—someone with great communication skills and a solid work ethic who picks up skills quickly.

Hobsons offers a competitive salary along with an excellent benefits package including:

·           Health Insurance

·           Life and Disability Insurance

·           Dental Plan

·           401K Plan

·           Section 125/Flexible Spending Accounts

·           Generous Holiday and Vacation Schedule

To learn more about Hobsons, please visit our corporate Web site at www.hobsons.com.

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