[SVLUG-Jobs] Sr. Linux Administrator - Perpetual Entertainment ( downtown SF )

[Joe Rizzo]

We are looking to fill a Senior Linux Systems Administrator position at
Perpetual Entertainment.  If you are interested, send your resume to
resumes at perpetual.com .  Please review the job description below.

Thanks,
Joe Rizzo

This position is posted on craigslist at:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/tch/189727540.html


Join the Perpetual Entertainment crew as we boldly explore the frontiers
of the online gaming universe! Perpetual, located in downtown San
Francisco, is poised to become a major player in the software
entertainment and platform development industry. Our core team members
are industry veterans, battle-scarred leaders in the field who cut their
teeth at EA, Blizzard, LucasArts, and other first-rate gaming companies.
They've all come to Perpetual for the same reasons: Perpetual
Entertainment is crafting the most innovative and anticipated massively
multiplayer games, and we're doing it in the center of the Bay Area's
cutting-edge technology community. San Francisco offers more culture
than any other city on the planet. Thus it is the perfect home for
Perpetual, a company that offers its employees such diverse
opportunities as exploring human civilization's ancient past and
creating alien planets!

Perpetual's mission is to craft gaming experiences that immerse players
in other worlds like no game has before. In order to continue our
stellar progress, we will need to add even more creative and motivated
people to our staff. Can you muster up to the challenge?

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising - Be part of the team that is recreating the
epic mythological adventure of the early Roman Empire: This
award-winning MMO title allows players to command their own squadron of
soldiers in defense of imperial Rome's majesty... or fight their way out
of the gladiator's arena and defy the might of an empire!

Star Trek Online - Join the crew creating the newest chapter in one of
the most beloved sci-fi franchises ever! Perpetual Entertainment is
staffing up to build the interstellar MMO Star Trek Online. If you have
the vision and skill to create the exotic worlds and fantastic creatures
of the Star Trek universe, we want you on board.




SENIOR LINUX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Administer and support a distributed Linux infrastructure for a
next-generation massively multi-player game.
* Provide architectural guidance and expertise in maintaining a
production systems environment that ensures 100% service uptime, best
practices-based configuration management, performance tuning, and robust
security practices.
* Install, Configure, Maintain Red Hat ES-based servers in a data center
environment.
* Plan and Implement OS upgrades, changes, and custom RPM deployments.
* Administer and customize high volume Apache and Tomcat installations
for custom java applications.
* Maintain Storage solutions based on directly attached RAID storage, as
well as iSCSI-based network storage.
* Maintain and extend open source monitoring tools such as Nagios,
Cricket, Rancid, etc.
* Ensure Business Continuity objectives are met through the diligent
maintenance of data backup/recovery processes and network security
practices.
* Develop key automation tools for streamlining workflow and systems
management
* Build and deploy new servers. Install, configure, and test operating
system , open-source, commercial and proprietary software.
* Maintain documentation of systems configurations and procedures.
* Work collaboratively with development, QA and other administrators to
develop and implement improved deployment practices.
* Assist users with problem resolution and answer system usage
questions.
* Work with hardware and software vendors to resolve hardware outages
and software defects.
* Review log files and other server monitoring data for problems and
perform proactive maintenance.
* Troubleshoot application, network, and server level problems for
internal systems
* Monitor the availability of patches and updates, evaluate the
importance to our environment and schedule installations accordingly.
* Assist the Network Operations Centre (NOC) in operational problems and
troubleshooting
* Keep current with latest Linux hardware and software technology, and
evaluate technologies as needed.
* Experience researching and recommending technology solutions
* Participate in infrastructure and capacity planning
* 7x24 on-call rotation for support of production systems

QUALIFICATIONS

* BS in Computer Science preferred or 7 years IT systems administration
experience
* 5 or more years relevant experience in Linux/Unix Systems
administration, including design, implementation, ongoing
administration, and support of critical production systems. Red Hat
Linux systems administration preferred.
* Proficient Linux scripting skills in bash, perl, or python
* Must have had significant experience in architecting and deploying
high availability internet-based systems and have deployed tools such as
load-balancers, LVS, or redundant server clusters.
* Experience in storage solutions, including RAID, iSCSI, backup/restore
practices.
* Has administered firewalls and can demonstrate expertise in OS
security fundamentals for publicly accessible linux/unix servers.
* Experience in Postgres or MySQL DBMS.
* Experience with common Linux and/or Unix Systems administration tools.
* Experience with LDAP, DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, NAS, Jumpstart, Kickstart,
systemimager
* Experience working with 3-tiered architectures in J2EE hosted
environments (Apache, Tomcat, Postgres)