[SVLUG-Jobs] Senior Linux Systems and Network Administrator in Walnut Creek

[Chad Netzer]

Hello, I am an employee at Merfin, LLC, which is located in Walnut Creek, and we 
have need for a full time systems administrator to work on-site.  There is also 
a requirement for some remote administration and occasional travel to Princeton, 
New Jersey.

Chad Netzer
Merfin, LLC
925-937-4560


Merfin, LLC is a small and growing investment fund management company, looking
for a systems administrator who can work with a small team, and eventually lead
the design, growth, and maintenance of our heterogeneous system infrastructure.
We require strong skills working with Linux based computation and storage
networks in production and development environments, and some familiarity with
basic Windows networking environments.  An understanding of Python is a
requirement of the position, although experience with other scripting languages
(Bash, Ruby, Perl, etc.) and an ability and willingness to adapt is fine to
start with.

Qualifications (required):
   * Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
   * Three or more years experience working with small to medium size networks
   * Several years experience with Linux and/or Unix systems administration
   * Experience working with hardware and OS setup and maintenance
   * Willing to learn and manage a small Windows/MacOS office network
   * Flexible work schedule to facilitate working in a 24/7 environment
   * Able to work with a team, as well as independently, on various projects
   * Able to document procedures in a reasonable manner (internal wiki)

Experience with any of these topics is a plus:
   * Developing tools in Python and Bash scripting languages
   * Network and Security Management (firewalls, SSH, VPN, DNS, DHCP)
   * Co-location, clustering, fault-tolerant systems
   * SAMBA, Windows Domains, Active Directory
   * Virtual Machines (Xen, VMWare, VirtualBox, UML)
   * Mail administration (IMAP, postfix)
   * NFS, automounting, NIS/YP
   * Tape backup hardware / Bacula
   * Basic web administration (httpd, wiki, etc.)
   * VPN configuration and secure private networks
   * VLANs and SNMP/RMON configuration and monitoring
   * Performance and Capacity monitoring (Nagios, ntop, etc.)
   * RAID-5/6 setup
   * Database admin (MySQL, Postgres)

Compensation is attractive and includes an incentive bonus based on fund
performance.

Please direct resumes or inquiries to resumes-wc at merfinllc.com