DevOps/ System Engineer LOCAL ONLY

Job Description
• Provide installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems server-side software and related infrastructure.
• Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required
• Perform daily system monitoring, server resources, systems and key processes.
• Reviewing simple system logs, and verifying completion of cron jobs such as backups.
• Troubleshoot Linux, Apache, Java, JBOSS, and OpenDS. Knowledge of all layers of the OSI model, most importantly the application (layer 7).
• Implement automated approaches for system administration tasks. Leverage our self-hosted Chef deployment.

Qualifications
• Experience with Linux and CentOS, including repository management, system patching, and CLI configuration/administration.
• Knowledge about DevOps Tools supporting Continuous Delivery – Chef, Bamboo, Vagrant, Maven.
• Expertise in various architect and support functions for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Cloud environments – AWS, Rackspace, Savvis, Terremark, and GoGrid.
• Experience installing and configuring application servers, e.g. Apache (Ant Scripting), Tomcat, Jboss and database/directory servers (MySQL, OpenDS).
• Expertise in scripting and automating your daily work tasks on Linux.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem solving skills, good customer communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related areas.
• Python and knowledge of python web frameworks
• Experience with GIT
• Open source contributions / github projects
• System administration / IT

Additional Information
Compensation & Benefits:
• Excellent Pay, Benefits and Bonus – depending on experience.
• Stock Options and 401(k) Plan
• Vacation/PTO and Career Advancement
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans

For more details about this and other related roles, please contact liz at squaredomain dot com