Junior Linux Administrator NYC

Junior Linux Administrator

 
Job ID: Job-1695       
Job Title:      Junior Linux Administrator     
location:       New York, NY   
Jobtype:        Contract-to-Hire       
Rate:          
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Description:    Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 11pm to 7am 

This position is for a temp-to-hire 3rd shift NOC technician, available immediately. . The candidate will train for the first week during regular business hours with the team to learn the platform and environment. The position is responsible for first level support and resolution of issues in our production environment, along with escalation of events to other team members according to their complexity. Occasional visits to our production data center in Brooklyn may be necessary when issues requiring a physical presence demand it. A permanent position is available longer term for a qualified candidate that shows an ability to work with the team in accordance to best practices and reliably demonstrates proficiency in issue resolution and proper escalation procedures. 

Requirements: 

- 2-4 years of Linux sys admin experience, preferably with RedHat or CentOS, or equivalent 

- Basic shell scripting and additional scripting in at least one language, ie. perl/python/php 

- Knowledge of apache web server 

- Linux networking stack 

- Knowledge of DNS 

- Proxy and/or load balancing servers such as nginx or haproxy 

- Experience working in a production data center environment 

- Knowledge of working with NFS as a client and server 

- Basic understanding of networking equipment such as firewalls and switches 

- Experience working with system monitoring platforms such as Nagios, Zabbix or Zenoss 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 

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