Senior Sys Admin, San Francisco/Burlingame

[Joe Daly]

Hello,

We're a pure Free-BSD shop (except for the one dumb Windows machine  
for those idiots in Accounting =) looking for an experienced Systems  
Administrator for Systems Management, Infrastructure Design, Capacity  
Planning, Policy Creation, etc. We're a start-up offering a  
challenging opportunity to grow a global network.

Details below.

Send your resume to careers at bitgravity.com.

Regards,
Joe

About BitGravity

BitGravity allows media and Internet companies to differentiate on  
consumer experience through a content distribution network optimized  
for video and rich media. BitGravity’s CDN is architected to be  
mission critical and deliver the kind of rich media that consumers  
expect and want – HD-quality videos that play instantly, uninterrupted  
audio streams and interactive applications unbounded by traditional  
limitations of Internet content delivery. The company is based in  
Burlingame, Calif., and is privately funded.

We are currently seeking a Sr. UNIX System Administrator in our  
Burlingame, CA headquarters. It is the responsibility of the System  
Administrator to to manage servers running FreeBSD in a geographically  
distributed infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will be team-oriented and have very strong  
technical, communication, and organizational skills within a fast- 
paced and exciting environment. Most importantly, the ideal candidate  
will have a proven track record of being creative and flexible, with a  
strong work ethic and enjoy solving technical issues.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Systems life cycle management
Systems infrastructure design
Capacity planning
SOP creation and enforcement.
Incidence response: participate with other members from BitGravity  
Network Operations Center, BitGvaity technical support and development  
teams to response and mitigate any service degraded problems
Participate in service architecture enhancement review discussions to  
contribute knowledge and expertise for BitGravity global network
Qualifications:

5+ years UNIX (FreeBSD experience a plus) systems administration  
experience, including working in a high-performance system  
administration team with 24x7 service level requirements.
Strong UNIX systems administration, troubleshooting, and diagnostic  
skills.
Demonstrated proficiency in shell scripting for administration  
automation.
Knowledge of standard networking protocols and services (DNS, TCP/IP,  
NFS, HTTP, rsync) and ability to troubleshoot/diagnose networking  
issues.
Experience in best security practices
Experience in Hardware storage arrays, SAN, fibre-channel design
Experience in MySql administration, installation, monitoring, and  
replication.
Excellent written capability for documentation and vocal communication  
skills are needed.
BS or MS in Computer Science preferred
What We Offer Our Employees:

The opportunity to work with a great team!
The chance to have an impact and make a difference in our company.
Chance to learn new and valuable skill-sets.
The opportunity to work in a competitive and collaborative environment.
Flexible work schedule.
Paid vacation time
Health benefits

Joe Daly
joedaly at bitgravity.com
D: 650-353-9913
AIM: oscarjoedaly