Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 17:13:45 +0100 From: Ashley Moran <work@ashleymoran.me.uk> To: freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org Subject: Senior Unix/Network Administrator and DBA roles, UK Message-ID: <BE7B6B71-345D-43F2-8D3B-B30F5B4E9BAE@ashleymoran.me.uk>
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Codeweavers Ltd <http://www.codeweavers.net>; is a web development =20 company based in Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Job description below, also available here: <http://=20 www.opensourcexperts.com/Jobs/viewjob.html?id=3D412> We are also recruiting for a DBA role and Unix/FreeBSD skills would =20 be a big advantage there. This job is listed here: <http://=20 www.opensourcexperts.com/Jobs/viewjob.html?id=3D411> (not copied in = below) Please e-mail enquiries to roland@codeweavers.net and copy =20 ashley.moran@codeweavers.net ***** Senior Unix/Network Administrator - full time, =A325-35k We are looking to recruit an experienced (min 3 years) Senior Network =20= Administrator to work with our existing Network Administrator to =20 maintain and enhance our internal network and hosting environment and =20= support the development team. We require someone who is experienced and skilled in as many of our =20 areas of work as possible. Some areas are critical, such as an =20 understanding of Unix-type systems. Mainly though, we need someone =20 who with a good theoretical understanding of IT who can demonstrate =20 depth of knowledge in key areas with an ability to learn rapidly. Duties: =95 Supervise and train our existing network administrator =95 Maintain a fast and reliable mixed-client network =95 Enhance our back-up system and audit emergency procedures =95 Audit our security and maintain an appropriately tight network =95 Maintain and improve our e-mail system =95 Maintain and improve our hosting environment =95 Assist developers automating deployment tasks =95 Assist a DBA in scripting and automating data management =95 Implement a thorough centralised monitoring and logging solution Technical skills required: =95 Detailed knowledge of low-level networking issues, such as =20 Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP. You must be competent at configuring a =20 firewall for security and monitoring (we use OpenBSD's pf) =95 Experience maintaining and upgrading *nix servers, preferably =20 FreeBSD. Our most critical non-Windows servers run FreeBSD. =95 Excellent scripting skills. We aim to automate everything =20 possible, and have a range of Bourne Shell and Ruby scripts in =20 place. (You do not necessarily need to know Ruby, but you must be =20 capable of scripting in something similar, such as Perl or Python). =95 We automate a lot of data tasks, and while we are hiring a DBA to =20= take responsibility for this, you will be expected to work together =20 to ensure robust solutions. =95 Assisting the development team in automating application =20 deployment. You will not take full responsibility for this but an =20 eagerness to help is important. =95 Understanding of web hosting and co-location. We rely on Apache to =20= front our live environment and it is critical that it runs continuously. =95 Understanding of ActiveDirectory domains and Small Business =20 Server / Exchange Personal skills required: =95 Quick and enthusiastic learner. We have a wide range of =20 technologies in place already and we need someone who is eager to =20 learn them all. =95 Good communication skills. Everything you do must be clearly =20 documented in the company wiki, and you will have to train our =20 current administrator on any enhancements or new systems =20 implemented. We need someone who is approachable and eager to share =20 their knowledge. =95 Forward-thinking. We need someone who can identify weaknesses in =20= our infrastructure, recommend and implement appropriate solutions =20 before they cause issues. =95 Confident. We need someone who is prepared to make significant =20 changes if they are necessary, and have the technical skill to see =20 them through. =95 Understanding of the needs of others. You must work with the rest =20= of the team to ensure that changes to the network don't prevent =20 anyone from working. =95 High standards. We want someone who is proud to see a fast, =20 stable, secure network. Technologies we use: =95 OpenBSD/pf (firewalls) =95 FreeBSD (development and hosting servers) =95 Gentoo (file servers) =95 Mac OS X =95 Windows Small Business Server 2000 / Exchange / ActiveDirectory =95 Windows 2000 / XP =95 Apache (2.2) =95 IIS =95 mongrel =95 Ruby
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