[ale] Immediate Need! Linux/Unix SysAdmin Job Opportunity

Jeff Hubbs hbbs at comcast.net
Thu May 31 12:55:13 EDT 2007


Why don't these postings just say "Red Hat and Solaris Admin" if that's
what they really mean?  If they'd turn away someone with 10 years of
day-in-day-out Debian and AIX experience, then they don't need a
"Linux/Unix" admin.

Rory Savage wrote:
> Nuvox Communications is in need for an immediate filling of a Sr.
> level Linux/Unix Systems Administrator.  Please see the below
> description, and apply.   This is a great opportunity to work for a
> great company with excellent benefits.
>
> *Sr. Systems Administrator - GVL(1989)*
>
> http://www.nuvox.com/About/Careers/job_description.php?jid=1989
>
> *Location: *Greenville, SC
> *Date Needed: *May 29, 2007
>
> *Description: *
> The Sr Systems Administrator position requires a versatile individual
> with the experience and capability to enhance the activities of a
> technology infrastructure engaged in computer operations, systems
> administration, and networking services. This individual is
> responsible for performing the following duties: server
> administration, backup/recovery, storage management, performance
> tuning, high availability, server security, and project management.
> Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills required to
> diagnose and then communicate all levels of infrastructure (Network,
> Server/OS, SAN, Database, and Application). They must have working
> knowledge of Solaris, SAN infrastructures, and Backup Infrastructures.
> This individual will be expected to participate in a duty schedule to
> support 24x7 operations. This position requires the individual to both
> work well as a team member and to work on projects with little
> supervision.
>
> This open position is to supplement the existing tier-III Server
> Support team which is responsible for administering all internal and
> external servers across the company?s 16-state, regionally dispersed
> infrastructure. Well over 500 servers exist; with external clusters
> dedicated to a large-scale Sendmail mail server farm, the customer
> VoIP backbone as well as other ISP provider elements, and internally,
> Oracle server farms and support systems for various functions for
> 1200+ users.
>
> *Requirements:*
> Bachelor?s Degree
>
> 3-5 years UNIX Administration experience
>
> Excellent technical skills with proven experience leading UNIX
> projects and support. Expertise in Solaris, SAN Infrastructures, and
> Netbackup. Experience supporting an Oracle infrastructure is required.
> Must possess strong time management, decision-making, human relations
> and organizational skills. Must be able to research projects,
> establish direction, and execute project completion.
>
> Technical Experience Requirements:
>
> ? Minimum of 3 years experience administering SUN Solaris in an
> Enterprise environment
> ? Minimum of 3 years experience administering RedHat Linux in an
> Enterprise environment
> ? Minimum of 2 years supporting enterprise backups (Netbackup preferred)
> ? Minimum of 2 years cluster server experience (Veritas Cluster Server
> supporting Oracle preferred)
>
> Prefer candidates that have experience with:
> ? Experience in supporting a SAN Infrastructure
> ? Experience in supporting an Oracle infrastructure
> ? Experience with ISP service support activities
> ? Experience with clustered Sendmail environments
> ? Minimum of 2 years experience administering Weblogic
> ? HP-UX administration
> ? Experience with Cisco routers and switches, as well as a general
> understanding of networking principles
> ? Windows Server 2003, Windows Clustering, Exchange, IIS, or Citrix.
> ? Web Server Administration (preferably Apache with experience using
> servlets, jrun connectors, and Jakarta tomcat)
> ? Shell scripting
> ? Security Certified (preferably CISSP or Security+)
> ? Server security including OS security, application security, web
> security, and network security
> ? Code development and deployment, including ability to perform basic
> troubleshooting and compilation of Java, C/C++, and php.
> ? Implementing and integrating databases and applications.
>
>
> --
> Rory Savage, Systems Administrator
> Nuvox Communications, Server Operations
> A Data, Voice, and Solutions Provider
> Email: rsavage at nuvox.net <mailto:rsavage at nuvox.net>
>
>
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