By Stephen Willey -
Job Description
Part of an engineering team designing, installing and maintaining a
large, multinational network of Linux (CentOS), Windows and Mac
workstations and servers. The job ranges all the way from helpdesk to
rebuilding kernel modules and implementing international network
management tools.
As a member of the team primarily supporting our Vancouver office
you’ll be expected to quickly solve problems, build systems to prevent
them happening in the first place and implement tech that works well
in response to rapidly changing requirements.
Responsibilities
- Although not an entry-level position, helpdesk is part of the job.
- Server and workstation builds and maintaining configuration for
those builds (currently Puppet).
- Network installs of third party apps/plugins and assisting the
development team with integrating them into the existing workflow.
- Creation/maintenance of monitoring systems and maintenance scripts.
- Hardware builds - Everything from basic workstations to LAN/WAN
setups and clustered filesystems.
Requirements
- This is always here, but it is so important: excellent
communication. If you can’t convey your point in a meeting, keep the
rest of the team informed on your chunk of work or explain complex
systems and problems to the layman, this isn't for you.
- Good Linux skills. Not just installing Ubuntu at home. You should
know how to rebuild an rpm. You should know what Puppet is and have
used it (or something similar). ifcfg-eth0 shouldn't be a random
combination of letters and numbers to you and you shouldn't need to be
told where the logs are.
- You should be comfortable with NAS, NFS, CIFS, DHCP, LDAP, etc.
- Good cross-OS skills. As mentioned above, we use Windows, Linux and
Mac. You should be comfortable on all of them (although this
particular role is primarily Linux).
- Work well when issues are pulling you in every direction. You
should be able to prioritise, keep your cool and be able to work
efficiently under pressure.
- Excellent problem solving skills. A lot of the issues we face are
not simple. If you can provide examples from your past where you've
had to break down a large problem in order to tackle it, that will be
to your advantage.
- You've got to be able to lift a big server.
If you're interested, please reply with your resume. No calls.
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Stephen Willey | Head of Systems and Engineering
T: +44 794 472 0543 | +1 604 367 5147
E: stephen.willey@primefocusworld.com
A: 2-4 Bucknall Street, London WC2H 8LA | 1205 Melville Street,
Vancouver V6E 0A6
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