Want to join a successful, cutting-edge biotech software firm and change the way they work? Our client is seeking a talented deployment automation expert who has extensive experience with continuous deployment in a large environment. Youll spearhead automatic, continuous deployment for their flagship, groundbreaking research tool.
More than just installing a framework and calling it a day, youll captain a team of skilled IT professionals as you gather the know-how and resources to revamp the deployment of both a web-application and an installed client. Over the course of a year, youll spearhead several projects because project leads rotate every few months as projects finish and priorities move forward.
What youll be doing
-Understanding, designing and developing scalable automation platform for deploying and updating Ingenuity applications.
-Administering applications running on a 200+ server Linux environment
-Developing and maintaining scripts for monitoring and reporting various aspects of system performance, resource utilization, and application usage
-Performance tuning and troubleshooting complex system and application issues
-Providing 24 x 7 on-call support
Required Skills
What the Client is Looking for (Must Have)
-Prior experience with building and deploying automated deployment architectures which can scale.
-4 years *nix system administration experience.
-Experience with the following languages, listed in order of importance: perl, shell scripting, java, sql, html.
-Experience of administering java based web applications running on J2EE application servers such as Jboss, Tomcat, WebLogic, or WebSphere.
-Extensive experience with one or more of the following open source tools and applications such as Apache, haproxy, svn, cassandra, mysql, Nessus, nagios, Ethereal, etc.
-Strong understanding of system and network security strategies.
-BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent, or 4 additional years of relevant experience.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills.
What the Client is Looking for (Nice to Have)
-8+ years *nix sysadmin experience, with at least 2 year managing environments of 100+ servers.
-Experience with these languages: php, javascript, python
-Professional certifications in Linux, networking, and/or security
-Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios or MRTG
-Experience with Oracle or Mysql database administration
-Experience working in an ASP / SaaS, or ISP environment
-Prior experience in a customer facing professional services role
-Able to operate in a physical environment (i.e. travel, lifting server racks. etc.)
Source: Joel On Software