Dealer.com is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team supporting our mission-critical infrastructure. We are looking for an individual with proven Linux expertise, who has supported a wide variety of technologies found in a modern-day web hosting environment. This individual needs to be a quick learner who is security-minded! The individual we are seeking will help us support our thousands of hosted customers utilizing the latest and greatest open source technologies.
Dealer.com has been revolutionizing the Automotive Industry by empowering its customers with the best technology solutions since its 1998 inception. Some of Dealer.com's recent awards include: 2010 Top Rated Website provider (Drivingsales.com), the fastest growing company in VT (Vermont Business magazine), and a 2010 Top Small Company Workplace (Inc. Magazine)! At Dealer.com we work hard and live well. Come join us!
In this role you will:
Automate: Strive for efficiency through automation of repetitive tasks
Develop tools for other teams self-service
Share our pager rotation
Partner with the rest of engineering to build our infrastructure on time and on budget
Contribute to the outstanding culture at Dealer.com
Requirements:
6+ years Linux System Administration and/or demonstrated ability
Deep experience with the following technologies:
CentOS/RHEL
Fluent in one or more practical programming languages (perl, python, etc.) plus comfort in shell scripting
Solid understanding and experience with the following: DNS, Virtualization, MySQL, Java web server administration, SMTP, Networking, Load balancers, Web servers, Monitoring, Capacity planning tools
Ability to design projects and see them through from inception to completion
Experience training junior members in technology, and leading technology projects
Communication - spoken and written - documentation is critical
Linux Build and Deployment tools (Kickstart, RPM packaging, Yum, etc
Centralized Authentication (LDAP, etc.)
Source Control Systems
Java Search Engines (solr/lucene/etc.)
Distributed Caches
Distributed Filesystems
Cloud technologies (filesystems, VMs, etc.)
Content Delivery Networks
Solaris
Capacity planning tools
Knowledge of the following technologies/concepts a plus: Distributed Computing Concepts and Implementations (MapReduce, Hadoop etc)
