IT Engineer / Linux System Administration Job ID : 1597
If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.
Location : Cupertino, CA
Type : Temp to Perm
Status : Closed
Key Skills : IT / Linux System Administration, installation & configuration, RAID, Active Directory, database, scripting
Description :
This is a 4-month contract with the possibility of going to perm with a company that has written an incredibly fast massively parallel SQL database system that will be the latest and greatest, state-of-the-art database tool for data warehousing, business intelligence and reporting.
If you'd like to be a part of a young, healthy, and growing company with a super fast DBMS, please send your resumes ASAP.
This position is for immediate hire.
Key Objectives :
- Leverage broad technical knowledge to provide IT support of key business objectives including but not limited to organizational growth and customer engagement activities.
- Provide local and remote support at the technical level to all internal staff across three physical offices.
- Work to maximize employee effectiveness and efficiency in utilizing implemented technology through training sessions and documentation.
- Maintain positive relations through a friendly, approachable demeanor, and in providing exceptional customer service to all staff.
- Develop IT infrastructure and training to broaden the reach of IT while maximizing the number of internal customers that can be supported per IT engineer.
Specific Responsibilities :
- Handle support requests via IT trouble ticketing system.
- Support all IT resources including Email, VoIP, Workstations / Laptops, OS, Network Connectivity, VPN, and server clusters.
- Maintain documentation of IT-related assets.
- On-site and Off-site troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair.
- Design smart technical solutions to solve problems and meet objectives.
- Make recommendations for improvements to IT systems.
- Create documentation and knowledge base articles.
- Provide training to staff on utilizing IT products and services.
- Review internal design and specification documents to provide customer perspective.
- Continually increase knowledge of new IT technologies.
- Participate in the Agile process Scrum.
Requirements :
Required Technical Skills :
- In-depth knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration including installation and configuration, disk / RAID configuration, network configuration, and general troubleshooting.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Server, and centralized workstation management tools.
- Experience implementing and / or supporting an integrated Windows / Linux server and workstation environment.
- Experience with commercial database products such as MySQL, Oracle, DB2, Sybase, Informix, Postgres etc.
- Fundamental understanding of network and system security concepts.
- UNIX scripting languages including shell, python, sed / awk, Perl.
- Familiar with network diagnostic tools, TCP / IP, and Cisco access-network switching products.
- Knowledge of clean structured cabling techniques.
Required Experience :
- Minimum 5 years of recent, professional experience in hands-on IT support and engineering role.
- Prior software start-up experience.
- Prior IT engineering experience.
- BS or equivalent experience in a technical field (Computer Science preferred).
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