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InMotion Hosting Systems Operations Administrator, Tier 3 in Viriginia Beach, Virginia
We are looking for a Systems Operations Administrator with a love of Linux and scripting experience in Python to join our Tier 3 team. In this role you will be a part of our highest level of technical escalation overseeing the management of our entire datacenter infrastructure.
With our Tier 3 Systems Operations team you will be directing and documenting the configuration, operation, and maintenance of hardware and software supporting web infrastructure. As an advocate for the customer, you will ensure any issues impacting the environment are resolved quickly and correctly through your in depth understanding of the LAMP stack, virtualization, and networking principles.
What You’ll Do:
Ensuring host performance is at or above defined thresholds for shared, VPS, and dedicated hosts
Ensure critical web infrastructure supporting company efforts are properly maintained, highly available, and secure and at all times
Review, plan, coordinate maintenance windows, software patches, and other routine operating system maintenance
Resolve open issues and escalations; provide root cause analysis as needed
Find opportunities to automate, secure, and derive metrics from regular operations, systems performance, and fault monitoring
Monitor customer facing systems and critical infrastructure for failures, outages, and performance issues
Identify and resolve gaps in our monitoring infrastructure and training, with the goal of end-to-end monitoring and testing for production infrastructure
Interact with vendors regarding license management, ordering/RMA activities, troubleshooting hardware or services for failure and performance, service contract research, and management
Compile, install, configure, update, and document software; use best practices and tools like package managers to assure maintenance and future patching exercises are as simple as possible
Maintain and secure access to confidential company information, passwords databases, authentication systems, and private key infrastructure
Assist in the data center as needed
Participate in peer review processes to assure coding standards and deployment processes maximize value and minimize potential disruption to business processes
What You’ll Get:
Profit sharing opportunities
Customizable 401(k) plans that include company matching
Medical, Dental, Vision Disability, Life Insurance
Reimbursement for tuition, certifications, or professional memberships
Additional paid time off to volunteer in your community
Opportunities for professional growth through career coaching, job shadowing, and company-wide trainings
Recognition for your years of service
Wellness initiatives
What We’re Looking For:
Two year degree or equivalent experience
3-5 years of system administration experience with UNIX/Linux
1-2 years working with large complex networks with multi-tiered network topologies
Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language, Python preferred
Experience prioritizing and resolving escalations in a help desk environment
Ability to assist with security audits using standard UNIX/ Linux tools
Thorough understanding of the “LAMP” stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl),
Strong knowledge of the cPanel/Web Host Manager (WHM) platform; includes GUI and CLI tools as well as knowledge of internals and automation APIs
Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies with an understanding of the challenges of load balancing and performance tuning in densely populated virtual environments
Solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts; understands principles of routing and switching, TCP/IP
Understanding and experience leveraging «Saltstack» for configuration management and standardization across thousands of hosts
Familiarity with continuous integration technology (CI) or continuous delivery systems such as « GitLab CI/CD »
Skills in troubleshooting with Bind, Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl applications/scripts
Location:
Remote
You can see more information about our company culture and our current products and services by following these links:
Meet our Founders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pg2eyi3ThU)
Why Work Here
What We Offer Our Customers (https://www.inmotionhosting.com/)
The salary for this position is $74,500+ annually and will be dependent upon proven knowledge, skill set, and experience.
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