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<DIV>Linux Administrator<BR>Pittsburgh, PA<BR>Permanent position<BR><BR>You will use your talent to complete complex assignments requiring extensive knowledge in areas related to Integration, Relationship, and Project Management. You will be responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of your assigned projects. You will be an important liaison between technology and the business you support, as you meet regularly with the business units to insure highest service levels are achieved and the appropriate decisions are made.<BR><BR>The successful candidate will have the following qualifications/skills:<BR><BR>B.S. in Computer Engineering or related field.<BR>Strong hands-on experience with Linux administration, scripting (e.g. shell, perl, sed, awk), and network security.<BR>5-10 years experience in administering, configuring, and maintaining Web Servers (specifically Apache v2.0 and higher).<BR>Strong understanding of Internet and distributed systems technologies, including infrastructure monitoring, configuration, and capacity management.<BR>Strong understanding of Network and Web Server Load Balancing and GTM and DNS configurations.<BR>Qualified candidate must be highly organized with excellent decision making, analytical, problem solving, and leadership skills.<BR>Excellent communication skills required, must be able to interface with all levels of business and technology partners.<BR>Additional experience in WebSphere, LDAP, RDMS and their interactions desired.<BR><BR>Responsibilities include:<BR>Administration of shared IBM Web Server environments, including administering, configuring, and maintaining Apache servers.<BR>Supporting J2EE development efforts and troubleshooting Web Server, Network Capacity, and Load Balancing issues.<BR>Supporting Test environment setups, code deployments, and configuration management.<BR>Implement automation of administrative tasks, including documentation.<BR>Evaluation, standardization, implementation, and documentation of supplemental administrative, monitoring, and development tools.<BR>Provide guidance for future direction of development and shared services environments and tools.<BR>Extended hours are sometimes required when working to achieve project deadlines or assist in resolution of Production system problems.<BR>After hours "on-call" support may be required from time to time.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dirk Carney<BR>Lead Technical Recruiter<BR>Software Specialists, Inc.<BR>724 933 6100 x 1102<BR>724 933 6106 (F)<BR><A href="mailto:dcarney@softwarespecialists.com">dcarney@softwarespecialists.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.softwarespecialists.com">www.softwarespecialists.com</A></DIV>
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