semior Linux sys. admin. position

[adler at bnl.gov (Stephen Adler)]

I'm eve's dropping in on this conversation. Who ever is inquiring
about this kind of position can fire me an e-mail as well. I know
of someone who is looking for someone to fill the shoes described
by the job requirements below in a cool bio-tech startup off
of route 128.

Cheers. Steve.

adler at bnl.gov

On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 21:24, Ed Frankenberry wrote:
> Jim is a recruiter with whom I've worked in the past.  If you're
> interested in this position, please contact him directly (not me).
> I don't have any more information about this position, other than
> the description below:
> 	Thanks,
> 	Ed
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> Date: 	Thu, 2 Oct 2003 11:55:28 -0400
> From: 	Jim Boesel <jboesel at logixinc.com>
> 
> 
> # Ideally 4+ years of Linux admin experience. Unix admin experience (as
> opposed to Linux) is okay but some prior Linux admin experience is
> required.
> # Demonstrated experience administrating load balanced and/or high
> availability (Linux Virtual Server) Linux systems or Linux clusters.
> Please describe.
> # Must have a passion for security. Must be expert in analyzing networks
> for vulnerabilities, securing systems, creating/configuring firewalls
> (iptables), intrusion detection systems (snort, tripwire), configuring
> Apache/PHP/MySQL/other services, building/configuring Red Hat servers.
> Waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat about the latest
> OpenSSH remote root exploit a plus.
> # Must be an expert in Linux system administration - shell scripting,
> Perl/Python, RPM, patching/configuring Linux kernels (2.4.xx),
> identifying and updating out of date packages, etc. Must also have the
> maturity to know when NOT to upgrade or install the most bleeding edge
> version of (whatever) and why.
> # Demonstrated experience tuning Apache, PHP, MySQL for optimum
> performance (hundreds of concurrent connections).
> # Experience with server/network monitoring systems (Netsaint/Nagios/etc)
> a big plus.
> # Experience tuning SQL queries, tables, indexes, etc. for speed a big plus.
> # Web development experience with PHP, Perl, and/or Python a big plus.
> Will occasionally be responsible for creating web-based
> configuration/admin pages and metrics/statistics pages for use by
> non-technical users.
> # Experience testing networks/servers for performance and identifying
> bottlenecks required.
> # Responsible for upkeep, availability, and monitoring of Red Hat-based
> server farm serving over 40 million daily impressions; maintenance of
> existing servers/networking equipment and installation/configuration of
> new servers
> # Must possess excellent communication skills and ability to interact and
> work closely with both developers and non-technical users.
> 
> James Boesel
> Sr. Director
> Logix, Inc.
> (781) 890-0500 Ext 135
> jboesel at logixinc.com <mailto:jboesel at logixinc.com>
> <http://www.logixinc.com/>
> www.logixinc.com <http://www.logixinc.com/>
> 
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