Friday, July 25, 2008

Symplified - Jr. System Administrator

[rmiug-jobs] Digest Number 4651

Jr. System Administrator - Boulder, CO
Posted by: "Joshua Forman" josh@symplified.com
Date: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:46 pm ((PDT))

Symplified is Hiring
Symplified provides a unique web-based identity management product that will
revolutionize identity management by putting the infrastructure into the
Internet and integrating it with other web-based services, creating a unique
Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. Our competitors have larger names
like IBM, Sun and HP, but no product on the market offers what we offer, and
our target market isn¹t limited to a small handful of Fortune companies.
This is a chance to improve your technical skills and be involved in the
building of a cutting-edge operations team delivering a next generation
Software-as-a-Service application.

Junior System Administrator

Summary
This is an operational position at an Identity Management software start-up
requiring a technical background in system administration and network
design. Knowledge of web applications and architecture is required. This job
covers architecture and support of a Software as a Service (SaaS) company
that operates mission critical Identity Management infrastructure on our
customers¹ behalf, supporting an agile development environment, and
maintaining the IT systems that Symplified employees use on a day to day
basis.

Tasks candidates will perform
€ Support development environment running VMWare, Linux, Windows, and Mac
€ Support office LAN containing Mac¹s and PC¹s
€ Assist in maintaining production server environment running at off-site
datacenter
€ Assist in network configuration and security design
€ Monitor environment and troubleshoot issues
€ Rotate being on call 24/7 for second-tier support
€ Create and execute backup and recovery plans
€ Grow into more senior responsibilities including: remote and on-site
implementation of Symplified¹s software service, server and network
monitoring responsibility, backup and recovery
€ Other duties as assigned by management

Profile / Requirements
€ System administration skills
- Windows (server and desktop), Linux (Red Hat / CentOS), and OSX
- Understanding of remote access technology (VPN, SSH, Terminal Services)
- Understanding of Server Virtualization Technologies (VMware, QEMU, Etc.)
€ Production support
- Experience in high availability, redundancy, medium to large scale web
applications.
- Experience maintaining a SaaS deployment architecture a plus
- Track record in maintaining production environments with 24x7 availability
- Understanding of networking and web application delivery
€ Network design, maintenance, and security
- Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, subnets, network design, and IP routing
- Experience with DHCP, DNS, Proxy, LDAP, HTTP and other network protocols
- Experience with network security monitoring and management
- Knowledge of security products such as Authentication, Firewalls,
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
€Customer Service
- Understands that customers are what drive a company and knows how to
provide excellent service
- Knowledge and experience in Identity Management preferred
- Represents company well over the phone
€Work ability / organization skills
- Enjoys start-up atmosphere and is able to put in the time necessary to
make the company a success
- Ability to work with minimal supervision to accomplish assigned tasks and
take own initiative to coordinate and complete tasks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- May be required to travel to customer sites or Symplified collocation
facilities

Education
€Bachelor¹s Degree in CS or equivalent work experience, or AA degree
€Technical Certifications a plus

Compensation
€Depending on Experience
€Medical / Dental / Vision / Life insurance
€Bus pass available
€Paid time for volunteer work

Contact
€Please send resumes to jobs4@symplified.com



Joshua Forman
303.318.4183
josh@symplified.com