Rally Software Development is the industry leader, providing knowledge, coaching and tooling for companies to succeed with Agile. We were named the Best Company to Work For in Colorado for the last four years, and ranked a top ten Best Places to Work in the U.S. from Outside Magazine. Our product has won numerous awards and was recently recognized by industry analyst Forester Research as "offering the best combination of capability and strategy of Agile ALM tools". Rally currently supports over 2,100 customers, 58,000 projects and 96,000 users in 60 countries.
Rally software is seeking a motivated individual with a passion for managing systems and networks. The Operations team supports the development process and scalability of Rally's SaaS Agile Life-cycle Management tool which receives weekly software updates. This team works with an agile software development team in an iterative cadence supporting both test and production systems.
What you will be doing:
* Administrating, monitoring and maintaining Rally's on-demand test and production systems. * Specifying, implementing and maintaining state of the art computer hardware. * Performing production system upgrades and patches. * Assisting with production system security policies and audits. * Evaluate current and future system performance and enhance system operation and data processing capabilities. * Specify, configure and deploy networking technologies including but not limited to: Cisco firewalls, routers and switches (VLANs, port bonding, fail-over redundancy). * On call availability to service a highly redundant and reliable production system.
Your skills should include:
* 5+ years of Linux/UNIX operations experience with prior SaaS or Web application experience preferred. * Operations experience with a 3-tiered architecture on RedHat or Centos, Jetty/Tomcat and Oracle (10g or 11g) or similar architectures. * Detailed and methodical nature when executing product system installations, migrations, maintenance and upgrades. * Ability to document changes and procedures for all systems. * Deep technical problem solving skills. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Strong Unix/Linux scripting skills. * Demonstrated ability to remain calm under pressure.
Experience with the following is preferred:
* VMware * iSCSI SANs * Nagios or similar * Cacti or similar * Puppet or similar * LDAP * PHP/Perl or similar
Location: Boulder, Colorado (We will consider candidates who are seriously interested in relocating to the Boulder area) We are looking for people who are passionate about the software industry and want to work with the best and brightest. We value teamwork and the ability to make and meet commitments as well as skill and a successful track record. We strive for a healthy, productive work/life balance, while enjoying the opportunity to substantially contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant software business.
If it sounds like you might thrive in an environment like this, we'd like to hear from you. EEO Employer
