Saturday, March 05, 2011

ViaSat - Systems Administrator

Location
Denver, CO

Job Responsibilities
WildBlue, a subsidiary of ViaSat, is the premier Ka-band satellite Internet service provider in the U.S., offering affordable broadband Internet access to everyone, regardless of where they live. The consumer broadband service delivers affordable two-way Internet access via satellite to virtually any home or small business, especially the estimated 11.5 million homes not connected to wired networks, such as DSL, cable, and fiber.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Administer complex LINUX based systems in a fast paced dynamic environment with primary responsibility for WebLogic clusters and SOA Suite clusters

Deploy WebLogic based applications to QA, Production, and DR environments

Uses scripts to automate repeatable processes

Manage large projects from inception to production deployment with little direct supervision

Provide Technical Support to the WildBlue NOC in the isolation and remediation of faults. This includes 7X24 on-call support on a rotating basis

Manage systems and servers to strict PCI and SOX Compliance Standards and within the WildBlue Change Management processes

Document Systems and providing training to NOC Personnel





Experience/Skills Required


Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS, Engineering or related field such as programming or software engineering

5-10 years experience administering UNIX/Linux systems in a large data center environment

3 years WebLogic experience

Effective interpersonal and written skills

Solid troubleshooting skills from the network to applications layer.

Specific Technical Skills:

WebLogic clustering, SOA suite clustering highly desired

Java basic working knowledge – troubleshooting and concepts

Software development experience a plus

Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux (RHEL, BSD, or Salaries)

Working knowledge of Oracle Databases (optional)

Ant scripting with some Maven desired

Software deployment experience (writing or using automation a plus)

WLST/Jython a plus

Ant a plus

Maven a plus

Java with JAXB experience a plus




Education Requirements
BA/BS or equivalent experience

Travel Required
Up to 10 percent

US Citizenship Required?
US Citizenship Required

Clearance Required?
No

Location Information
WildBlue Communications
329 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112