Sunday, March 11, 2012

LocationInsight - Senior Unix Administrator

LocationInsight (www.locationinsight.com) is an exciting online local search optimization company; and a wholly owned subsidiary of InfoNow.  The company is headquartered in downtown Denver, currently operating with 32 employees and growing.  LocationInsight provides location-based solutions that drive local organic search traffic and expands web site usage for online advertisers with many physical locations.

LocationInsight connects consumers with Fortune 1000 companies across the web and on their web site. Recognized by a global online client base as a partner that helps unlock the hidden potential of localized search, LocationInsight delivers best-in-class localization solutions. 

The company currently has 2 core products, LocatorInsight and SearchInsight.  SearchInsight is a performance-based localized search optimization platform that drives high quality organic traffic for SEM buyers on a cost-per-click basis.  LocatorInsight provides SEO optimized, pinpoint accurate web and mobile mapping results with integrated content for company locators. SearchInsight and LocatorInsight may be integrated to maximize a user’s online experience and create complete access to a brand with many physical locations.

The leadership team is comprised of individuals with deep experience in online advertising, SEM, SEO, SAAS and online products.  The general manager is an accomplished early growth stage leader with start-up venture, turn-around and public company experience from companies that include LookSmart, ThinkAcquisition, MatchLogic and Zacks.com.  He is known as a player-coach manager with a deep background in sales, marketing and operations.  His expectation for achieving the highest level of performance is well complimented by the attention he pays towards presenting with challenges and opportunities to develop new skills.



LocationInsight has over 30 Fortune 1000 customers including, Visa, Bank of America, American Express, Allstate, HP, Nationwide, etc.
Position

LocationInsight is looking to hire a *nix administrator and DevOps team member.  This individual will be responsible for analyzing, designing, troubleshooting and maintaining our current systems, as well as implementing security standards with redundant failsafe solutions & building out our budding infrastructure automation.  Candidates should have: extensive experience supporting real-time production systems with 24x7 uptime requirements, hands-on experience designing and implementing high-availability unix systems, and the ability to implement seamless systems while maintaining uptime.
Profile
Required Skills

·         2-5 years of professional experience administering *nix systems (CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu) in a 24x7 production environment.

·         Hands-on shell scripting experience (bash/perl/python/ruby)

·         Experience with infrastructure automation/config management tools (chef a plus)

·         Solid understanding of network load balancing, firewalling, routing and switching.

·         Basic understanding of SAN technologies and fiber networking.

·         Practical experience automating frequent application deployments (continuous deployment, using tools such as Capistrano, Fabric, or similar)
Optional Skills

·         Broad understanding of DNS, NFS, & DHCP.

·         Administration experience with Apache, Tomcat, Nagios, and Cacti.

·         VMware ESX 4.*

·         Database Administration experience with oracle & mysql
Character Traits

·         Type “A” personality, fast paced and high energy to work in a start-up or early stage environment

·         Strong inter and intra-organizational communication skills
Compensation

Commensurate with experience, including a base salary, bonus, stock options and benefits.