[Gllug] Job Advert: Linux System Administrator/ Engineer

Gabrielle Luciano gabrielle.luciano at xtrahost.co.uk
Tue Jan 17 11:19:48 UTC 2012


About us: 
Xtraordinary Hosting (www.xtrahost.co.uk) is a well established UK Webhosting Provider that's been in operation for 10 years. 

What we are looking for: 
We are recruiting for a Linux System Administrator/ Engineer. 

The candidate must be passionate about Linux and be able to demonstrate their skills. Experience with hosted or cloud services are preferred. 

Skills requirement: 
Experience/Skills required: 

Minimum 2 years Linux/Open Source experience 
Previous scripting experience in either Ruby, Perl or Python 
Database management and maintenance in either MySQL or PostgreSQL 
Experience with virtualisation in either Xen or KVM 
Experience with running and managing web facing applications (Apache, Nginx etc) 
Experience with Operation Intelligence software (Splunk) would be a plus, but is not an absolute requirement 

Job role with varied responsibilities: 

Physical deployment of servers, network equipment and firewalls in datacentre racks 
Linux and Windows operating system and application management 
System administration 
Research and documentation 
Scripting 
We are a people focussed business and believe that people are our biggest asset. We actively work to develop and further the careers of our team members. In-business training and mentoring is provided as part of this position. 

This position may develop into a senior engineering position within our growing systems and networking teams. 

Salary and other 

This role is based in our central London office near Liverpool Street station. 

Up to £35k dependent on experience. 
40 hours per week. Office hours. In addition the job holder will be on-call for out of hours cover on a rota-basis. 

You must be able to speak English fluently as this position requires communication with business customers in the UK. 

To apply for this position please reply to recruitment at xtrahost.co.uk, include your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suited to this position. 

Gabrielle Luciano

Xtraordinary Hosting : http://www.xtrahost.co.uk
sales at xtrahost.co.uk
Tel: 0870 743 7408
Fax: 0870 743 7409 
Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/xtrahost



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