[linuxjobs] System Admin/IT Support Engineer position at Linguamatics, Cambridge, UK

[Roger Hale]

Linguamatics is a fast growing provider of semantic search and text 
mining software products located in Cambridge, UK. Based on innovative 
use of natural language processing technology, our software is 
acknowledged globally as a leading solution in the Pharmaceutical and 
Healthcare industries. Due to continued expansion, we are now looking 
for an enthusiastic and talented all-rounder to help with system 
administration, both internally and on our SaaS product platform.

This is a junior to mid-level role with good prospects, covering a wide 
range of IT support and systems administration functions across the 
whole company, including:

• Deployment & maintenance of Linguamatics’ text mining servers for 
internal and remote use in “the Cloud”
• Server hardware and software installation and maintenance, 
predominantly on Linux platforms
• Administration and monitoring of all network & security services, 
including hardware and software infrastructure as well as user-level 
services, such as web and mail
• Performing upgrades and rolling out of new services
• Documentation of system admin procedures, and utilities for end users 
via internal Wiki
• Participation in on-call rota for out-of-hours cover

The ideal candidate will be a fast learner with broad experience of 
systems administration and will have the following attributes:

• Good communication skills, with a pro-active, problem-solving attitude 
and ability to work in a team
• Experience of multiple platforms and virtualisation technology
• Familiarity with networking protocols and security: firewalls, naming 
services, mail servers, webservers, and web-based services
• Solid programming or scripting is essential, e.g. Python, bash, PHP or 
other language
• Understanding of installation/management/backup of fileservers and 
databases, e.g. SAN, NFS, Samba, MySQL etc.
• Experience of Cloud deployment and/or Big Data would be a definite plus
• Good degree or postgraduate qualification in a numerate discipline or 
equivalent commercial experience

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter by email to:

Heather Stewart, Linguamatics, 324 Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0WG

Email: jobs at linguamatics.com <http://linguamatics.com>