[linuxjobs] System Administrator/Devops - Linguamatics, Cambridge, UK

[Roger Hale]

System Administrator
Linguamatics
Cambridge

Linguamatics is a fast growing provider of semantic search and text 
analytics software products based on natural language processing 
technology. One of “30 to watch” in the information industry, 
Linguamatics is established globally as a leading solution in the 
Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industries. We are now looking for an 
enthusiastic and talented system administrator to join the operations team.

Role & Responsibilities:
The role is varied and demanding, 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 on Linux and 
Windows platforms
* Developing utility scripts and applications to support online services
* 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

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

* Experience of multiple platforms and operating systems – primarily 
RHEL/CentOS but some familiarity with Windows is essential – as well as 
a variety of hardware and virtualisation
* In depth knowledge of networking protocols and security: firewalls, 
IDS, naming services, mail servers, webservers, and web-based services
* Solid programming or scripting is essential, e.g. Python, Perl, 
Javascript, etc. as well as bash
* Understanding of installation/management/backup of fileservers and 
databases, e.g. SAN, NFS, Samba, MySQL etc.
* Appreciation of commercial and compliance issues such as redundancy, 
data protection, disaster recovery, etc.
* Experience of Cloud deployment and/or Big Data would be a definite plus
* Good communication skills, with a pro-active, problem-solving attitude 
and ability to work in a team
* Good degree or postgraduate qualification in a numerate discipline or 
equivalent commercial experience

This is a challenging and exciting position in a successful, growing 
company with headquarters in the UK and an expanding presence in the US, 
and an opportunity to work with leading-edge technology and great people.

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