<b>Job Responsibilities</b>
The Sr. Linux Systems Architect will be responsible for production and
supporting infrastructure behind the WordStream Suite of products.
If you enjoy a startup experience which is both challenging and very
rewarding, then this is the position for you! As a part of a small
team, you will be required to take ownership of mission-critical
systems, and will be frequently expected to implement changes which
will have an immediate impact on our business.
<b>Day-to-day activities include</b>:
* Systems Administration across dozens of machines, including
keeping systems up-to-date, protected, and backed up
* Implementation and management of distributed, redundant database
systems, using tools like pgPool-II
* Development and maintenance of product-specific system
maintenance tools and processes
* Design of processes for scaling the infrastructure from dozens
of machines to hundreds of machines
* Design and implementation of infrastructure management/
monitoring solutions
* Implementation and maintenance of Engineering-related systems,
including systems related to: project management, source code
management, code review, and continuous builds
This position is a Senior position which requires a highly motivated
candidate who is able to take initiative and has a thorough
understanding of all aspects of Systems Administration.
Though this is a telecommute/work-from-home position, it is a full-
time position: candidates should be prepared to work a normal schedule
without direct supervision, and must have excellent time management
skills.
Day-to-day direction will consist primarily of high-level objectives,
and the Sr. Systems Architect will be expected to establish a design
and execution plan, and follow through with it.
This position will require a significant amount of work with Open
Source technologies. WordStream is a proud supporter of Open Source,
and does strive to contribute improvements back to the Open Source
community.
<b>Qualifications</b>: Only candidates with a Bachelor's degree in
Computer Science or Engineering, or, a very substantial amount of
related technical coursework and work experience in a related field
will be considered.
<b>Required Skills</b>: Linux System Administration, PostgresSQL,
Apache Server
<b>Bonus Skills</b>: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/CentOS, pgPool-
II, Git, Trac, Bacula, BuildBot, SQLite, Open-Source software
development, SQL, Python, Google App Engine, Juniper Networking Gear
<b>Required Experience</b>: 3+ years
<b>Required Education</b>: Bachelor's Degree
<b>Position Title</b>: Sr. Systems Architect
<b>Type of Position</b>: Full-time or Contract-to-hire
<b>Travel Required</b>: Limited. Two trips a year (all expenses paid)
to Boston for Engineering Team meetings.
<b>Location: Worldwide</b> - This is a Telecommute Job / Work From
Home (WFH), or, optionally, work from Boston, MA.
<b>How To Apply</b>: To apply for the Sr. Systems Architect position,
send a resume and cover letter to <b>jobs at WordStream dot com.</b>
<b>About WordStream</b>
WordStream is a venture-backed startup engaged in providing online
software as a service (SaaS) search engine marketing software
solutions for PPC/SEM and SEO. Our patented, innovative software-as-a-
service applications automate the manual, repetitive work involved in
search engine optimization, saving time and enabling customers to
improve ROI on search marketing objectives in a consistent and
repeatable manner.
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