Network and Systems Administrator at hi5

hi5 is a global brand for young people, where over 60 million members have established accounts and personal pages. Members use hi5 to communicate with friends around the world, and to connect with the local and global communities that are important to them. hi5 provides a localized experience for its members, enabling people to connect with others based on language, heritage or other personally relevant cultural and popular interests. hi5 was founded in 2003, is privately held, and located in San Francisco. The company is profitable and is ranked in the top 15 most trafficked sites online.

Position: Network and Systems Administrator
Location: San Francisco, CA

We are looking for an individual who has a strong background in network devices and network protocols, as well as a good understand in Linux/Unix systems. This individual must have significant experience in efficiently designing and supporting highly available networks and systems.

Work in a small, nimble, extremely motivated team to:

• Design, manage and support a highly available network infrastructure including routers, switches and Linux servers
• Troubleshoot performance and stability issues
• Automate routine processes and tasks
• Provide for network security
• Monitor the network
• Improve web site performance
• Manage databases
• Be a part of our on call rotation

Qualifications:

• Proficiency with BGP, HSRP, VLAN's, Spanning Tree and other routing protocols.
• Strong understanding of VPN technologies.
• Experience with SNMP.
• Experience in a hands-on Systems/Network administration role. A focus on Linux is preferred.
• Strong understanding of client-server software, server architectures, performance bottlenecks.
• Experience with highly available Linux architectures composed of hundreds of servers.
• Good understanding of load balancing technologies and web servers.
• Significant experience with evaluating and recommending new or improved solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong communication skills are required.
• Experience working in collocation datacenter facilities.
• Experience with Postgres, DNS, SMTP would be highly valued.
• Experience with Mac OS/X is desirable.

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