Sr. Java Developer - NQG Romania at NQG

Location: Canada

Job Description:
NQG Romania is a subsidiary of NQG Canada, a dynamic and fast-growing professional services North-American company. We are currently recruiting for positions available in Bucharest / Romania.
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Sr. Linux System Administrator to join our operations with regards to administering server farms running Java/Linux database-driven online classifieds web sites. Outstanding compensation package will be provided for the right individual. We have an open-minded, relaxed but professional North-American corporate culture and we take a no-nonsense approach. You will be part of an elite, professional team. Our background includes many years of industry experience in North-America and around the world and excellent credentials such as North-American degrees and industry certifications (i.e. Computer Science PhDs, MBAs, CCNP/CCIE, CISA, etc.). For more details please visit www.nqg.ca .

Candidate profile:
We are looking for an expert Sr. Linux System Administrator to assist with advanced Linux server administration, integration, maintenance and support. This is a 'guru-like' senior position which requires the ability to support production grade servers providing web services to hundreds of thousands of users. The day to day tasks include remote configuration, installations, systems integration and architecture, troubleshooting, hardening and deployment of Linux and Linux-based application servers and Java middleware on company administered hardware.

Competencies required:

• “guru-like” expertise with administering Linux: Red Hat / Fedora / Suse OS; able to write complex shell/Perl scripts on Linux systems; solid SQL expertise
• hands-on support: mostly done remotely, for production as well as lab machines, in a Java/Linux, mySQL/postgreSQL environment; creation and deployment of configurations, system architecture and integration, remote installations in conjunction with the North-American or local Romanian team, maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, system hardening and data security, data backup; phone/email correspondence with local and remote staff
• system administration for open source application servers and services: Apache/Tomcat, Resin, sshd, NFS, LVS, mySQL, postgreSQL, postfix, SMTP/IMAP/pop3, some DNS knowledge, proftpd, CVS/Subversion, other
• Java environment under support: Linux/Java 5, Servlet API, EJB, JSP Framework, Struts, Spring/taglibs, Hibernate, Resin and Apache Tomcat, Apache Ant, JDBC, Netbeans/Eclipse
• understanding of high-availability requirements, networked storage, experience maintaining a production environment with zero or very minimal downtime
• understanding of application development and business continuity issues in a high-load/high performance server farm such as load balancing, persistence, replication, clustering
• strong understanding of networking and web principles, basic IP routing; will work in conjunction with the network administrator and the development team to accommodate load balancing, persistence, high availability and other requirements, on the server side.

Other required skills:

• passionate about Linux technologies; you live and breathe Linux
• up to date with modern server hardware
• ability to work under pressure, excellent team player, excellent analytical, systematical, rigorous thinking, time management skills
• willingness to train and keep appraised of developments in your field of expertise to ensure currency; will make recommendations to the team to improve efficiency
• good communication and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written)

Education and work experience :

• Must have: A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field
• Must have: More than 5 years of work experience in administering and supporting systems in a Linux/Java environment, preferably specifically for database-backed online advertising web sites.

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