Linux System Administrator Required

								

						Date: November 2005

 OpenCraft, (http://www.open-craft.com) is a dynamic Egyptian software
consulting company offering small and medium business process
management solutions using open source technologies. We work in a
flexible, laid-back and friendly environment, based on taking
responsibility and delivering quality. 

We are currently looking to hire a Linux System Administrator. 

Linux System Administrator
Job Description:

The Linux System Administrator, under the supervision of the
Engineering manager maintains all of OpenCraft's operational systems. 
The System Administrator is responsible for maintaining the integrity
and security of servers and systems used for development and running
OpenCraft's applications.
The System Administrator will also conduct system analysis and
development, with limited support and direction from professional
staff, to keep our systems current with changing technologies. 
As new technologies emerge and impact our systems, the System
Administrator is expected to learn these technologies very quickly and
resolve any problems involved in integrating new technologies with our
systems. 
The System Administrator is a key technical resource for other Staff
members, providing advice, training and technical support for various
projects. 
In addition, the System Administrator works closely with professional
technical staff in the engineering and customer solutions teams in
evaluating current systems and making decisions on future deployments. 

Specific Responsibilities: 
Manages Linux servers and workstations ensuring smooth operation.
Manages LDAP directory services.
Manages networking infrastructure services.
Plans and implements standard data backup infrastructures.
Plans and implements system security policy, to include firewalls,
host and client access, file permissions, and user accounts. 
Conducts growth analysis and capacity planning, and develops capital
and operating budget proposals. 
Documents the design of the operating environment. 
Researches, evaluates, purchases, installs, configures, and
troubleshoots all hardware, peripherals, and equipment necessary. 
Troubleshoots networks, systems, and applications to identify and
correct malfunctions and other operational problems. 
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. 
	
Qualifications 
Minimum 3-5 years experience working with Linux systems.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related
technical discipline (diploma holders need not apply).
Knowledge of Perl and Shell scripting.
Proficiency with Linux and Windows operating systems.
Understanding of the administration of SQL database servers such as
PostgreSQL and MySQL, and secure web servers such as Apache with mod_ssl. 
Experience with different Java frameworks;Tomcat, and Jboss experience
is a plus.
System-level security procedures, familiarity with cryptography tools
(e.g. secure shell, OpenSSL, IPSec).
Experience maintaining servers for standard Internet services such as
DNS, NFS, DHCP, Samba, printing(e.g. CUPS), and LDAP services.
Experience with troubleshooting hardware.
Ability and motivation to learn new technologies quickly and with
minimal support and guidance. 
Effective communication skills and the ability to interact
professionally with a diverse group of clients and staff.
Experience in Configuration Management and knowledge of a versioning
system- (SVN, CVS) is desirable.


Interested candidates please send your resumés in Rich Text Format
(RTF) to: [email protected] or go to:
http://www.open-craft.com/component/option,com_jobline/Itemid,49/task,view/id,5/
and fill out the application form. 
If you decide to email us directly, and to make our filing easier,
please rename your attached resumé to follow this format: 
[YourName.JobTitle.rtf] 

This interview is of a technical nature so applicants should expect
in-depth technical questions. 

Thank you. 







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