Senior Linux System Administrator

Colovore is changing the national retail colocation and data center marketplace. We specialize in supporting the deployments of High Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure, and we are growing rapidly by providing the most footprint-efficient and cost-effective solutions. With unrivaled power densities of 35-50 kW per cabinet, modern liquid cooling systems, and a management team with decades of IT infrastructure management we are growing fast and shaking things up!

Come join our emerging company and play a critical role as we continue to scale across the country. You can be a game-changer at Colovore.

NOTE:

• We are only interested in candidates currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. 
• This is not the job for you if a majority of your experience is with cloud providers like AWS 

Candidates that don't meet these basic criteria will be automatically rejected.

Job Overview

Our closely-knit and highly-skilled IT Operations team needs to fill a position with great growth opportunities. There are three primary responsibilities:

• Configure and manage the company's IT systems that support our network, private cloud servers, and facilities infrastructure in addition to corporate IT needs. Colovore is a 90% Linux environment with extensive use of open-source virtualization and IAAS deployment systems. We currently manage over 100 virtual machines for our internal systems. Python is our scripting language standard.
• Your role will include the use and creation of the scalable backend automation tools that these systems require.
• Provide day to day technical assistance to our colocation and managed IT services customers who will be using similar systems themselves.
• Support the backend systems and software codebase of our python based customer portal as part of the team.

This is an IT-focused, but not a traditional IT-only role. Through on the job training, you will also be expected to support and learn the usage, configuration and backup of our facility management software systems. You will gain an understanding of our electrical and mechanical systems with an aim to doing basic troubleshooting and simple vendor management and follow-up.

Technical Requirements

This is not an entry level role.

We are looking for candidates with 5-10 years of up to date experience working in systems administrator.

Required Technical Skills

Current hands on knowledge of the following is necessary:

• Linux systems: Administration and troubleshooting (Windows a plus)
• KVM or Xen virtualization: Using orchestration software such as Xen Orchestra or Digital Rebar.
• Software containerization: Using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Automated software configuration management tools: Such as Puppet, Chef and Ansible.
• Software version control systems: Including their automation
• Open-source analytics and visualization tools: Such as Grafana and Prometheus
• Single sign-on identity providers and related systems: Such as In-Tune, Okta, Active Directory, LDAP
• Monitoring systems: Such as Nagios or Zabbix
• Infrastructure support software: Such as DNS BIND, Apache, Linux clustering and Postfix
• Scripting: In one or more of the following languages; Python, BASH, Powershell.
• Troubleshooting tools: Such as tcpdump, netstat, iostat, traceroute
• Corporate IT: Support for windows based end user laptop and desktop systems
• Pager and on-call duty: Participation in our rotating duty roster for internal IT systems and customer support

Highly Desirable Technical Skills

Knowledge of the following will significantly elevate candidate evaluation:

• Basic Cisco network configuration and troubleshooting: VLANs, access lists, connectivity
• Database management: Support for platforms like MySQL and Postgres

Other Desirable Attributes

We need well rounded candidates who are have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, for team and customer interaction plus internal systems documentation
• Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and the ability to handle multiple tasks
• Strong time management skills and an appreciation for being part of a fast-paced startup environment
• Ability to pick up new concepts in a rapidly growing and evolving business. For example, a proven willingness to quickly learn the desirable technical skills above

Qualifications

It’s desirable that candidates have either of the following:

• Non-post graduate tertiary education in in Computer Science, IT Engineering, or other related disciplines.
• Current Linux and/or Cisco certification

Candidates with post graduate qualifications will be deemed overqualified and automatically rejected.

Compensation

Compensation will be determined based on experience level and fit. We believe in rewarding outstanding performance with outstanding compensation.