System Administrator opportunity in Manhattan
Role Title: System Administrator
Role Description:
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Resolve issues affecting down-time on production systems (this is fundamentally a DevOps role)
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Continuously improve software performance and tuning
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Work on exciting projects that “run the enterprise” for our external customers as well as our own internal development
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Work with team leads/architects to promote great software design, scalability and quality
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Perform unit testing and provide guidance/support during QA/system testing
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Resolve defects during QA testing and in post-release patches
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Develop and maintain server-side (back-end) web services and infrastructure code for consumer-facing web sites, serving storage in the petabytes and customers in the millions
Required Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) is required (Masters of CS is a plus)
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3+ years of real-world/commercial sys admin experience
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3+ years of job experience designing, developing and testing multi-tier systems in Java using Java EE/J2EE
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3+ years of job experience with databases and/or online eCommerce systems
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1+ years of hands-on experience with Linux and/or Unix-based operating systems
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1+ years of job experience programming multi-threaded applications
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Knowledge of SQL, stored procedures, and relational and/or column-oriented database servers
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Knowledge of XML/XSD and Web services (REST/SOAP)
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Familiarity with object oriented programming, design patterns, data structures and algorithms
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Good documentation skills, both in written and code format
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Experience integrating with third-party software packages and web services is a plus
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Knowledge of Perl, Python or other scripting languages a plus
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HTML/CSS experience a plus
Preferred Soft Skills:
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Energetic, inspired, dedicated, passionate about software development
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Ability to structure your time, prioritize and manage workload efficiently
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Ability and willingness to learn new material quickly and with little top down management
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A great team player; sociable, good sense of humor, with excellent communication skills
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Ability to translate business requirements into reality
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Attention to detail
Location: Manhattan, NY
Duration: 1+year (chance to extend based on client needs)