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Senior Linux Systems Administrator - SRLINUX
Job Title Senior Linux Systems Administrator
Category Information Technology
Requisition Code SRLINUX
Location 1. US-TX-San Antonio-CSTL San Antonio, TX 78218, US
2. US-TX-Austin Austin, TX 78753, US
3. US-Work from Home San Antonio, TX 78218, US
Education High School
Job Type Full-time
Travel Required 0
Job Description
Are you the go-to Linux guru at your current company? The last Windows version you touched was Windows XP? Are you passionate about open source?
You are likely a Linux Guru and Rackspace is in the market for your talents!
At Rackspace, our customers drive a very fast paced challenging work environment. On a daily basis, our Administrators are doing things that most other environments take months of planning to execute. You will be working on things ranging from LVM expansions to helping troubleshoot Oracle RAC clusters to helping customers troubleshoot API issues in the cloud infrastructure, and that's all before lunch.
Typical day, you will:
- Work with customers to resolve issues that could range from web server configuration issues to database issues or even Rackspace Cloud API issues
- Become a guru in Apache httpd installation, configuration, and performance tuning by working with some of the largest customers at Rackspace
- Work with MySQL replication, clustering, and even Multi-Master clusters
- Work with bleeding-edge technologies in UAT and Production environments
- Collaborate with fellow system administrators providing Fanatical Support® to customers
- Mentor other administrators
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge and love of Linux and OpenSource
- Fundamental knowledge of server/computer hardware and software
- Inherent problem-solver with desire to learn and take on responsibilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical and technical audiences
Guru (Preferred) Qualifications:
- Technical certifications including Red Hat, UCP, CompTIA and/or MySQL
- Scripting and/or programming knowledge using Shell, python, Perl, PHP, etc
- Experience working with cloud technologies and APIs
- Bachelor degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent work experience
Sounds interesting, why should I consider Rackspace?
Rackspace Hosting is the service leader in cloud computing and the founder of OpenStack, the leading open source cloud platform. We deliver enterprise-level managed hosting, cloud hosting and e-mail hosting services to businesses of all types and sizes around the world. We serve over 180,000 customers from data centers around the world, and that number continues to grow. Rackspace integrates the industry's best technologies and practices for each customer's specific needs, delivering it as a service via the company's commitment to Fanatical Support®.
We believe in continued learning and certification. You will have the ability to continually expand your technical expertise though the Rackspace University. We have a full Red Hat certification track so you can achieve your RHCSA, RHCE, and even RHCA. Other curriculum includes Apache, MySQL, Oracle, ICND1 and INCD2 the list goes on for a while but you get the idea.
For the over 5,000 current Rackers, however, we are much more than a hosting company. Rackspace offers a vibrant company culture filled with compelling work, a supportive team environment and a lot of fun. We are as Fanatical® about serving our clients and one another as we are about building the future of technology.
We compete in the same space as Amazon, Microsoft and Google because the work that Rackers do allows us to lead the race for innovation and quality. Rackers' opinions, ideas and creativity are pushed to the limit because pushing beyond the boundaries of today's hosting standards is the only way to be number one. The pressure is on-ready to put your skills to the test?
But, don't take it from us-Rackspace's awards and recognitions include:
- Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2008, 2009, 2011
- Forbes Top 100 Best Small Companies 2010
- Forbes 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies 2011
- Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2010, 2012
- Computer World Best Places to Work in IT 2010
- Business Insider 25 Best Tech Companies to Work For 2011
- Bloomberg Business Week Top 100 Performing Technology Company 2010
- InformationWeek Top Technology Innovators Across America 2010
- Info-Tech Champion in Cloud Infrastructure 2010
Learn more at our website.
Location (San Antonio, Austin, BLK, SFO, CHI, DFW, ATL)
Texas
Many out-of-state candidates ask about life in Texas. First off, people don't say y'all all the time, though it is pretty fun to say. Texas Pride is real but not in a pretentious way, and football is taken seriously-very seriously! The steaks are amazing, and if you like Mexican food, you'll be in heaven. Yes, you can drive for hours and still be in the same state, but Texas provides a variety of landscape between the northern and southern parts of the state; in Texas, you really can have it all.
San Antonio
Businesses and the economy in San Antonio are continuing to grow, and the overall mood is optimistic and ambitious. If that weren't enough, the cost of living is very reasonable and well below the national average. San Antonio is home of the River Walk and The Alamo, but towns in the Hill Country like Boerne, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels provide vineyards, history, great shopping and beautiful countryside. Though the most recent Census shows that San Antonio is now the seventh largest city in the US by population, most people here will be quick to tell others that it still feels like a small town due to the geographic size of the city. People can get everything they need within a few miles of home, but they can also head downtown for some big city action.
Austin
The capital of Texas ranks high on just about every Best Cities list, and the reasons abound; Austin features a rare combination of small town charm with big city benefits and is home to truly talented and friendly people. The city is an outdoor-lovers paradise but is just weird' enough to keep things interesting. Home to The University of Texas at Austin and a thriving high tech business community, our diverse population comes together in a devotion to artistic expression. On any night of the week, music fills the air in this Live Music Capital of the World and lends Austin a distinctively soulful atmosphere that Rackers love to call home.
Culture
As employees of Rackspace, we are not simply numbers; we are proud Rackers. With that title comes a responsibility that we all feel. It's a responsibility to embody and live the values that make our organization unique and extraordinary. It's also a natural responsibility because the values we embrace were created by us. Learn more about our culture on our talent page which features blogs and general information put together by Rackers across the company.
Rackspace Hosting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information in our candidate selection process.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.
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