SENIOR LINUX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

$120,000 - $140,000/Yr

Friendfinder Networks - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

FriendFinder Networks is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator/SRE responsible for the availability, installation, configuration, provisioning, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software. This role involves responding to trouble tickets, monitoring automations, and ensuring optimal user experience across web platforms. The administrator will document procedures, maintain best practices, and collaborate with various teams to enhance system performance and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper security, monitoring, alerting, and reporting for the infrastructure.
• Work with the NOC and DC Tech teams to ensure the integrity and availability of hardware and server resources.
• Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures, coordinating with internal customers as the Incident Commander.
• Assist project teams with technical issues during the planning phase of site or project development.
• Gather system requirements and support project teams in evolving, testing, and rolling out new products and services.
• Document processes and procedures and follow a formal change management procedure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years' experience administering Linux or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Git for large-scale configuration management.
• Experience with Apache, nginx, or other high-volume web servers.
• Experience with high-volume mail servers.
• Experience with proxies/reverse proxies such as ha-proxy, squid, varnish.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, or other large-scale graphing solutions.
• Experience with kickstart or jumpstart maintenance and implementation.
• Experience with load balancers.
• Experience in analysis and system performance tuning.
• Experience in Python, Perl, or Shell Scripting, with automation and monitoring implementation.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SNMP, TLS, ACME, OAUTH2.
• Knowledge of the OSI model.
• Knowledge of challenges in a large multifaceted global environment.
• Experience with logging solutions like OpenSearch/ELK, Sumo Logic/Splunk, syslog, etc.
• Familiarity with new technologies such as containers/Docker and container orchestration.

Benefits

• 401(k) with a 6% match on eligible earnings with no vesting period.
• Medical (Kaiser HMO, Blue Cross PPO), Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD, and Short and Long Term Disability.
• Paid Time Off (20 days PTO) and Holiday Pay (12 company paid holidays).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Health Club Reimbursement.
• Casual Dress Code.
• Tattoo Friendly.
• LGBTQ Friendly.