Vibrant is seeking a highly motivated Linux Systems Administrator to support and maintain mission critical Linux production systems.

Responsible for the smooth operations of the global production operations infrastructure, during local office hours and when scheduled as part of an on-call rota with other team members, including but not limited to:
• Releases of updates according to the agreed release procedures
• Monitoring of performance and reliability
• Logging of issues, events, and time spent as part of a ticket/issue management for reporting purposes
• Responding to requests for assistance raised form staff or customers in a timely fashion
• Corrections to infrastructure to remedy performance and reliability as required
• Distribution of service processing (traffic) effectively across the available resources
• Review and confirmation of various supplier invoices pertaining to the production infrastructure as required
• Assisting other teams in their work with regards to computing environments, including but not limited to:
• QA Team for preparation of and testing of releases
• QA Team for detailed production analysis
• Development teams with regards to feasibility and implications of proposed developments
• Any other team in the company that requests assistance
• Researching improved techniques or approaches to improve infrastructure
• Responding to telephone calls to evaluate issues and elevate if necessary (24/7 on shared roster with team)

Skills you will need to be successful in this role:
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive systems support experience a fast-paced production environment
• Unix/Linux Scripting, including Perl/Python
• Knowledge of modern Linux distributions (especially Debian)
• Knowledge of DNS, SMTP, TCP/IP, MSTP, DHCP, and other protocols
• Strong verbal, written and analytical and technical skills
• Demonstrated propensity to act and re-act with speed and a sense of urgency
• Committed desire to work in a fast paced environment
• Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours (if necessary) to accomplish business objectives
• Bachelor’s Degree

Vibrant is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

VIBRANT, a world leader in contextual technologies and in-text advertising solutions gives marketers the opportunity to deliver highly targeted advertisements within premium Web content and offers publishers premium editorial tools to re-circulate users throughout their websites. Vibrant manages more than five billion words and phrases each month for top brand advertisers such as such as Microsoft, Unilever, Volkswagen and Sprint. The company was founded in 2000 and has offices in London, New York, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf with more than 200 employees. Vibrant’s rapid growth has been recognized by both the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 lists.

Elizabeth Law
Vibrant Media
Recruitment Manager
www.vibrantmedia.com