Proofpoint is seeking an experienced UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator / Toolsmith to join the Operations team. This position is full-time, based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale, and reports to the Sr. Director of Operations. The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for all aspects of the Proofpoint production services with an emphasis on developing tools and automation in support of the production Operations.
Duties:
Manage a global, 24-7/always-on, multi-site infrastructure that powers Proofpoint services.
Design, implement, and operate a scalable and reliable systems infrastructure supporting fast growth hosted services.
Develop and/or extend infrastructure management tools to support the full lifecycle of all production systems and services.
Participation in an on-call rotation.
Requirements:
Experience running medium to large scale (200+ servers) Linux/UNIX production environments, preferably as part of an online service provider environment.
Strong working knowledge of Linux/UNIX internals and core systems services (DNS, smtp, syslog, etc).
Tools development: experience developing systems automation tools (using shell, Ruby, Perl, etc).
Experience with systems/configuration management (Puppet, Chef, CFEngine, etc.)
Minimum of 7 years administration experience with multiple versions of Linux/UNIX.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Highly Desired:
Experience with open source monitoring and alerting systems (nagios, zenoss, cacti, etc).
Experience with postfix, MySQL, Ajax, Java, Perl, or PHP.
IP network experience: significant experience with switching/routing/security/slb/gslb.
Familiarity with F5 LTM and GTM systems.
Experience with VMware or XEN based virtualization.
BA/BS in Computer Science (or equivalent).
Proofpoint offers a full benefit package including 3 weeks vacation and stock.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, veteran status, marital status, or other prohibited factors under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises, universities, government organizations and ISPs to defend against inbound threats such as spam and viruses, prevent leaks of confidential and private information across all protocols, encrypt sensitive emails and analyze messaging infrastructures. Proofpoints products are controlled by a single management and policy console and are powered by Proofpoint MLX technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint provides the most scalable and flexible deployment model including: hardware appliance, virtual appliance, hosted services and software.
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