Employment Opportunities

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Weather Underground, a division of The Weather Company, is seeking a qualified Linux administrator and generalist to help maintain and move forward our real time weather application serving environment. The role encompasses traditional system administration activities such as server rollout, system builds and operational maintenance; broader systems-level responsibilities including networking and storage administration; and some special purpose functions in the areas of migration to cloud computing, system integration and build automation. A strong Linux administration background with experience in network and web serving operations is required. Shared operational support is required. Limited travel may be required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Linux system administration
• Build, configuration and maintenance of standard Linux environments
• Work with revision and source control systems
• Manage system updates, patching and releases
• Modify operational configurations in response to changing needs
• Create and modify configuration and other scripts.
• Coordinate and execute repair activities
2. Systems management
• Work with development to field new infrastructure needs
• Manage vendor relationships and maintenance needs (e.g., certificates, HW maintenance)
• Maintain physical capacity and operational environment at colocation center containing approx. 250 servers
• Configure physical systems (server and dev/test) as necessary
3. Other responsibilities
• Assist in migration of physical compute infrastructure to cloud and/or managed IAAS
• Assist in integration of Weather Company Technical Operations Center tools and processes into Weather Underground’s operations

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline and 2-5 years of experience OR MS
• 2-4 years of experience in related field equivalent experience
• Linux systems administration skills including system level programming (shell/Perl)
• Must have strong skills creating and modifying configuration and scripts
• Experience with back end production and web serving environments
• Fundamental networking skills and basic network troubleshooting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal direction
• Experience with virtualization and cloud computing is a definite plus

Please send your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations to careers@weather.com with the subject header, "System Administrator – SF." Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Thank you!

We are always on the lookout for talented people so if you feel passionate about working with our company, please send your resume and cover letter to careers@weather.com. We'll take a look and let you know if there is a good fit!