You: Ready to advance your career as a System Administrator.

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The Position: The Systems Administrator maintains the operations of server machines, core operating software, application performance, and connectivity between servers and the switches and routers. This position is responsible for the server?s uptime and availability, and must respond at all times and act quickly to resolve any problems that arise which jeopardize the client?s ability to interact with our products or an employee?s ability to interact with our systems. This position is part of a small but motivated team of professionals with focused responsibilities and broad opportunities for technology exposure.

- Monitor server machines and server software at all times, either through manual or automatic processes. Respond quickly to degraded system performance.
- Responsible for monitoring system security and for taking proper steps to prevent and detect security breaches.
- Troubleshoot system and network problems in systematic manner.
- Research new technical solutions.
- Proactively communicate system-related issues to management and the user community.
- Monitor every aspect of the server machines in order to identify opportunities for better system performance and elimination of recurring system problems.
- Manage all server machine resources, such as available computer disk space, and notify the Director of Operations whenever greater resources are required.
- Install new server software, including pre-installation benchmark testing, and quality control after installing.
- Assist with designing robust backup schedules and perform restorations.
- Manage email distribution lists.
- Maintain systems to the security and operational standards of the NYTimes Co.
- On a rotating basis serve as the on-call system administrator responding to critical problems.

-Undergraduate degree and 2 years or more of experience managing a medium or large size UNIX environment.
- Familiarity with Sun Solaris, Linux or other major UNIX OS. TCP/IP networking, firewall, sendmail, NFS, DNS, NIS and system utilities.
- Experience with web server software such as Netscape or Apache and databases such as Sybase or MySQL.
- C, Java, shell scripts, and Perl programming experience preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver projects on time.
- Ability to maintain focus and perspective in a busy, time-critical production environment.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and travel to where external servers are housed.
- Available for 24 hours on-call on a rotational basis.

Boston.com is part of Boston Globe Media, a multimedia organization that includes The Boston Globe, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and Globe Direct along with our team of media partners Metro and New England Sports Network (NESN).

Boston.com values the contribution of all its employees. We recognize their efforts by offering a competitive compensation plan plus bonus potential and an array of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), and more.

Please include job title & subject code (SABC409) if you apply via email (hr@globe.com)

At Boston Globe Media we embrace diversity. An Equal Opportunity Employer.