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Job Description

Classification: Consulting

Compensation: $30.00 to $35.00 per hour

Our client is seeking a Web Administrator that has Java or J2EE application servers, content management, Web services, search, Web security, performance, scripting, Web 2.0-ey community software, and all the other fun things that Web systems people do. We design, implement, and support these and other cool technologies, working interactively with our programmers, designers, marketers, and technology groups to bring "our clients" products to the world.
They're looking for a smart, motivated person with a good understanding of how the Web works. The position is for a junior to mid-career self-starter who's interested in taking ownership of an area of Web technology and "making it happen" in a consensus-driven environment. You'll need good UNIX skills, be able to program/script in something (shell, Perl, PHP, Python, whatnot) and most importantly, a big picture understanding how systems work together on the Web.

This is a Web systems admin position - not Web design, Web applications programming, help desk, or back room systems admin. Typical activities include configuring a load balancer, figuring out why someone's Java app is crashing the app server, teaching some people how to use a wiki, finding security holes in a Web application, debugging why a new HTML page is really slow, responding to a text from a search crawler that's gotten gummed up, reviewing a new Java application design for scalability issues, conducting a vendor evaluation of content delivery networks, and coding up a great new tool to automate your team's work.

Opportunities this position will provide:

•ï€  A chance to excel and room to innovate
• Hands on experience with a wide variety of Web technologies in an enterprise environment
•ï€  Provide 24x7 support for the site (there is an on call rotation)
•ï€  Network with a wide variety of other smart and motivated professionals
•ï€  Troubleshoot complex technical issues across all levels of the technology stack
•ï€ Responsibility to improve things that could be better

Qualifications:

•  BBA, MIS or BS in MIS, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience
•ï€   2+ years UNIX systems administration (Red Hat Linux or Solaris preferred)
• 1+ year Web server administration (Apache or other), J2EE application server experience strongly preferred (OracleAS, Weblogic, Websphere, or JBoss/Tomcat)
• Intimate knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, and strong familiarity with other Internet protocols
• Knowledge of other web concepts such as FTP, firewalls, caching, DNS, and proxies
• Scripting ability in Perl, bash, PHP, Python, and/or similar scripting languages

Any or all of the following are a big plus:

•  Experience with content management systems (e.g. Vignette v7), search (e.g.FAST ESP, Lucene), or SOA
•ï€ ï€   Demonstrated passion for the Web, such as active involvement in industry groups
•  Understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, and directory services (LDAP/AD)
•ï€ Experience with clustering and load-balancing applications
•ï€ Some light experience with database concepts - Oracle, Postgres, mySQL experience
•ï€ Java programming
•ï€ Web page design (CSS, HTML, JavaScript) - keep in mind this is not a Java programming position or a Web page creation/design position; it is a systems administration position

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.

With more than 100 locations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis for initiatives ranging from Internet development and multiplatform systems integration to network security and technical support. A division of Robert Half International, we were ranked number one in our industry by Fortune magazine's America's Most Admired Companies, and included in BusinessWeek's 50 Best Performing Companies. To learn more about this job opportunity, contact us today at 1.800.793.5533. Robert Half Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply for this job now or contact our branch office for additional information:

Job Requirements

Web Administration / Systems Analyst
Java or J2EE
J2EE Application Server
UNIX (Red Hat Linux or Solaris)
Tomcat Apache
HTTP/HTTPS
Scripting (Perl, Bash, PHP, Python)