Systems Engineer
Mediaphormedia, an award-winning commercial software company based in Lawrence, Kansas, is growing! We need another Systems Administrator/Engineer to help us as we virtualize and expand our current server deployment.
Inspired by the DevOps movement, we are looking for someone comfortable with both administering Unix/Linux and writing solid code. You will help develop systems automation tools to provision and deploy new servers as needed and to continuously integrate new software releases. You will monitor existing systems and rapidly respond to runtime issues. You will work closely with our application developers to help solve complex problems in scaling our services.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Proficient with Unix, Linux or Solaris administration
- Proficient coding with languages like Python and Ruby
- Experienced in Apache/Nginx and database configuration
- Passionate about open source software
- Work well in a team environment
- Have excellent communication skills
Preference will be given to candidates who have:
- Experience developing applications with the Django web development framework
- Managed and scaled web applications with Apache, Nginx, Varnish, and Memcached
- Managed deployment of software and servers with with Fabric, Chef, or Puppet
- Solid experience with cloud services: Amazon Web Services; EC2, S3, CloudFront
- PostgreSQL DBA experience
- Contributed to the open-source community or DevOps movement
Mediaphormedia is the award-winning commercial software division of The World Company, a communications and media company based in Lawrence, Kansas. Mediaphormedia is widely considered to be one of the most innovative news and media organizations in the country employing some of the best and brightest online media developers.
To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. EOE