network admin offer for Frankfurt/Main Germany
Senior Network Administrator Job Description
1. Overview
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The Network Administrator will be a key member of the IT team and report
to the Director of IT. It is a hands-on
technical position focusing on the support and maintenance of the
network infrastructure, server hardware/software
setup and maintenance. Police clearance certificate will be required as
part of the infrastructure is considered high
security.
The Job is based in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
2. Key responsibilities
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The network administrator’s primary responsibilities include (but are
not limited to):
- setup and maintenance of firewall systems (FreeBSDs pf, Linux
iptables), security is of particular importance
- setup and maintainance of VPN systems from and to our
customers/service providers
- in general evaluate, implement and document new/improved solutions to
the changing requirements of the company
(like backup strategies, high availability/fallback solutions etc)
- setup, maintenance of servers (OS: Debian) for different purposes like
webservers (apache, nginx), database
(postgres, mysql) and application servers (python)
- designing/maintaining network infrastructure in complex and
heterogeneous environments
- planning/executing of hardware/network upgrades, emphasizing
consolidation of services while maintaining a high
resource availability.
3. Secondary responsibilities
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- system monitoring (nagios, munin)
- communication with hardware suppliers, purchase of appropriate hardware
- in rare cases provide support to customers/business partners
- establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with business
units and 3rd party suppliers
4. Key Objectives
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In terms of innovation:
Change and innovation are regular activities within IT. An IT department
will continually change the services it
provides to better meet the requirements of the company and its
customers. The Network Administrator, as a valued
member of the IT Team, is expected to make suggestions to improve the IT
services offered.
In terms of service:
The Network Administrator will:
- React to issues in a controlled and professional manner.
- Be discreet when around, or have access to, sensitive information.
- Ensure documentation is produced in a timely and accurate manner.
- Apply logical thinking and patience to derive solutions to problems.
- Accept responsibility for delivering a high standard of work.
- Work continuously on a task until completion or referral to third
parties (where appropriate).
- Set realistic expectations with users and then meet them.
5. Required technical and personal Skills
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- at least 5 years of professional experience in the network/server
administration field in general
- very good knowledge and experience of Debian system administration
- good knowledge and experience of FreeBSDs packet filter firewall
- knowledge of at least one configuration management system (chef,
puppet etc)
- fluent knowledge of English language
- good relational skills and flexibility
- team working ability
- stress resistancy
6. Optional Skills
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- experience in setup/maintenance of DNS (bind), LDAP(openldap),
Webservers(Apache, Nginx), Databases (Postgresql,
MySQL), mailserver (postfix), POP3/IMAP Servers (dovecot)
- knowledge of a scripting language (python, perl, sh, python preferred)
for automation/customization
- experience maintaining a CA hierarchy (openssl)
7. Company Description
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Ypsilon.NET AG is a leading provider of tourist booking engines. We also
offer Fraud detection and prevention
services, comprehensive solutions to make other companies PCI-DSS
compliant, and we are a PCI-DSS level 1
certified payment service provider. We have offices in Germany, England
and Poland, our headquarter is in
Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Contact:
Patrick Coulomb +49 6109 505135 Email: pc@ypsilon.net or
Andreas Pfotenhauer, Email: pfote@ypsilon.net
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