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| Posted: | May 8, 2008 |
| Company name: | Shopzilla.com |
| Location: | United States, CA, West Los Angeles |
| Poster represents: | an employer |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Onsite: | yes |
| Description: |
Shopzilla, formerly BizRate.com, is the world’s largest and fastest growing shopping search engine. Based in West Los Angeles, CA, Shopzilla is a part of the $7.2 billion E.W. Scripps Company.
As an Linux System Administrator (aka Application Support Engineer) you will: • Participate in cross-departmental project teams to achieve company goals • Provide a single point of contact between assigned development team(s) and infrastructure teams • Become a subject matter expert for the operations of systems owned by assigned development team(s) • Develop software to monitor, deploy, or integrate applications • Build software, documentation and procedures to manage daily operational needs of assigned development and support team(s) • Mentor and train team members to perform day-to-day maintenance and system analysis • Recommend modifications to existing systems in order to enhance processing time, reliability, scalability, and ease of deployment • Work with assigned development teams to identify and resolve common failure scenarios And you will have the following qualifications: • 3+ years of strong UNIX/LINUX Systems Admin experience • Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical constituents • Ability to work as part of a team • Detail oriented with strong analytic and organization skills • Strong knowledge of SQL/T-SQL, Unix Shell programming, computer networking and at least one other scripting language such as Perl • Self-motivated and committed to the successful and timely completion of assignments • Ability to adapt to frequently changing priorities and tasks • Ability to work weekends evenings and holidays as needed • Knowledge of Apache server configuration a plus • Experience with Java a plus • BS degree in Computer Science or relevant field desired So, if you are the super-star type -- the one all look to as the smartest in your area of expertise -- love challenging yourself, and are searching for a place to work where people care, your ideas matter and you can make a real difference to helping millions of consumers, then we need to talk. About Shopzilla: With an index of over 30 million products from more than 92,000 stores, gathered, organized and presented using all proprietary leading-edge technology, Shopzilla provides consumers the best way to find virtually anything for sale, anywhere, and at the best price. At Shopzilla, our goal is to build the greatest shopping service ever conceived by mankind. To that end, we strive very hard to hire the smartest people. We’re an environment where great ideas shape our vision and true passion drives us to the best solutions to the most challenging problems at the intersection of shopping and search. Shopzilla offers great benefits including medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance, 401(k) plan, flexible spending account, generous vacation benefits -- and we even provide FREE catered lunch every single day! Shopzilla is an Equal Opportunity Employer. |
| Desired skills: |
• 3+ years of strong UNIX/LINUX Systems Admin experience
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical constituents • Ability to work as part of a team • Detail oriented with strong analytic and organization skills • Strong knowledge of SQL/T-SQL, Unix Shell programming, computer networking and at least one other scripting language such as Perl • Self-motivated and committed to the successful and timely completion of assignments • Ability to adapt to frequently changing priorities and tasks • Ability to work weekends evenings and holidays as needed • Knowledge of Apache server configuration a plus • Experience with Java a plus • BS degree in Computer Science or relevant field desired |
| URL for more information: | http://www3.recruitingcenter.net/clients/shopzilla/publicjobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=10563&esid=az |
| Contact information: | Please apply online through our website. |