Junior Systems Engineer

The person selected for this position will be a Junior member of the Systems Engineering team. The Systems Engineering team supports the installation, optimization, integration, troubleshooting, backup, recover, modification, security, and upgrading of IT systems and components in support of the company’s business requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with day-to-day systems support in the datacenter
  • Manage Domain/DNS configurations and changes
  • Manage VPN policies
  • Audit and maintain accurate records for inventory
  • Carry out basic network tasks such as firewall requests and tagging vlans
  • Help with patch management and ensuring a base level of security
  • Manage backup scheduling and ensure the integrity of backups
  • Creation of scripts to automate repetitive and complex processes and tasks
  • Monitor the health of our server farm and respond to server alerts as per the company knowledgebase and instructions from Sr. Engineers
  • Responsible for server stability
  • Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
  • Participate in a pager on-call rotation

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Windows Server 2003/2008
  • Knowledge of Linux not required but preferred
  • Previous server administration experience
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to troubleshoot and resolve server, network and software problems
  • Ability to work productively and efficiently to meet deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Analytical skills
  • Friendly presence and helpful attitude; good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others

Additional Experience (Nice to have)

  • Tools : Nagios/Cacti/WSUS/BackupExec/Jira/Confluence/PowerShell
  • Storage : ISCSI/CIFS/NFS/ZFS/DFS/FRS/Equallogic/Nexenta/Netapp
  • Server/Network : Juniper/Foundry/Brocade/Netscreen/APC/HP/DELL/IBM/VMWARE/AWS SNMP/SSL/SYSLOG/Active Directory
  • Authentication : Radius/RAS/ACE/ISA/LDAP

Benefits

In addition to a unique culture that appeals to individuals who thrive in hyper-drive environments and who work just as hard as they play, Spark Networks also provides US employees with a full spectrum of benefits including:

  • Matching 401(k)
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Laid-back, casual work environment

This is a summary of benefits and does not offer provisions such as exclusions or plan limitations.

To Apply

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or send resume to Spark4Hire@spark.net Be sure to include the job description in the subject line.

Send resumes via mail or fax to:

Spark Networks
Attn: Human Resources
8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Fax: (323) 658-3001

Spark Networks is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law.