Server Administrator

Who We Are

EarthCam is the global leader in providing webcam content, technology and services. Founded in 1996, EarthCam provides live streaming video, time-lapse construction cameras, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for AI-powered visual asset management. EarthCam leads the industry with the highest resolution imagery available, to empower building information modelling (BIM) and Virtual Design Construction (VDC) teams with actionable visual data. EarthCam's innovations include the world’s first outdoor gigapixel panorama camera system, and the first ever 5G construction camera. EarthCam has documented over a trillion dollars of construction projects around the world. The company is headquartered on a 10-acre campus in Northern New Jersey.

EarthCam is Looking for a Linux Server Administrator to join our growing team!

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure 24/7 operation of highly available customer-facing and internal server environments at multiple data centers
• Optimize performance, reliability, survivability and security of each host and its associated services
• Provide technical support to programmers/developers for deployment or modification of their dev environments and ensure that developers are using their resources effectively
• Research, design and implement new technologies, deploy servers and services, coordinate with internal teams as required for business initiatives, product lifecycles, infrastructure improvements, or security compliance
• Manage backups and ensure disaster recovery compliance
• Manage access to servers and services
• Respond to outages as necessary
• Create and enforce policies, procedures, and documentation in areas that need improvement
• Provide innovative solutions to build and scale infrastructure by staying current with evolving technologies

Requirements/Skills:

• Extensive experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or its derivatives (CentOS) and VMware ESXi
• Knowledge of underlying hardware/infrastructure and monitoring thereof
• Administration of bind and zone files, Apache, nginx, NTP, sendmail, Java, Wowza, Docker, syslog
• Networking – understanding subnetting/vlans, bonding network intefaces/lacp, multihomed devices, adding routes, etc.
• Thorough understanding of NFS, Samba, file systems and volumes, LVM
• MySQL/MariaDB configuration, performance monitoring, and managing access privileges
• Configuration management and monitoring services such as Nagios, SNMP, SolarWinds
• Programming or scripting experience in perl, python, php, or shell script
• Experience with Jira
• Ability to troubleshoot issues across the entire stack, identify the root cause, and interface with appropriate resources for resolution
• Ability to review logs and utilization data and take action to remediate issue
• Ability to automate processes and quickly find solutions to unfamiliar problems

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent degree
• 10+ years experience in Linux system administration

What We Offer:

The EarthCam package includes excellent salaries, bonuses, benefits, and constant opportunities for development – designed to create an entrepreneurial, invigorating and satisfying environment. Our benefits include:

• Health insurance (Single coverage 100% paid for by company)
• Dental and vision insurance
• 401K Plan (with aggressive company matching)
• Paid time off, plus paid holidays
• Regular free breakfasts, lunches and snacks
• In-house Yoga sessions
• Bicycles to ride around campus
• Team BBQs and annual company Olympics