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[ovSAGE Regulars] System Administration Positions at Pythian

Hello all, 

The Pythian Group (www.pythian.com), where I work, has two positions for
System Administration available in Ottawa. One is a regular 9-5 (hours
negotiable) shift. The other one is to cover the evening shift, roughly
4 PM to 12 midnight. Again the exact hours are negotiable. The second
position requires someone who is a night owl and is willing to stick
with the shift on a permanent basis. We are expanding rapidly so we may
soon also have openings for Senior Oracle, MS SQL and MySQL Database
Administrators so if know of anyone with these skill sets they can
submit their resumes to the HR contact below. 

If anyone is interested in the System Administration position, feel free
to contact me after you have submitted your application to Pythain HR. I
will be glad to answer any questions from serious applicants. 


Job Description
 
If know somebody who would qualify, please contact Pythian HR
(http://www.pythian.com/about/careers/). Remember that we are not hiring
by the years of experience but by the skills, dedication and passion.
System Administration Position like None Other
The Pythian Group is a global leader in remotely delivered enterprise
database and system administration services. With over 100 customers in
a wide array of industry verticals, the work is exciting, fast-paced,
and challenging. If you are ready for a change from the typical
day-in/day-out drudgery of being a system administrator for one company
or set of servers, The Pythian Group is for you. Our system
administrators work in a small team of 4-6 team members, responsible for
5-10 customer environments. This means that you will never get bored or
be forced to solve the same problems on the same systems, over and over.
We are currently hiring senior system administrators to service our
rapidly expanding client community. You should be a quick learner and
ready to hit the ground running, managing networks and servers for
everything from small start-ups to huge enterprises. At The Pythian
Group, you will be able to see, and do it all. 
The primary roles and responsibilities of these positions include, but
are not limited to:
	Installing and supporting a client organization's computer and
network systems. 
	Responsible for local-area networks (LAN), wide-area networks
(WAN), network segments, and Internet and intranet systems. 
	Maintain network hardware and software, analyze problems, and
monitor networks to ensure their availability to system users. 
	Gather data to identify customer needs and then use the
information to identify, interpret, and evaluate system and network
requirements. 
	Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures. 
In addition to primary responsibilities, which are dynamic in nature,
system backup and recovery planning and validation are extremely
important aspects of the system administrator responsibility. Security
and system hardening and intrusion prevention are also very important.
Additional Required:
	5+ years of experience managing production network and server
environments. 
	Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. 
	Strong communication skills in English; you will talk to
customers, vendors and other team members on a regular basis. 
	Very strong skills working on a wide variety of platforms,
primarily Linux and Windows. 
	Solid knowledge of various hardware platforms, such as
networking devices, rack and blade servers, and SANs. 
	The willingness to dive in and research/debug tough problems,
even under extreme pressure. 
	An intense desire to learn new technologies and techniques - and
be the best. 
	Ability to work independently or as part of a team. 
	A willingness to work on evenings and weekends when necessary
and participate in a regular on call rotation. 
Desired Knowledge and Skills:
	Knowledge of Solaris, AIX, or HP-UX would be considered an
asset. 
	Post secondary education in computer science, related fields or
product certifications would be considered an asset. 
Community involvement, team building, and personal growth is very
important to Pythian. To that end, we encourage our DBAs and SAs to
blog, present at conferences or user groups, write articles, and
otherwise get involved in the technology community. You will find
yourself working with and learning from top industry experts

 
 
Tim Inkpen
Network, Server, End-User Support
Phone: (613) 234-1086
Email: tinkpen [ at ] sympatico [ dot ] ca
*	Network+ certified support specialist 
*	Over 12 years of experience at IBM, TimeiCR 
*	Broad background: Cisco to Novell to Windows to Linux 
Problem Solver *  Team Player *  Proactive
 




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