Linux and Windows System Administrator, Corporate Engineering - Google- Sydney,

Linux and Windows System Administrator, Corporate Engineering

Google- Sydney, Australia (Sydney Area, Australia)

Job Description

As a Linux and Windows Systems Administrator, Corporate Engineering you will be responsible for supporting the needs of Google’s corporate server infrastructure. Systems Administrators are highly technical and directly work with server and service owners to ensure reliability and sustainability of the Google service infrastructure as well as compliance with internal policies. In order to be successful in this role you will support servers in a mixed operating system environment and work directly with our internal technology providers as well as other operations groups. Our internal customers rely on your guidance when it comes to design decisions and you will therefore play an important role in keeping the business productive.
Responsibilities

Support Google’s complex corporate server and service environment.

Develop, coordinate and drive local and world-wide server level projects.

Ensure compliance of server infrastructure with Google policies.

Optimize existing environment based on business and security needs.

Ensure the overall reliability of services that Googlers are dependent on.

Minimum Qualifications

BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field (In lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant work experience)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with mixed operating systems (e.g. Linux, Red Hat, Windows, Mac OS X, etc)

Experience in configuration management of operating system platforms

Experience in UNIX or Windows fleet management activities

Fluency in at least one high-level programming language (e.g. Python/Perl)

Understanding of virtualization technologies

Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, webservers and LAN/WAN environments. Knowledge of OS internals (file systems, storage, process lifecycle, etc)

Area


At Google, our users come first, and the Systems Infrastructure team is at the heart of that promise. We build the technologies that transform the way we think about doing business. Whether working on our cloud systems, researching the latest in computer technology or keeping Google's internal systems humming, Googlers and users alike rely on us to keep things running. We're back-end ninjas: protecting your privacy and ensuring your security.



IT & Data Management

Company Description

Google is not a conventional company, and we don't intend to become one. True, we share attributes with the world's most successful organizations - a focus on innovation and smart business practices comes to mind - but even as we continue to grow, we're committed to retaining a small-company feel. At Google, we know that every employee has something important to say, and that every employee is integral to our success. We provide individually-tailored compensation packages that can be comprised of competitive salary, bonus, and equity components, along with the opportunity to earn further financial bonuses and rewards. Googlers thrive in small, focused teams and high-energy environments, believe in the ability of technology to change the world, and are as passionate about their lives as they are about their work.Google

Additional Information

Posted:

April 5, 2013

Type:

Full-time

Experience:

Not Applicable

Functions:

Information Technology, Engineering

Industries:

Information Services, Internet

Job ID:

5327453

 

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