TerpSys (www.terpsys.com) Rockville, MD Direct Hire/Full Time Configuration Management Jarad Harsh 301-530-9106 x285 Overview Do you want to join one of the best places to work for in America?  TerpSys is for you! We are a leading IT and Internet business solutions provider based in the Washington DC area. Blending today’s technology with unequaled customer service, TerpSys offers clients innovative, individually-crafted IT and web solutions to meet their unique needs.  Time and again, our team of dedicated professionals has assisted our customers in applying technology to produce exceptional business results. Recognized as one of "50 Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America" by SHRM and the Great Place to Work® Institute, TerpSys stands behind its mission to delight our customers, challenge our staff and serve our communities.  That formula has earned us other honors including “50 Great Places to Work” by the Washingtonian Magazine and “Best Places to Work” by the Washington Business Journal.  TerpSys is a place where staff can grow professionally and personally.  We offer great benefits, flexible work schedules, continuing education, happy hours, team competitions, sporting events, and so much more. We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly productive and results focused professional to join our Web Systems Team as a Senior Network Engineer / Network Engineer. The Engineer will be responsible for web hosting architecture design, engineering, deployment, troubleshooting and administration of BioInformatics applications developed using Open Source technologies. He/She will help maintain the development, QA, UAT, Production and Training environments, and will be a primary point of contact for technical escalation and administrative tasks supporting the development community and end users. Responsibilities * Manage enterprise wide Apache/IIS web servers, Zope/Plone content management servers and Tomcat/Jboss J2EE application containers in a large Solaris/Red Hat Linux/Windows OS environment  * Manage Servers hosting request tracking, version control, bug tracking, portal applications to support collaborative development efforts * Lead development support projects and working closely with teammates in the Web Systems group and a larger Systems Team * Coordinate planning and deployment of major software releases, feature enhancements and bug fixes with various development groups * Handle content and application deployments in compliance with SCM procedures, assist the development community, and provide troubleshooting support when required * Support of technical activities to automate application and content deployments * Evaluate, maintain and enhance system and web server security  * Deploy, upgrade and maintain application and web servers based on approved SOPs * Provide additional System Administration duties on Solaris/Red Hat/Windows as required * Work closely with various team members internally and externally for successful completion of various day-to-day tasks and ongoing infrastructure support projects  * Lead efforts to enhance Standard operating procedures and technical documentation * Occasional after-hours and weekend support Minimum Qualifications Successful candidates will possess the following skills and qualifications: * A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technologies or a related area or equivalent experience * 5+ years of UNIX administration  * 4+ years of Linux administration  * Experience in a web hosting environment or supporting a development environment  * Expertise in shell, perl, python or other scripting  * Experience in compiling and deploying open source applications  * Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers, team members and managers  * Strong and proven customer service skills Desired Experience/Qualifications/Certifications * Open-source software installation, troubleshooting and support in a Unix/Linux environment * Knowledge of Database connectivity tools (Oracle, MySQL, PostGres), Perl, Python, PHP, Wiki and JAVA technologies  * Experience supporting J2EE containers like WebSphere, Weblogic * An understanding of the software development lifecycle  * Exposure to configuration management environment using Subversion, CVS, etc... * Experience supporting web applications development using Java technologies  * Experience managing, securing and performance tuning Web/J2EE application servers  * Experience with network/application monitoring tools  * Exposure to LDAP directories  * Exposure to open source Grid technologies using Globus  * Preferred professional certification(s):  Red Hat Certified Engineer/Technician, Sun Certified System Administrator, Sun Certified Network Administrator, SUSE Certified Linux Professional or Engineer TerpSys offers competitive compensation packages, including excellent salary and comprehensive benefits with a variety of health care options, performance-based bonuses, a matching 401(k) plan, professional training, a flexible work environment, tuition reimbursement, and – very possibly - the career of your dreams. -----Level of position filled will be based on the overall candidates qualifications as they meet criteria related to either the Senior Network Engineer or Network Engineer position----- Interested? Why wait? A Great Place to Work may be in your future! Visit us today at http://www.terpsys.com, and apply for confidential consideration. TerpSys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V. APPLY ONLINE AT: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA8/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=TERPSYS&cws=1&rid=233