Asterisk and Linux Systems Administrator - Pensacola / Milton

We are seeking a high-energy individual to support our internal/production networks, phone systems and computer systems. This person will have a thorough knowledge of Linux OS and Asterisk and how to manipulate these rapidly to meet fluid business objectives.  This person will work closely with the local market teams, other IT teams, and the customer care team to meet challenging objectives for system uptime and performance metrics. This position requires a highly motivated individual comfortable with rapid changes in direction and environment.


Responsibilities:Lead our efforts to maintain and improve our national Asterisk implementation.  Work closely with field teams and vendors to troubleshoot problems, add capacity where needed, and implement root cause solutions as required to improve system uptime.  Continuously improve our Asterisk platform by analyzing/testing new hardware/software solutions.  Provide expertise on products/configurations to streamline services and enhance system securityConfigure/Maintain Linux servers for corporate/production applications. Develop appropriate baseline configurations to ensure consistency of installed systems. Develop/implement standard application configurations. Perform necessary maintenance and patch management Order voice and data circuits as needed to support business growthConfigure/Maintain a variety of network hardware including switches, routers, phones, ATAsRegularly review system monitoring results to track system metrics and identify performance issues and opportunities for optimization

 

Qualifications:

 3+ years experience with Asterisk3+ years experience with script programming (perl, shell etc)3+ years experience maintaining Linux servers in corporate and production environments2 + years experience with data and voice circuit ordering, troubleshooting, provisioning a PBX (specifically Asterisk), and working with telephone companies to turn-up the circuits2+ years experience configuring networking hardware and services2+ years experience with LDAP and Active Directory
Degree in Computer Science and/or 5+ years related work experience.
Detailed Linux OS knowledge
Strong understanding of Apache, MySQL and PHP, Open VPN, Squid and ShorewallExperience managing large number of distributed Linux serversExperience configuring DNS, sendmail, IPSec, CA, routing/FW on Linux systems


Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of Foundry, Cisco or similar networking hardwareExperience with Redhat and DebianExperience with VMWareExperience providing desktop supportKnowledge/experience with telecommunications back office support systems