I was finally looking at my Facebook account and saw an ad from them for a job. I know alot of people are looking lately, so here it is. I don't know anything about it other what it already says on the site.
http://www.facebook.com/careers/positions.php?id=238
For those of you who don't want to click on the link:
Facebook
is seeking talented operations engineers to join the Site Reliability
Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong communication
skills, a passion for tinkering with Linux, and an almost insane
fondness for fast-paced, seat-of-your-pants troubleshooting and crisis
management. The position is full-time and is based in our main office
in downtown Palo Alto. This position reports to the Manager of Site
Reliability Engineering.
- Monitor the stability and performance of the website
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Remotely troubleshoot and diagnose hardware problems
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Debug issues with Linux software, applications and network
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Resolve technical challenges encountered in LAMP technologies
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Develop and maintain monitoring tools and automation systems
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Predict and respond to utilization variances across multiple datacenters
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Identify and triage all outage related events
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Facilitate communication, coordinate escalation, and work with subject matter experts to implement critical fixes
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Automate and streamline processes
- 2-3 years+ Linux support/sys admin experience in an Internet operations environment
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BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
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Working knowledge of Linux, TCP/IP, Apache and mySQL
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Experience working with network management systems and monitoring tools, such as Nagios, Ganglia and Cacti
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Competency in Shell, PHP, Perl or Python. C is a plus
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Solid understanding of web services architecture and commonly employed technologies
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A sense of urgency in responding to and resolving critical issues that
relate to the performance of the site and/or core infrastructure
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Participation in a shifted coverage schedule, including occasional evenings shifts