[Jobs] JOB: (Sydney) Staff System Administrator, Full Time

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Staff System Administrator, Full Time

Google is looking for exceptionally talented and enthusiastic senior system administrators to help support and design our growing internal computer infrastructure.

Are you:

* A veteran system administrator who has been developing general solutions to hard problems for years?
* Someone who routinely leads teams of senior system administrators?
* A positive force for good who improves the work of everyone around you?
* A world-class problem solver who crafts pragmatic solutions in a scalable, elegant, and maintainable way?
* Equally comfortable digging through stack traces and mentoring new system administrators?
* Looking to flex your system administrative muscles in a rapidly changing, fast-paced network environment spanning the globe? 

If you answered "Yes" to four or more of the above, Google is interested in talking to you!

Our team consists of some of the brightest and highest-caliber people in the field. We design and support Google's internal computer infrastructure, potentially including core services (DNS, LDAP, Kerberos, mail), internal applications, custom Linux-based operating systems, monitoring, databases, performance tuning, etc. As a senior member of this team, you will promote good technical design, lead projects to improve Google infrastructure, mentor less-experienced system administrators, and work with management and other team members to set technical direction.

Requirements:

* MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience (PhD a plus).
* 12+ years experience with Unix/Linux system administration.
* 5+ years experience leading sweeping, proactive improvements to organization-wide infrastructure which supports 1000s of users and computers.
* Proven ability to lead multiple teams of senior system administrators and system programmers, setting technical direction and managing priorities and resource constraints across groups.
* Recognized experience improving the state-of-the-art of computing via relevant academic research or community projects.
* Very strong development experience with Python, C, C++, or other high-level language, including strong experience with network, kernel or database programming.
* Comprehensive knowledge of OS internals: filesystems, virtual memory, process lifecycle, security, network stack, etc.
* Strong knowledge of networking, including algorithms for two or more of: routing, quality of service, congestion avoidance, or latency/packet loss mitigation.
* A driving sense of craftsmanship, quality, and ownership.
* Ability to handle periodic on-call duty and occasional off-hours work.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
Contact: For immediate consideration, please send your resume to baldwin at google.com. The subject field of your email should include Staff System Administrator - Sydney.
Applications close: 1st December 2006