[LUNI] JOB: Sr. Unix Systems Administrator (2 Positions)

[Michael Ducy]

Please send all responses/resumes to Mari McCabe (mari.mccabe at orbitz.com).
 There are 2 open positions, both of which are practically identical,
except one requires 2 yrs of hardcore Perl, Python, PHP, C/C++, etc. 
Orbitz is located downtown in the West Loop area.

Posting One - http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/sad/309586556.html
Posting Two - http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/sad/309598850.html

Posting One
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Sr. Systems Administrator

About Orbitz

Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), a brand of Travelport, Inc, is a leading online
travel company offering consumers the widest selection of low airfares, as
well as deals on lodging, car rentals, cruises, and vacation packages.
Orbitz makes finding low fare and great deals easier through a
state-of-the-art flight search engines that scans more than 400 airlines
and the Orbitz Matrix Display that provides an unbiased and comprehensive
listing of airfares and other rates. Orbitz also offers the largest
collection of discounted web-only airfares and low-priced hotel web rates.

Orbitz is a fast-paced, creative and dynamic culture with a team that is
passionate about excellence in innovation, achievement, and results. We're
looking for like-minded individuals to join us and help make things
happen. If you are motivated by creative problem-solving, collaborative
work with other professionals, and development of new consumer-oriented
technologies, visit http://www.orbitz.com/App/Careers to learn more about
Orbitz and then contact us.
Benefits

In addition to a great work environment, as a Travelport employee, you can
take advantage of a comprehensive range of benefits to support your
physical, financial and personal needs.

Please visit http://www.travelport.com/en/careers/benefits.cfm to view our
comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Additional benefits
specific to Orbitz include:

    * Business casual dress
    * State-of-the-Art office environment
    * Pre-tax transportation program
    * Discounted health club membership

About the Position

This position is responsible for the technical integration and operation
of new applications and features into the Orbitz testing and production
environments. The candidate will become an in-depth subject matter expert
(SME) on the operational and management aspects of the product. The
individual will work closely with systems/network engineering, application
support, development and operations personnel to develop and deploy
monitoring, alerting, escalation, maintenance and reporting processes and
procedures for the systems in accordance with Orbitz’ strategies. Will
also develop and document knowledge of the application’s interactions and
operating relationships with other Orbitz application functions and
features and work with those teams to guarantee consistency of approach.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

    * Establish and maintain implementation and monitoring requirements
for the application, and proactively work with development staff to
continuously improve its operational stability and response
    * Establish and maintain custom management and maintenance modules for
control and manipulation of the applications
    * Establish alarming and escalation paths for the application to
assure aggressive availability goals are met
    * Responsible for training and documentation of all operational
aspects of the application and will guarantee clean integration with
the Unix and application systems monitoring strategy and tools
    * Validate operational functionality through testing processes
    * Develop an extensive knowledge and understanding of the Orbitz
server and network environments, monitoring tools and methodologies
    * Responsible for coordinating and directing site personnel during
application or function outages; this also includes directing the
follow-up and delivery of outage reports, root cause analyses and
identifying methods to prevent similar issues from recurring
    * Responsible for communicating effectively with designers and
developers, project managers, Orbitz business and executive
management, our partners, and vendors
    * Manage multiple tasks and projects
    * Work closely with the 24x7 team mentoring through documentation and
training

QUALIFICATIONS:

    * Bachelor's degree or related field or related, equivalent experience
    * Demonstrated experience managing projects and tasks through completion
    * 5+ years UNIX System Administration experience with a large Linux or
SUN/Solaris environment in a high availability, 24x7 environment;
e-commerce experience required
    * Experience with high-end system and network monitoring tools,
automation of operational tasks, scripting, debugging and root cause
problem resolution
    * Experience dealing with multiple down-stream suppliers, partners and
back-end system connection and monitoring processes
    * Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and networking principles as well as web
technologies
    * Previous experience in application development or deployment,
configuration management, Unix application support, and relational
databases
    * Must have exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills and be
able to operate well in a high volume, rapidly changing environment
    * Must be willing to work outside normal business hours as site needs
arise
    * Strong communication and team skills


Posting Two
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Sr. Systems Administrator
About the Position

This position is responsible for the technical integration and operation
of new applications and features into the Orbitz testing and production
environments. The candidate will become an in-depth subject matter expert
(SME) on the operational and management aspects of the product. The
individual will work closely with systems/network engineering, application
support, development and operations personnel to develop and deploy
monitoring, alerting, escalation, maintenance and reporting processes and
procedures for the systems in accordance with Orbitz’ strategies. Will
also develop and document knowledge of the application’s interactions and
operating relationships with other Orbitz application functions and
features and work with those teams to guarantee consistency of approach.
Will develop tools for use by the various Operations teams to support and
maintain the site.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

    * Establish and maintain implementation and monitoring requirements
for the application, and proactively work with development staff to
continuously improve its operational stability and response
    * Establish and maintain custom management and maintenance modules for
control and manipulation of the applications
    * Establish alarming and escalation paths for the application to
assure aggressive availability goals are met
    * Responsible for training and documentation of all operational
aspects of the application and will guarantee clean integration with
the Unix and application systems monitoring strategy and tools
    * Validate operational functionality through testing processes
    * Develop an extensive knowledge and understanding of the Orbitz
server and network environments, monitoring tools and methodologies
    * Responsible for coordinating and directing site personnel during
application or function outages; this also includes directing the
follow-up and delivery of outage reports, root cause analyses and
identifying methods to prevent similar issues from recurring
    * Responsible for communicating effectively with designers and
developers, project managers, Orbitz business and executive
management, our partners, and vendors
    * Manage multiple tasks and projects
    * Work closely with the 24x7 team mentoring through documentation and
training

QUALIFICATIONS:

    * Bachelor's degree or related field or related, equivalent experience
    * Demonstrated experience managing projects and tasks through completion
    * 5+ years UNIX System Administration experience with a large Linux or
SUN/Solaris environment in a high availability, 24x7 environment;
e-commerce experience required
    * 2+ years experience in operations focused development with a
programming language such as Python, Perl, PHP, C++ or C
    * Experience with high-end system and network monitoring tools,
automation of operational tasks, scripting, debugging and root cause
problem resolution
    * Experience dealing with multiple down-stream suppliers, partners and
back-end system connection and monitoring processes
    * Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and networking principles as well as web
technologies
    * Previous experience in application development or deployment,
configuration management, Unix application support, and relational
databases
    * Must have exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills and be
able to operate well in a high volume, rapidly changing environment
    * Must be willing to work outside normal business hours as site needs
arise
    * Strong communication and team skills