The team designs and supports the company’s 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 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).
• 8+ years experience with Unix/Linux system administration.
• 5+ years experience leading sweeping, proactive improvements to organization-wide infrastructure which supports 500s 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: file systems, 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 including English and Japanese