System Administrator

Job TitleThe iMemories System Administrator will be part of a team that maintains an enterprise environment composed of 800 systems with over 2 petabytes of storage. We strive for uptime. We are looking for people with a passion for technology and a desire to learn new skills while improving their system administration talents.The candidate must be comfortable dealing with everything from high-end enterprise hardware to a low-end desktop printer. Troubleshooting user desktop issues and answering user how-to questions is required. They will work closely with members of the technology and operations team to prioritize tasks to bring new systems, applications, and workstations online. Experience supporting a 24/7, multiple-shift operation is essential.What you will do...Management of application software and workstations used by the operations organization.Ensure uptime of operations team; minimize work interruptions.Participate in hardware and system capacity planning and expansion.Participate in technical architecture and design discussions as a system and network expert.Help maintain all systems.Monitor and troubleshoot issues in workflow.Troubleshoot and problem solve any and all IT issues.Plan and prioritize upgrades, deployments, configuration changes. Coordinate with the technology group and operations on anything requiring outages that will cause work interruptions.Configure and deploy servers and workstations when needed.Perform hardware installs and cabling including upgrades and replacements.Setup, configure, and monitor O/S installs.Provide application and basic desktop support.Provide 24/7 support in an on-call rotation.Maintain and update tracking, monitoring, and management data and tools.Who you are...Must have at least 7-10 years' Linux Sys Admin experience with knowledge/skill in the following:Advanced experience in network configuration and management (Brocade knowledge a plus).Intermediate experience with Windows desktop administration (Windows Vista, Windows 7).Intermediate domain control and active directory experience.Intermediate experience with Mac OSX desktop support.Intermediate to advanced experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS); EC2, Route 53, S3, Glacier a plus.Advanced experience with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) a plus.Lustre and/or Gluster storage experience a plus.Postgres database maintenance experience a plus.Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, IT, etc.) is highly preferredAdditional Information:Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law. For candidates who live in San Francisco, CA, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Ancestry will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.