Web Administrator (Linux)

The resource, who shall be reporting to the Unified Web Hosting technical team lead, shall have deep knowledge of Linux operating system administration and web applications.
Scope of Work / Duties of Consultant:
The resource shall support the Unified Web Hosting Team, on projects or ongoing support services, as per arising needs.

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ON Call one week per month

Location: Valencia, Spain (preferred) or Remotely within the CET Time Zone

Required Technical Skills:
The resource MUST have the following skills and experience:

• Prior experience in System Administration and Linux operating system.
• Knowledge of Open-Source Web Servers like Nginx or Apache.
• Experience with versioning systems (git)
• Ability to understand and write code in some scripting language: Bash, Python, PHP, etc.
• Cloud-Based services (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Service Management methodologies (ITIL).
• The resource SHOULD have the following skills and experience: CMSs: WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, Liferay.
• Databases: MariaDB/MySQL, Postgres.
• Load-balancing and proxy technologies including CDNs.
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes.

• Minimum 3 years working experience as Web Applications Administrator with a significant exposure to PHP, Java and/or Python.

Required Soft Skills:

• Ability to distill complex problems and drive toward creative solutions;
• Ability to interact with customers, ability to assess and gather customer requirements, comparing pros and cons, to propose best suited option and turn them into solution designs; Willingness to learn on the job.

Desirable certifications:

• Cloud certifications (Azure & AWS) are highly desirable.
• Knowledge & Experience of the LAMP stack would be an advantage.