We work with a funded startup company and we’re looking for a Linux server sysadmin to join their team. If you’re a sysadmin who finds that things like installing Squid, memcached and PHP opcode caches is like fine tuning a motorcycle, you’re the right person for us.

Familiarity with Drupal and Debian is a big plus, but essentially we’re looking for someone who is well-versed in maintaining and optimizing servers for LAMP-based web applications.

This is a long-term and full-time contract position. Most of us are in Los Angeles, California, and we’d like to hire locally, but telecommuting is fine. We’d like you to:

• Act as liaison between us and our webhost (Slicehost).
• Monitor our servers and quickly resolve problems as they arise.
• Find and debug server performance and configuration issues, such as MySQL queries, and identify areas for improvement.
• Help us create policies that improve our data security, backup and recovery practices.
• Provide technical consulting and relevant documentation when needed.
• Join us for occasional conference calls and company retreats in the tropics.

Please email us at jobs [at] exaltations [dot] net or contact us at our contact page with your contact information and anything else that you’d like us to know. Please include your hourly rate, references and time zone. Thanks!