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[Emily Jipson]

IT Director

A vibrant financial content firm in midtown Manhattan seeks a talented and dedicated IT Director.   The IT Director will manage the operations staff, provide hands-on support to internal users, and oversee the management of servers, networks, security, and co-location environments.  In addition, this position will interact with the application development team to support new system development and existing applications to ensure 99% uptime.

 

The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of technology work experience and in-depth knowledge of both Linux and Windows environments.   We are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly person who values small company culture and teamwork.  This person should be a self-starter and be forward thinking.

 

Job Functions

*	Report to the CTO and advise on infrastructure and network needs
*	Lead the IT operations staff on assigned projects
*	Diagnose and repair network and hardware issues
*	Manage IT budget and vendors
*	Design hardware architecture and be a driver in technology strategy
*	Monitor all systems and provide emergency response to minimize risk, outages, and data loss
*	Manage creation of redundant systems and backups
*	Be available on-call, evenings, and weekends as required
*	Manage server room, including server installation, cabling, and rack space management
*	Monitor server room utilities including power, AC and connectivity resources
*	Manage phone system for the office, cell phones, blackberries, and Pocket PCs
*	Convey technical concepts to a non-technical audience 
*	Positive and responsive attitude to support requests from business 
*	Create and maintain quality support documentation 
*	Stay current on new technologies in the industry and understand the open source community 

 

Job Requirements

*	Excellent written and verbal communication skills
*	5+ years experience managing Linux in production environments
*	5+ years experience managing Apache web servers
*	5+ years supporting LAMP web applications
*	5+ years experience supporting MySQL or other similar open-source database systems 
*	5+ years experience supporting Microsoft server and desktop environments, including experience with Microsoft Windows Exchange Server 2003 and Active Directory
*	Strong scripting skills, primarily shell and Perl.  Python and PHP a plus.
*	Strong familiarity with communication protocols, such as HTTPS, SMTP, DHCP, LDAP, SNMP as well as DNS and IP management
*	Strong familiarity with production monitoring services: Nagios and Orca
*	Experience working with web load balancers, firewalls, and routers, including Cisco Content Switches and OpenBSD
*	Experience with version control systems, specifically Subversion
*	Experience managing office phone systems (PBX)

 

Apply

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and résumé with compensation requirements to itdirector at money-media.com <mailto:itdirector at money-media.com> .   No phone calls please. 

 

About Money-Media

Money-Media (http://www.money-media.com) is a privately-held, New York-based company that publishes online and print content for leaders in the financial services industry and in corporate boardrooms.  We are an entrepreneurial group that emphasizes initiative, positive thinking, continual improvement and resiliency in our work culture.  Our website is www.money-media.com.

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