Senior Linux Hosting Specialist (Linux IT Systems Manager)

Who we are looking for:

A person that is excited about Linux IT systems and technology in general while still able to easily communicate with customers.

A person with helpful and friendly attitude able to provide guidance to less experienced person.

What are going to be your daily duties:

* You will install and maintain servers for webhosting company operation, these servers will be based on Debian/ISPConfig and CentOS/cPanel (we expect that you have years of experience doing this - see below)

* You will be actively monitoring the health of those servers if things go bad we expect you to act promptly

* You will be acting as a 3rd level technical support

* Later you will be planning and executing deployment of new servers as a supervisor (promotion to Systems Architect role)

Job Technical Requirements:

* At least 7 years of experience with Linux OS preferably Debian/Ubuntu and/or CentOS/RedHat* At least 5 years experience with hosting management environments such as cPanel and/or ISPConfig

* "hands-on" experience with WHMCS billing systems or similar

* Server hardware knowledge - you need to be able to disassemble, diagnose and replace faulty server parts or do hardware upgrade here in Hong Kong

* Sound knowledge of IT in general - at least 10 years working experience in the IT industry.

* Sound knowledge of IT security

Other requirements:

* Certified English skills (FCE, CAE or IELTS or similar) or native speaker.* Good communications skills written and spoken (you will be directly in touch with customers).

* Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) Speaking/Reading/Writing would be an advantage

* Any other language proficiency would be an advantage over other candidates.

What will make you stand out:

* Any achievement or certification directly related to the job position.

* Recent past working experience within a well known hosting company.

What we offer:

* Pay on market level with bonus system in place (HK$ 30-65k per month, based on experience).* Free hosting for your projects.* Friendly atmosphere.* Maximum integrity and fairness at all times.* Promotion within the company hierarchy based on your performance.

Applications closing: 12/06/2020

Instructions to send the job application:

Please follow the instructions very carefully - any deviation from the structure provided might disqualify you. We process a lot of applications please do not make it difficult for us so we can choose the truly best candidate with minimum amount of time necessary.

(1) Send us an email to: hostingjobrecruitment at gmail.com

(2) In subject put exactly following: Job Application: Senior Linux Hosting Specialist (Linux IT Systems Manager) [Ref:SLHS2020]

(3) Structure the body of email as follows:

I. Introduce yourself (professional background) in a maximum of 3 sentences and maximum of 120 words.

II. Copy paste following 5 questions and put answers right below it, use common sense:

Q1: For how many years did you work with Linux OS and which distributions did you use?

A1: (Example: 5 years, Debian)

Q2: For how many years did you work with hosting management environments and which ones did you use?

A2: (Example: 4 years, cPanel)

Q3: Do you have any experience with billing system such as WHMCS?

A3: (Example: Yes, WHMCS 1 year)

Q4: What is your experience related to IT security? Did you experience any hacks or disaster recoveries during your career?

A4: (Example: My ex employers servers were under DDoS and we resolved it with...)

Q5: Do you have any English certifications or would you describe yourself as native or near-native speaker?

A5: (Example: Yes I have IELTS average band 7.0)

III. Write since when you are available and feel free to add anything extra what you think will make you stand out (max 3 sentences and 120 words). Say goodbye in the letter and write your name and city&country where you currently live and whether you need visa to work in Hong Kong (disclosing full address is not necessary).

IV. If you want to add your CV it must be in plaintext format (.TXT file) any .PDF or .DOC/.DOCX file format will be ignored as it may contain malicious code.