[Clug-work] Support/sysadmin/programming role at zootzone.com

[Dale Gallagher]

Hello everyone

This is my first post here. Please respond off-list, including your CV, 
with an introduction. If you're curious, but unsure, send through 
questions, for further clarity.

ABOUT:

zootzone.com is an Internet hosting company, offering domain (DNS), 
email and web hosting to customers ranging from individuals to SMEs in 
the professions and various well-known SA brands.

Technologies in use: Linux (Slackware) on a well established cloud 
platform, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, tinydns, qpsmtpd, qmail, Dovecot, Kyoto 
Tycoon Key-Value store, Perl, Python, Python Flask (customer control 
panel, under development) and a smattering of PHP. So, not your 
run-of-the-mill tech stack!

We're a small team, pushing for growth, so we're looking for people who 
are excited to work hard and in a rapidly changing environment.

POSITION:

Ideally, we're looking for a multi-faceted person, who's hungry to learn 
and prepared to begin with a mix of customer support and system 
administration, with a view to understanding multiple aspects of the 
business before discovering where they'd like to fit into our growing 
business.

If you're already skilled in system administration (Sysadmin/DevOps), 
system programming, web services APIs and web development of our growing 
infrastructure, in one, or more of Perl/Python/Ruby/C/C++/Lua/PHP and 
similarly prolific languages, then we can negotiate a more hybrid role, 
with a view to moving your career in the preferred direction.

SKILLS:

Given that this published role isn't fixed and the chosen candidate's 
position and salary might vary, please consider these skills as a 
guideline only.

- Excellent people skills, with the ability to explain technical 
concepts to others with far less understanding than yourself, and with 
empathy and patience.
- A fairly robust understanding of email, web and DNS hosting, 
understanding terms like POP3/IMAP/SMTP/HTTP/TCP/SSL/API.
- Well-versed in UNIX/Linux/BSD systems, but not necessarily at a very 
in-depth level. You understand the UNIX philosophy and understand what 
package management, shell scripting and servers are all about.
- Can program in one, or more of Perl/Python/Ruby/C/C++/Lua/PHP or 
another similarly prolific language.
- Have experience with cloud platforms like Linode/AWS/Google Cloud.

I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks.

Regards
Dale Gallagher

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Founder & Managing Director
https://zootzone.com