Hi,

Here's a job advert for a local company. The recruiter says:

"I have attached the job spec, the salary is around the £45,000 makr, with bonus, benefits and Stock options.

They are based in Oxford and only take academics but will consider 2:2 or thirds.

Please put my email: d.williams@vertex-solutions.co.uk or my tele number: 01442 209 056."

Linux Senior Systems Administrator

We provide state-of-the-art products and services that support our customers in deploying and managing enterprise-level XML and XBRL filing solutions for millions of individual and corporate filers. Our Systems Administrators work with internal clients and, from time to time, with external clients.

You will be working with an existing team in the administration of our office software and hardware, including a number of co-located Linux servers. Additional offices both at home and overseas also require access to our LAN and telephone systems.

Systems Administration is a service provided for the benefit of the rest of the company, your clients. You will report to the Head of Client Services and be expected to look to take on further responsibility and show leadership and initiative. You should have at least two years. relevant experience.

You will have:

• Excellent academic qualifications - 1st or 2:1 from one of the world's top 500 universities • A degree in a numerate or scientific subject • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills • Solid problem-solving skills, supported by a logical, methodical and thorough approach to implementation • A keen eye for quality and continual process improvement • The ability to pick up new concepts and technologies quickly • Good time management • Ability to juggle many different tasks for many different people • Management experience and/or a demonstrable desire to take on team leadership roles and, going-forward, direct the group

Technical skills:

• Familiarity with one or more of the following languages: C, Java, Python, Perl, C# • Excellent, in-depth knowledge of Linux including Debian and Fedora distributions • Experience of Apache 2, Asterisk, Exim, Dovecot, LDAP, Samba, Asterix/VoIP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Subversion, Windows server management, SQL Server management