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[Mike Brittain]

Heavy Inc., a leading digital media and entertainment company based in
mid-town, has an immediate need for a Systems Director.

This role will be responsible for planning back-end systems and network
architecture for all of Heavy's internal and public-facing technical
products.  These include projects like deployment of our web site to
multiple global markets, development of a digital video/asset library,
management of Heavy's corporate infrastructure, and managing the back- 
end
architecture for one of the most popular online video and social- 
networking
web sites.  This individual will also be charged with outlining  
corporate
security policies and ensuring they are carried out in all aspects of
operations.  Implements and maintains disaster prevention and recovery
plans.  Works with the application development manager to plan and  
implement
web and database architecture for our high-traffic web properties.
Researches commercial and open-source products or services that will  
enhance
our product offerings or delivery.  The position offers the ability  
to work
with some cutting-edge technologies and develop with a group of top-tier
development staff, at one of New York¹s fastest growing and most-visible
media and social networking sites.

The Systems Director reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer  
and is
tasked with the hiring and management of systems developers and
administrators.  This position is expected to be a mix of management and
hands-on development.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent experience
- At least 8 years of experience in web application development and  
systems
architecture
- At least 1 year of management experience
- A slew of technical expertise, including PHP, Perl, shell scripting,
MySQL, Apache, Linux (RedHat, etc), XML, web services, object-oriented
programming, database and web server performance tuning, database
replication and scaling, systems administration, source-control,  
application
performance optimization and caching techniques.
- Experience designing scalable, high-traffic applications/systems.
- Strong operational and project management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills
- Ability to constantly improve upon daily process and workflow.
- Experience with social networking or video distribution is a plus.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to techjobs at heavy.com




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