Linux Systems Administrator

Company: Anchorfree
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

AnchorFree is a fast growing technology company in Silicon Valley that makes a significant impact on people’s lives around the globe by enabling free access to all information and content online and enabling millions of users to browse the web securely and privately. In regions that censor the web, millions of users utilize AnchorFree to get uncensored access to the Internet. Travelers, Expats, and security conscious consumers use AnchorFree to securely surf the web in more than 100 countries. Funded by blue chip investors, AnchorFree is growing more than 200% per year, democratizing the Internet and putting users in control of their identity and data online. The service is free for users and is ad supported, with an option to upgrade to a paid ad-free version. More than 3 billion page views per month are viewed through AnchorFree’s service by more than 50 million users. AnchorFree’s Hotspot Shield has been downloaded more than 150 million times. Position: AnchorFree is looking for all-star Systems Administrator to become part of their talented team of engineers! Responsible for installing, maintaining and monitoring AnchorFree’s hardware and software for its operations. Candidate will help our team manage our production environment in our 9 data centers around the world with over 600 systems servicing our users. Candidate is expected to apply their base of technical, operational, process or project skills to identify opportunities for process improvement, lead portions of projects or processes, and bring new knowledge into the organization. This position interfaces with the engineering, development and operations teams. Job Responsibilities: The Systems Administrator is responsible for all aspects of the AnchorFree’s production data center services including servers, operating systems and storage. Prepare network gear for deployment in the data centers. Troubleshoot internal and external applications, hardware problems, operating system issues and work with new services on a daily basis. Formulating and implementing monitoring policies, procedures and standards relating to server and storage management. Ensure that all Sys Admin projects are documented, including design documents, ongoing status reports, and summary reports Negotiate peering relationships with content and ISP’s to help decrease latency and improve quality of service. Maintain installation and configuration procedures. Test new technologies that can be implemented for more productive environment. Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Conduct emergency maintenance. Perform regular security monitoring to prevent / identify any possible intrusions. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Minimum Job Qualifications: Experience working with Linux CentOS, Cacti, Nagios, Zabbix. Scripting and programming skills (Shell, Awk, Perl). Working knowledge of standard infrastructure tools. (DHCP, DNS, NTP, SYSLOG, SSH, SVN etc). 5-7 years of Linux Administration experience with high availability systems. Demonstrated solid understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning and general systems trouble shooting skills. Experience developing system automation tools (using scripting language or config management tools). Exposure to database technologies (MySQL, Hadoop and others). Demonstrated problem resolution using past experience and troubleshooting skills; understanding problems from the network, OS, and application levels. Ability to configure, customize, and support typical UNIX daemons, including NFS, BIND and Apache. Strong grasp of standard network services (including DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, HTTPS, and SSH). Comfortable in a colocation environment, with regards to power and cable management, cooling, and adherence to installation standards. Preferable Job Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field. Experience with high availability systems and storage solutions / architectures. Experience working in a large (1000 server) and complex hosting operations environment. Experience working with Juniper networking equipment. Compensation and Benefits: Very competitive salary Excellent employee stock option plan Relocation assistance available Free food and drinks Foosball, Small gym and showers, Pool table, Table Tennis FREE Medical, Dental and Vision 401k Easy Access to Caltrain and Light Rail (free pass) New Laptop (mac or pc) and Monitor Employee discounts on HP, Apple and Verizon

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