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[Heather Johnson]

SENIOR ONLINE SYSTEMS ARCHITECT

Company information:

The New York Post is a mass circulation newspaper in tabloid format that 
has enjoyed unprecedented circulation growth making it America's fastest 
growing newspaper. Also America's oldest continuously published daily 
newspaper, The Post recently celebrated its 200th anniversary since 
Alexander Hamilton founded it. Home of such powerful brands like 
PageSix, and The Best Sports in Town, the Post is one of the top New 
York newspapers for news, sports, entertainment and much more. The Post 
is part of the News Corporation family.

The New York Post Online Edition seeks a senior systems architect to 
join our day staff in the Midtown New York City offices. We are looking 
for a responsible, self-directed individual with an enthusiasm for open 
source software technologies and demonstrated experience with 
high-traffic online environments.

Job specifications:

* This is a permanent, full-time, on-site position. Please no freelance 
inquires and no placement services!
* This position requires candidate to have excellent writing and 
communication skills.
* Candidate must be able to work on several projects at a time
* This position reports to the Director of the Online Edition.
* Each candidate will be required to demonstrate mastery of the skills 
listed below during the interview process.
* Salary negotiable.

Skill set includes:

* 5+ years experience with *NIX operating systems
* 5+ years experience with PHP. PHP experience must include use of PHP 
classes
* 3 - 5 years experience with design of, and normalization techniques 
for, open source databases (PostgreSQL a big plus, experience with 
replication technologies also a plus)
* 3 - 5 years experience with installation and configuration of Apache, 
PHP, PostgreSQL or MySQL, Samba on *NIX
* Advanced use of *NIX command line tools such as sed and awk
* Demonstrated ability to develop code with focus on security and 
performance in addition to function
* Basic familiarity with HTML, CSS and javascript techniques
* Familiarity with appropriate use of CVS and change management systems
* History of work on high-traffic websites a plus
* Experience with Perl, especially as used for data mining and stats 
processing projects a plus

Responsibilities:

* Plan, design and implement complex personalization functions on nypost.com
* Assist with redesign of mass mailing delivery engines
* Assist with redesign of online home delivery system
* Work with Director to proactively plan for hardware and applications 
adjustments needed to accommodate increased traffic and site performance
* Assist web staff in planning for website's growth and improvement 
through better access to log and user data
* Recommend best practices for coding, database design and change 
management processes and assist in all aspects of rollout from planning 
to design to implementation
* Assist with implementation of database replication functions for 
primary database
* Assist Director and outside vendor with recommendation for and 
implementation of redesign of Post's primary online database; anticipate 
impact on existing applications and assist with re-development of those 
applications as needed
* Train and mentor junior programmers.
* Recommend and produce methods for data mining online database

To apply, please send resume and cover letter including salary 
requirements to:

Heather Johnson
Manager, Web-Based Operations
New York Post
hjohnson at nypost.com