Unix Administrator

Our client in the IT Sector requires a suitable Unix Administrator on a 6–12-month contract who has a strong technical background and a fast leaner.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for UNIX administration with Hardware fixes for servers in Data-center (Exadata, VMs, Individual servers) 
• Identifies risks associated with the Environment build up and takes preventative action to ensure requirements, quality and timelines are achieved
• Uses the agreed Environments Tools to produce all deliverables, results and defects.
• Install software, apply patches, manage file systems, monitor performance and troubleshoot alerts with help of monitoring tools.
• System failure analysis and recovery; insuring the consistency and integrity of file systems
• Hardware/software configuration; and management 
• Liaison with client / vendor personnel 
• Technical support and general troubleshooting 
• Manage and lead hardware and software migration and upgrade efforts of varying 

Must have following skills

Technical Competencies include 

• Unix System Administrator, to help manage Prod & pre-prod environment servers running Linux, Solaris and IBM-AIX operating systems.
• Administration experience (tools, command, shell development)
• Multiprocess/multithread applications experience
• Application Server experience (Forte`, BEA weblogic, jBoss)
• In-depth knowledge of Solaris, Linux, Apache and SAN systems maintenance experience in a Unix data Center environment 
• Strong experience with system management tools, logical file systems, and client/server environments. 
• In-depth hardware configuration knowledge & expertise in Telecom Domain
• Strong troubleshooting skills 
• Demonstrated initiative, customer orientation and team work competencies 
• Ability to communicate technical issues with non-technical people
• Knowledge of Oracle, RMAN, Veritas NetBackup, IBM Tivoli, Nagios.

Essential Experience

Main Operating Systems:

o Linux (Redhat & OEL) 

o IBM-AIX 

Main Volume Management/File system:

o Solaris SDS and ZFS

o Veritas 

o LVM

o EXT3

o AIX LVM

Hands on experience in following activities.

·    Backups and purging on request of the project, 

·    Monitor usage of environments, 

·    Supplying support throughout the test execution, including out of hours working if required.

·    Shell programming

Qualifications

• Relevant IT/Engineering Degree

• Relevant certifications

Technical / Professional Expertise

• Strong technological background, with any background.

• 6 to 8 years’ experience UNIX Administration

• Hands on experience in Cluster & Volume management.

• Build experience with virtualisation techniques.