UNIX/Linux Administrator (Job #9217) in Boston, MA

Position: UNIX/Linux Administrator
Location: Boston, MA 02101
6 month contract

***The engagement is a 6 month contract in downtown Boston working as a UNIX/Linux Administrator for a Financial Services Institute. The key skills are experience with Solaris 8+10, RedHat Linux, and some storage exposure as they have an extremely large data center.***

Description:
Senior level technical expert focused on the management and support of the UNIX/LINUX environment. Focal point for implementation of UNIX and LINUX based application requests and integration with existing infrastructure services including Solaris (NIS / NFS) and Windows (AD) in accordance with corporate standards. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

o Install, configure and customize LINUX/UNIX operating system to optimize performance and manageability.
o Perform server builds, upgrades, patching, and deployment of infrastructure changes.
o Configuration of SAN & NAS storage for storage allocations and capacity upgrades.
o Provide technical leadership for troubleshooting, problem resolution, and root cause analysis of integration and performance problems. Troubleshooting access issues for filesystems / storage.
o Documenting technical standards and operational best practices. Guidance of team members and customers in adoption of best practices.
o Develop necessary project plans, including installation & testing, for hardware and software upgrades.
o Develops highly complex scripts for operation and production processes. Install and makes changes to these tools to enhance the environment when required

Minimum Job Specs:

o Bachelor's or equiv.
o Must have 5-7+ years of UNIX/LINUX experience (preferably Solaris & Red Hat)
o Solaris administration/engineering experience in an enterprise environment.
o Must have volume management experience (VxVM, VxFS, LVM or ODS) as well as knowledge of SAN and NAS technologies.
o Must have experience with the configuration and support of management tools such as Jumpstart , Kickstart, Yum, Satellite Server.
o Experience with clustering and design/build of HA solutions.
o Experience scripting with Shell/Perl including development of management tools/scripts
o Extensive knowledge of standard tools/protocols including NIS, NFS, SSH, LDAP, DNS etc.
o Strong verbal and written communication skills.
o Team player with a commitment to success, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly-changing systems environment. Experience within the financial services industry is preferred, but not required.
o Experience with OpenSource applications such as MySQL and Apache a plus.

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