Sr. Unix/Linux Systems Engineer

Senior UNIX Systems Engineer

Job Title

Senior UNIX/LINUX Systems Engineer

Job Family

UNIX Systems Engineer

Functional Category

Information Technology

Job Code

INDIT08-09

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Senior level technical expert focused on the management and support of the SSgA 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:

·          Install, configure and customize LINUX/UNIX operating system to optimize performance and manageability.

·          Perform server builds, upgrades, patching, and deployment of infrastructure changes.

·          Configuration of SAN & NAS storage for storage allocations and capacity upgrades.

·          Provide technical leadership for troubleshooting, problem resolution, and root cause analysis of integration and performance problems.   Troubleshooting access issues for filesystems/storage.

·          Documenting technical standards and operational best practices. Guidance of team members and customers in adoption of best practices.

·          Develop necessary project plans, including installation & testing, for hardware and software upgrades. 

·          Develops highly complex scripts for operation and production processes.  Install and makes changes to these tools to enhance the environment when required. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Provides technical leadership and training to other team members.  Frequently acts as project leader.

Scope Differentiation

Can perform the functions of all of the less senior roles within this job family.

Minimum Requirements

The ideal Senior UNIX/LINUX Systems Engineer will have:

·          Must have 5-7+ years of UNIX/LINUX experience (preferably Solaris & Red Hat)

·          Solaris administration/engineering experience in an enterprise environment. 

·          Must have volume management experience (VxVM, VxFS, LVM or ODS) as well as knowledge of SAN and NAS technologies. 

·          Must have experience with the configuration and support of management tools such as Jumpstart, Kickstart, Yum, Satellite Server.

·          Experience with clustering and design/build of HA solutions. 

·          Experience scripting with Shell/Perl including development of management tools/scripts

·          Extensive knowledge of standard tools/protocols including NIS, NFS, SSH, LDAP, DNS etc.  

·          Strong verbal and written communication skills.

·          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.

·          Experience with OpenSource applications such as MySQL  and Apache a plus

·          Bachelors or equiv.