Sr. Unix Administrator

Senior Unix Solaris/LINUX Administrator: Position described below will be working for a major, international Investment Bank in one of their New Jersey offices.  Candidates must be willing to work in Parsippany, NJ and be available immediately.  Contract role, will last approximately 6-9 months, possibly longer. Job description: Administers and maintains internal and external servers to ensure maximum availability in a production environment; Solaris LINUX and AIX. Maintains computer system reliability and coordinate upgrades and maintenance for all sites. Conducts performance tuning, backup and recovery procedures, disaster recovery and system documentation Troubleshoots systems issues and coordinates resolutions in a proactive manner. Monitors computer system capacity and utilization and recommends appropriate upgrades as required Maintains UNIX operating systems patches and upgrades as required. Coordinates and performs new server hardware installations. Maintains a regular operating schedule including system backups, job schedules, and operations alerts. Knowledge of techniques, programs, programming languages, and database Provides hardware and software support as needed. Environments, which may include: Sun Solaris, LINUX, IBM AIX, Veritas, Perl, Shell Scripting, Network Troubleshooting, DNS, Korn, Shell, etc.Required skill: Solaris, LINUX, Veritas, etc.   Built on more than 30 years of expertise, The Mergis Group is a specialty recruiting firm committed to helping professionals make the best career choices. We connect specialized professionals to leading opportunities that will foster success in their career.