[BBLISA-jobs] Senior UNIX Systems Admin in west subrurbs

[Patrick Mertens]

Hi folks,

This is our first posting to this list so please bear with me if I am 
not following protocol exactly.

We are recruiters and have been asked to conduct an urgent search for an 
SA with strong UNIX of many flavors; Windows OS knowledge is good as 
well. The company is west of Boston. Please e-mail me with your current 
resume or call my colleague Pat O'Brien at 617-576-0649 if you like.

Here is the complete job description:

Senior Systems Administrator

We are seeking a dynamic team player to provide system build and 
administrative support for Sun Solaris, AIX, Windows2000, and 
Redhat/Linux web-based applications in our ASP environment.

Candidate should have solid troubleshooting skills, be a quick learner, 
and be able to juggle and prioritize several tasks at once in a 
fast-paced environment.

This position requires up to 25% domestic travel to our production data 
centers.

Responsibilities:

Support mission-critical production Unix, Windows, and Redhat/Linux 
systems; perform routine system administration functions including: OS 
tuning, performance monitoring, security monitoring, and system 
upgrades. The Senior SysAdmin is responsible for the installation and 
implementation of all systems in our remote data center.

Evaluate, recommend, and implement production enhancements including SAN 
and DR environment solutions.

Work with application developers, systems engineering, and database 
administrators to assure optimal performance of production systems.

Work with the data center networking and facilities group to resolve 
network-related issues.

Responsible for the installation, configuration, and day-to-day 
operations of the Veritas clustered systems, Web infrastructure for 
WebCash Management platforms, including iPlanet, Websphere and IIS web 
servers, as well as the full suite of products in the ASP environment.

Responsible for planning and implementing Security and security audits 
for all production servers within the Data Center, and the installation 
and maintenance of digital certificates for web servers and application 
servers using Verisign and Entrust certificate authority.

Act as a mentor for more junior level system administrators, also has 
tier 2 and 3 responsibilities for Data Center systems and network 
problems, position also has on-call duties. Provide tier-3 support for 
external customer support issues.

Experience and Skills:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent 
experience.

5 - 7 years experience in the following areas:
Solid Unix administration skills – Sun Solaris, RedHat/Linux,
Solid Windows operating systems skills

Experience with the following is a plus:
Veritas Foundation suite
Veritas Clustering
Hitachi Storage Array experience
WindowsNT/Windows 2000 administration experience
Veritas NetBackup
Unix shell scripting
Host based replication
IBM Blade servers
IBM P-series servers (LPAR, Micropartitioning)
Experience installing hardware and operation systems.

Have a solid working knowledge of the following products:

iPlanet, Websphere, IIS, Apache web server, Reverse Proxy, Oracle and DNS.

Also must have

Technical implementations, operations and troubleshooting experience of 
the above list
Excellent writing, communication, and time management skills
Good customer service skills
Ability to go the extra mile to get the job done

Thanks, and peace.

Best regards,

Patrick Mertens
Pure Placements of New England
103 Union Street, Suite 303
Watertown MA 02472-2524
ph. - 617-710-0471
http://www.e-placers.com

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