[BBLISA-jobs] Linux/Solaris Engineer, Putnam Investments (Contract)

[Paul Beltrani]

Putnam's Unix Engineering group is looking for a Linux/Solaris
engineer for a 6 month contract.  There is a strong possibility this
contract will be extended after the initial 6  month period.

The position will be based at Putnam's Boston or Andover office.  I
have no information regarding the bill rate.

I am NOT part of HR,  I'm with the Unix group.   While you're welcome
to send resumes to me I may not reply.  If you prefer a more formal
channel of if you are not the person applying (e.g. contract agency)
please contact Putnam HR directly.  Their contact info is available at
www.putnam.com.

  - Paul Beltrani


Position description:

Linux/Unix Engineer

Will be responsible for managing system deployments.  This requires
close interaction with applications, database, operations, network and
storage groups to bring systems on line in a timely manner.

Will be responsible for providing second level support of all *nix
systems.  This includes managing escalations to higher level support
services.

Must have the ability to work independently and integrate well into a
regionally distributed team.

Documentation and process skills are required to document project work
and provide knowledge transfer within and across operational groups.

Must have experience engineering scalable, highly available systems
using an appropriate combination of commercial and open source
solutions.

Position requires participation in on-call rotation.

Operating systems:
5+ years administering Linux servers. Solid experience with RHEL 3 and
4 are required.  Experience with Solaris 8 and 9 is desirable.

Scripting:
Proficiency with BASH and at least one other scripting language is required.

Storage:
SAN experience is required.  Experience with Fibre-Channel is
required.  Knowledge of iSCSI is a plus.

Experience with LVM2/DM, Multipath is required.

Experience with Veritas Storage Foundation is a plus.

Backups:
Experience with an enterprise wide, multiple data center backup
infrastructure is a plus.

Applications:
Experience with Oracle RAC and Sun Java Application server are a plus.

Monitoring:
Experience with an enterprise wide, multiple data center monitoring
solution is a required.  Knowledge of SNMP is required.

Experience with HP OpenView, Nagios and/or CA Unicenter is a plus.

Clustering:
Experience with clustering solutions is required.  Experience with Sun
Cluster would be very favorably considered.  Experience with Veritas
and/or Polyserve cluster is is a plus.

Virtualization:
Experience with VMware and/or XEN in a production environment is a plus.

Misc:
Experience with any of the following is a plus:
  BladeLogic
  Veritas NetBackup
  CA Autosys
  CA Unicenter
  Tivoli Identity Manger
  Open LDAP