Unix Linux Engineer

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We got to view your resume in dice.com. We are looking for Unix (Solaris) Systems Engineer for project in Chicago, IL with the following details.

Position : Unix (Solaris) Systems Engineer

Duration : 3 months

Location : Chicago, IL

Need an experience Unix Systems Engineer with at least 8 years of Unix system administration experience for a contract role located in the Chicago loop.

This position will provide 3rd level technical systems and applications infrastructure support for client's ITs Unix Engineering distributed systems.

This individual has excellent trouble shooting skills and analytical skills in order to react to alerts from our monitoring tools as well as Service Desk notifications to resolve incidents.

Responsibilities : Principle responsibilities include the following :

• Monitor external and internal enterprise monitoring tools for system alerts
• Perform analysis and trending of Unix Engineering applications / services from monitoring data
• Investigate and troubleshoot Incident tickets (Priority P1-P5) for all Platform - Unix Engineering environments
• Keep Service Desk informed of the status of open incidents per the Operational Level Agreements (OLA)
• Engage and collaborate with other 2nd level support teams for incident resolution
• Engage and collaborate with other 3rd level support and management as needed, remaining engaged for knowledge management and documentation
• Provide support for user administration and repeatable work requests
• Follow standard practices and procedures and Platform Unix Engineering operational documentation
• Proactively recommends additional areas of documentation required and updates support and runbook documentation
• Capable of training other users and team members in application problems and operating system fundamentals
• Proactively lead and consistently work on Unix Engineering projects, work requests as it relates to Platform Unix Engineering Discretionary Investments and Discretionary Support items
• Proactively lead and consistently work on Platform Unix Engineering involvement with Release Management processes
• Proactively work and support Problem / Incident / Change Management processes

Job Competencies :

Tools, platforms and technologies :

• Sun Solaris 8 / 9 / 10
• Symantec / Veritas : Storage Foundations / File system(VxVM / VxFS), Veritas Cluster Server VCS / VVR / GCO, NetBackup
• Enterprise Monitoring Tools (e.g. HPs Sitescope, Openview, BAC / BPM; Gomez)
• Apache and Iplanet web servers
• Middleware Engineering / J2SE Applications(a plus) - BEA Weblogic, BEA Tuxedo, Java Tomcat, Tibco / MQ Series, JBOSS, SITA Runway
• Unix shell scripting / Perl
• SAN Architecture and Technologies which include storage subsystems hardware and software, specifically HP / HDS storage subsystems, Brocade switches, NAS
• Networking e.g. DNS, protocols, load balancing, etc.
• Incident / Problem Management Tools (e.g. HP ITSM, Peregrine Systems)
• Design / Architecture of distributed computing environments and highly available (HA and RAS) systems
• Windows and MS Office tools
• Well versed in Internet technologies(a plus)
• DB Technologies : Oracle 8i / 9i / 10G, 10G RAC (a plus)
• Linux (RedHat / SuSe) (a plus)
• Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE Linux
• Linux clustering technology, specifically RHEL Clustering and VCS
• x86 hardware, firmware and device drivers for HP Proliant servers
• Linux software distribution and recovery tools including rpm, RHN, Satellite server, Kickstart.

Linux disk management tools including Logical Volume Manager (LVM) and Veritas Volume Manager

• Content Management systems like Vignette product suite (a plus)
• ITIL Foundation(a plus)

Education : -BS in computer science or related field or equivalent experience

Experience : -Typically requires a minimum of 8-10 years of related experience

Skills : -Strong technical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent knowledge of distributed computing technologies especially in the Unix Engineering client / server technology space and eCommerce / Internet space
• Strong customer focus and service oriented individual
• Ability to work and contribute as a team member.

If you are interested in this position and feel comfortable with the job description, please reply to this email with your current resume in word format with the following details :

• Availability.
• Visa status - (if on H1) employer details.
• Willingness to relocate.
• Number of years spent in each of the required skills
• Expected hourly pay rate.

I look forward to hear from you soon.

Thank You

Chandrakant Jain

JSC Global Solutions INC

[email protected]

Website-www.jscglobalsolutions.com