Solaris UNIX System Administrator at Alva Technologies Limited

Job Description

• Multiple position for Oracle Sun Solaris 10 and 11 Unix Administrators.
• Mandatory Technical / Functional Skills: 2-5 years professional systems maintenance experience in a UNIX data center environment. Installing, configuring and maintaining Sun servers Troubleshooting Hardware and operating system related issue ,knowledge of Solaris 10 and 11, RHEL knowledge a plus
• Be able to install security and other OS patches.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise operating systems which include UNIX, Solaris and Linux
• Setup, install, configure, operate and maintain all Unix based hardware, software and related infrastructure
• Provide technical support to the Oracle database administrators and projects team in the initiation, feasibility and operation phases of all business IT Service provisioning
• Perform technical analysis and ensure operation of business application platforms conform to best practices, pre-defined policies and procedures
• Design, select, setup, install and configure UNIX based systems, software and infrastructure platforms
• Coordinate and collaborate with the networks, business application, and database administration function to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of corporate servers to meet business demands
• Design, implement and operate Enterprise Storage platform ensuring the availability and performance aligns to IT service requirements
• Support the Service Delivery team in the planning of service continuity / disaster recovery for critical systems and services; maintain complete systems and data backup
• Use system monitoring tools to proactively manage servers and storage systems
• Collaborate effectively with peers in IT and other departments
• Maintains system stability by performing system monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting system hardware, software, networks and operating system management; designing and running system load/stress testing; escalating application problems to vendor Implement server upgrades, maintenance fixes and liaise with major UNIX Original Equipment Manufacturers to schedule and apply OEM-supplied patches to optimize performance and maintain system stability.
• Provide 1st and 2nd level support across all IT services
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Service Delivery Manager.

Education Requirements

• 1st degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related area.
• 2 - 5 years cognate work experience, in a reputable organization/Institution.

Required Competencies:

• Telecom Industry Experience.
• Data Centre Experience.
• Systems Administration.
• Hardware for Enterprise Systems.
• Knowledge and of UNIX Systems.
• ITIL Service Management.
• Customer Focus/Service Orientation.
• Oral and Written Communication.
• Project Management.