UNIX Administrator at GVA Partners

Job Description

• The successful candidate will administer and support the company’s UNIX environment. In addition, the candidate will install, configure and troubleshoot, upgrade, monitor and tune the system to achieve optimum level performance.

Job Functions

• Creating and administrating the Idoms
• Creating and administrating the zones
• System failure analysis and recovery; insuring the consistency and integrity of file systems
• Provide backup recovery, develop and monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources
• Responsible for scripting, design/analysis, installation, monitoring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and tuning databases used by all departments
• Manage day to day database operations including monitoring daily system performance; problem resolution; system utilization
• Administer database security including adding/removing users, auditing, and troubleshooting security related issue
• Recommend and implement best practices for installing and configuring SQL Server Databases

Experience

• 5+ years of experience administering and supporting an enterprise class multi-tier Unix environment

Educational Qualification

• Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/ Electronic Engineering/ Technology related field.

Requirements

• Advance knowledge of UNIX development and programming methods and procedures
• Knowledge of Linux and AIX is desirable
• Creating and administering the ldoms
• Ability to write UNIX shell scripts and procedures to automate administration tasks
• Good administration skills on ZFS and VXVM
• Creating and administering the zones
• Knowledge of SUN 4U and SUN 4V architecture
• Knowledge of SUN cluster
• Excellent skills at kernel and tcp tuning
• A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts; a good understanding of principles of routing, client/server programming, the design of consistent network-wide file systems layouts

Competencies:

• Supervisory & leadership Skills
• Scripting skills
• Performance management
• IP networking & host network configuration