Red Hat Linux Admin

The contract is with a consultancy to be on an assignment to a major European site in Den Haag Netherlands as follows:

Tasks to be performed

The consultant will perform the following tasks/services in relation to the solution, which is based on a COTS product which is running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Oracle database:

Create an automated installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux;

Perform security hardening according to Europol's needs;

Create a VM Ware image (for ESX and desktop) of that security hardened Red Hat Enterprise Linux;

Define and automate domain integration procedure on image deployment;

Configure and document system logging, time synchronization, printers, task automation etc;

Define and document boot process, system recovery and process automation;

Set up and document, the monitoring of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers and integrate this into the existing Europol practices (using SCOM);

Set up and document; the backup process for the RHEL Servers and integration this into the existing Europol practices (using Netbackup);

Define and document standard practices for Linux operations (creation of user accounts, security, system updates, logging and monitoring, system updates, file system access)

Set up and document automated deployment processes (using yum, kickstart, puppet) as part of a continuous integration and deployment processes;

Create a library of Shell Scripts to perform some recurring tasks;

Set up a Puppet Master configuration management system

Create a library of reusable puppet manifests

Provide support to IT Operations team in managing Linux based systems

Organize knowledge sharing sessions on a monthly frequency;