Red Hat Linux Administrator

Our client is seeking resumes for one technical expert in Red Hat administration.

EDUCATION:  4-year College Degree preferably in Information Systems or Computer Science

SKILLS REQUIRED:

- Strong written and verbal skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong teamwork and customer support focus
- Strong Unix Shell Scripting
- Mid to advanced level Red Hat Linux 5/6 administration
- Familiarity/experience with HP Proliant and C class blade hardware for patching, diagnosis and repair
- Ability to handle numerous conflicting priorities in a professional manner
- Team building and problem resolution skills.

SKILLS PREFERRED:

*       OS Clustering for Red Hat and Solaris

*       Red Hat Satellite Server

*       HP Hardware Architecture and Acquisition

*       Kickstart System Deployment

*       Configuration Management

*       Tivoli Monitoring (ITM)

*       VMWare virtualization of Red Hat

*       Enterprise Storage Area Network (SAN) Server Side configuration and concepts

*       Experience with load balancing technology and concepts

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

*       3+ years of Red Hat

*       3+ years of HP hardware diagnosis and repair

*       3+ years of Unix Shell Scripting experience

The successful candidate will become a member of the Computing and Storage Infrastructure: Websvcs/Linux/EDI group within the Information Technology Department.

This candidate

- will be expected to serve as a team member in the Linux/EDI Team in a complex, mission-critical computing environment supporting primarily Red Hat Linux and some Solaris. The work associated with this position will be divided evenly between new projects and support activities.
- will be well rounded, possess maturity, vision, and a depth of experience that allows for grasping of issues quickly and making educated, critical judgments/decisions in the absence of complete information.
- must be able to work in a fast-paced 24x7 environment with on-call duties and must possess the ability to work with a diverse, high-performance team.
- will be expected to interface with customers, business partners, third-party suppliers/vendors, internal IT application programmers, and internal business contacts for both new development and problem determination/resolution; assist in designing, implementing, and supporting the corporate Linux/Solaris architecture as required for installed and proposed systems; act as a resource as needed during critical system outages to provide management with business impact information necessary to make decisions; assure the highest levels of stability, integrity, reliability, security, and availability of the Web Services environment under his/her responsibility ;
- will adhere to the established change control policies and prescribed procedures;
- will produce documentation and procedures regarding the proper use and operation of the corporate Web Services infrastructure; correct reported problems with software and communication interfaces under his/her responsibility; utilize a problem management tool to track open tickets and follow up to resolution and closure; and execute special projects or other related duties as required.
- will be expected to have excellent interpersonal skills for the purposes of requirements gathering and coordination with other technical teams, business partners, and third party vendors.
- must be sensitive when introducing new technologies to internal/external business partners but have the conviction to push through technologies that are in the best interests of the company.