Red Hat Linux Sun Engineer

1 year

Job Specific Preference:
Experienced engineer with EMC VMAX and VPlex

Requirements:
Solid grasp of TCP/IP Networking fundamentals.
Multiple years of experience in fast-paced, high-availability production environments (eg ISPs, cloud computing etc.) with an emphasis on remote "lights-out" management of systems.
A sense of urgency (but not panic) is key.
Outstanding troubleshooting ability.
Stellar verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional customer service skills.
Prepare comprehensive documentation
Must be willing/able to pass a technical screening

General Summary:

Strong Red Hat engineer that is a RHCE (minimum RHEL 4+) and Sun Solaris expertise with around 3 to 5 years of experience. Most recent work experience should be with a large Linux/Unix environment.

Must have deep knowledge of and be able to answer probing questions regarding the following protocols: SMTP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, NFS.

The candidate must have in-depth knowledge of hardware platforms including but not limited to Dell, HP, IBM both rack able and modular (blade technologies) and storage technologies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Configuring and tuning system and network parameters for optimum performance.

Monitoring system stability and performance.
- Troubleshooting system performance issues, diagnosing problems, and correcting

issues with technicians located in remote data centers around the country.
- Ensuring 24x7x365 operation (on-call rotation).
- Rapidly scaling systems to meet demand.