System Administrator

For our banking client In Zurich, we are looking for a

Senior Unix Systems Administrator

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 12 months

Location: Zurich

Keywords: Installation, Deployment and Operation of UNIX/Linux infrastructure for several business units (IB, PB und AM).Technical Unix 2nd Level Support

Key deliverables in the project:

- L2 Support (Incident-, Problem-, Change-Management) of high available RedHat Linux-/Sun Solaris-based systems and integration of software components.
- Operation of test-, integration and production-infrastructure for Sun Solaris and Red Head Linux (RHEL) based applications.
- Planning and execution of maintenance on UNIX/Linux systems, including deployment of new operating system releases and Layer 2 (Middleware) components.
- Support for integration of new systems and products, including support for projects through all environments from test to production.
- Installation, configuration and root cause analysis with storage management tools (VxVM, VxFS, LVM)
- Quality assurance and acceptance tests for UNIX/Linux systems, standard builds and software components
- Root cause analysis and implementation of sustainable solutions
- In depth analysis of System configurations of infrastructure and writing of proposals for improvement.
- Support for Life Cycle projects
- Execute disaster recovery (DR) tests in cooperation with application support teams
- Create, revise and update technical documentation
- On-call support (7x24h) for Unix Operations team
- Change the bank:

o Support project managers during implementation of new application solutions, including technical support

o Quality management, continuous improvement

Skills/Experience needed:

- Completed apprenticeship in Information Technology or adequate education
- At least 5-8 years of work experience in system administration of Sun Solaris and Red
- Head Linux Systems in large environments ( Systems)
- Participation in 7x24h On-Call support rota
- Occasional weekend work and work outside office hours
- Practical experience in Incident-, Problem and Change Management, including root cause analysis
- Experienced system administration of Veritas and RedHat Cluster Systems
- Strong analytical and strategic abilities with solid implementation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work and communicate effectively with senior management and other stakeholders
- Fluent in English (spoken and written), German language skills are an advantage
- Knowledge and/or experience in Naming Services (NIS), LDAP and ActiveDirectory, Systems Management Tools (eg BMC Patrol, ServiceNow), Virtualization (LDOM/VMWare), Scripting (Shell/Perl) and ITIL V3 is an advantage.

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.