Description
Job Description
Our client is seeking an experience Storage/Linux Administrator
2nd shift 2pm - 11pm
Storage Responsibilities: (EMC VNX, UNITY & HP 3 PAR)
- Perform software, hardware and firmware upgrades on Storage arrays, Fiber switches, and HBA's.
- Provision block and file storage from storage arrays to new and existing hosts (Windows, Linux, Hyper-V)
- Coordinate disk space planning and management.
- Maintain growth statistics, performance analytics and usage forecasts on the corporate storage arrays (SolarWind Storage Manager).
- Perform regular health checks of the storage environment including the review of best practices and routine maintenance based on vendor feedback.
- Recommend expansion and upgrade opportunities for planning and budgeting
- Work within the production change control schedule and participate in change control discussions to help assess risk and impact of changes.
- Participate in the Disaster Recovery
- Testing of replicated storage LUNS in the secondary data center.
- Ability to configure and troubleshoot multipath configurations.
- Perform zoning and masking as required to provide high availability topology.
- Assist Backup Administrator with Unix/Linux backups using Commvault.
Linux Responsibilities:
- Administrator of various RedHat/Oracle Enterprise Linux Servers in the environment
- Provision server build out within Hyper-V
- Work with the Oracle DBA team on various need
- Administer SolarWinds application and assist other administrators in using SolarWinds Orion
- Assist with PeopleSoft (Primavera) support when necessary
- Assist with WebLogic installations and administration when necessary
- Assist with Tomcat/Jboss installations and administration when necessary
- Assist in planning, installation and administration of Disaster Recovery for Linux servers
- Ensure all Unix/Linux based Servers are adhering to change control and are audited
- Understand and able to configure Posfix, DNS/bind/named, ntpd, ssh, LVM, multipathd, Samba/CIFS
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 5-10 years of experience in Linux Systems Administration (RedHat, Oracle Linux)
- Advanced Knowledge of EMC VNX & UNITY storage arrays
- Advanced Knowledge of HPE 3 PAR line of storage arrays
- Define practices to ensure efficient use of storage technologies
- Effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information
- Must be a team player with appropriate corporate conduct
- Oracle database support experience
- A solid understanding of TCP/IP, routing, sockets and experience w/using utilities such as nmap, tcp dump, snoop and wireshark.
- Skill with Scripting in KSH and python a plus
- Skill with Samba, autofs, Kerberos, LDAP, SSL certs, Apache HTTPD experience a plus
- Cisco and/or other network gear configuration would be a good plus.
- Knowledge of HPE StoreOnce is a strong plus
- Desire to learn new skills quickly
- Other duties as assigned