Description
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE: This section needs to provide the reader with an overview of both the purpose of the job and why the job exists. This should summarise the overall role of the job from the Company's perspective.
Responsible for the technical delivery and support of our Solaris & Linux based platforms, offering escalated support, meeting operational, project and initiative needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND KEY DELIVERABLES:
- Proven track record of technical project delivery
- Ability to create high-quality documentation
- Experience across a range of Unix/Linux disciplines
- Able to demonstrate a pragmatic, consistent approach across the team and organization
- Able to focus on detail within the bigger picture to provide a reliable, consistent service
- Proven to be able to work individually to deliver results or as part of a small team.
- To be responsible for installation/de-installation, configuration, maintenance and repair of systems and software.
- To respond to customer requests/incidents and troubleshoot hardware-software problems.
- Operational support - respond to all situations in accordance with procedures. Analyse, troubleshoot and react to issues promptly and professionally. Ensure the quality of your deliveries.
- Administration - contribute to the overall administration of the environments. Troubleshoot and assist in the maintenance of all systems
- Support in managing and deployment of new tools to improve ways of working and overall efficiency
- Ensure everything is adopting and implementing best practice in systems & infrastructure
- Support the design, build of new systems
- Produce documentation and use any appropriate means to ensure effective communications of systems, processes and procedures to both internal and external parties
- Keep updated on related/evolving standards & technologies to maintain technical excellence in your area
- Comply to standards of physical security, capacity planning and other related industry standards
- Record and maintain accurate incident and change records and logs
- Proactively detect and report to managementany operational threats
- Ensure the operational availability of the systems and infrastructure
JOB SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: In completing this section it is important to specify/summarise the academic/professional qualifications, technical knowledge, skills and experience that are required to perform the role at satisfactory level. This section needs to be completed using objective/justifiable language and avoid the use of subjective descriptive.
- 2+ years of experience with IT, preferably in a Telco/Cable Operator environment
- 2+ years proficiency administering Unix & Linux Operating systems (Solaris 10 & ll, RHEL 5/6/7, OEL 5/6/7)
- 2+ years proficiency with installing operating Systems including Solaris, RHEL Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux
- 2+ years proficiency of Virtualization Tooling including Oracle Virtual Machine, Solaris LDOM's & Zones
- Awareness of security, hardening and patching
- Awareness of Logical Volume disk management (Solaris Volume Manager & ZFS)
- Effective time management, communication and organizational skills
- Strong inter-personal communication skills, must be flexible and team player whilst retaining the ability to be self-reliant and work unsupervised
- Must be able to learn new technologies and techniques quickly - often without formal training
- Must have a very high level of self-motivation
- In possession of a valid EU work permit, preferably already living in the Netherlands
- Good command of the English language - other languages are a plus
- Flexibility in working hours
- Optional skills would include: VMware, Oracle engineered Systems, Veritas Volume manager