Description
Senior Systems Engineer
Basic Function:
The Senior Systems Engineer designs, implements, documents and maintains RedHat/CentOS Linux and Sun Solaris, virtualization (VMware) and physical (HP, Sun/Oracle, Dell) Servers. The Senior Systems Engineer delivers technical expertise and prompt, accurate, consistent support of Servers, networks, and system software. The Senior System Engineer works with other teams and management to design networks, define policies and standards, meet business needs and expectations, protect information assets and provide capacity planning, disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
Principal Responsibilities, Activities and Accountabilities:
Responsibilities include:
- Design, implement, document and support internal and customer systems.
- Propose and implement system enhancements.
- Leverage technology to meet business needs, enable new opportunities, and reduce costs.
- Maintain system security and protect information assets.
- Automate repetitive tasks and processes.
- Lead through example and knowledge sharing.
- Represent the company and its customers as a prime technical contact.
- Respond promptly to resolve issues reported through problem tracking system.
- Assist management capacity and contingency planning, developing policies and standards.
- Provide third-level support and provide root cause analysis of issues.
- Provide system performance monitoring/tuning.
- Provide limited end user phone support.
- Perform scheduled and emergency maintenance.
- Rotate being on-call with other team members for 7x24 production systems support.
Requirements and Qualifications:
Education:
- College degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
Experience:
- 10 years of experience in an enterprise IT environment that includes administration, support and implementation of networked Linux and UNIX server systems.
Required skills and knowledge:
In-depth:
- Current Red Hat Linux and Solaris.
- VMware ESX.
- System monitoring and security.
- Troubleshooting skills, problem solving and resolution (root cause identification).
* Intermediate:
- Disaster Recovery planning and implementation.
- Networking (TCP/IP) administration and security.
- DNS/DHCP.
Working:
- Scripting.
- Red Hat Logical Volume Manager (LVM).
- Solaris zfs.
- SNMP.
Basic:
- LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) administration.
- SAN technology.
Application Requirements
- Client will not accept subcontractors
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- DATA CENTER
- Systems Administration
- VMWARE
- BACKUP & RECOVERY
- Remedy
- Redhat
- Unix administrator
- Linux
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- and Life Insurance for Full-time W2 Consultants. Supplemental Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
- Dependent Care Assistance. 401(k) with Roth feature. Free E-learning Courses