Description
Position Title: Systems Administrator
Location: St Paul, MN 55101
Work Type: W-2, Corp to Corp, 1099
Contact duration: 3months + (strong possibility of extension)
- Responder must be in at least one (1) Service Category defined on page 1 (Operating System, Server Support and/or Operations)
- Seven years of Unix/Linux systems administration including system automation, upgrades and migrations using appropriate Scripting languages (eg Shell Scripting, Perl, etc.) and experience working with technical end-users such as programmers, developers, and/or database administrators
- Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, local area networks, storage area networks, directory services sufficient to troubleshoot technology issues involving multiple technologies
- Thorough knowledge of utilities, Scripting languages and an understanding of systems security used in Unix/Linux environments
- Knowledge and experience working with relational databases sufficient to support programmers and database administrators in an Oracle database environment
- Ability to mitigate risk and understand the ramifications and impact that decisions have at a systems level; manage time and resources and effectively; and balance multiple, competing priorities
- Effective written and verbal communication skills sufficient to explain and document complex processes and procedures
Desired Skills
- Seven years of Unix/Linux systems administration including experience working with technical end-users such as programmers, developers and database administrators and thorough knowledge of utilities, Scripting languages and systems security used in Unix/Linux environments
- Proven track record of deploying highly available services for large organizations