Senior UNIX Solaris Engineer — HA Migrations & LDOMs

Experis; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking an experienced UNIX Engineer to join a major infrastructure project. The role is focused on administration, optimisation, and migration of Oracle Solaris environments within a Hybrid setup at Barrow-in-Furness.

The contract is 3 months long with a daily rate of £550 inside IR35. You will maintain highly available UNIX platforms, support migrations, and ensure operational resilience across critical systems.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Solaris.
• Expertise in LDOM configuration and administration.
• Experience supporting Oracle T-Series hardware, including T5, T7, and T8 platforms.
• Proven background delivering UNIX migrations and upgrade projects.
• Experience with clustering technologies and high-availability solutions.
• Strong knowledge of UNIX networking, storage, and security principles.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Oracle Solaris environments running on Oracle T-Series hardware.
• Configure and manage Logical Domains (LDOMs) and virtualised UNIX environments.
• Deliver UNIX system upgrades, migrations, and platform refresh activities.
• Design and support resilient cluster solutions for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to support project delivery.
• Ensure systems remain secure, compliant, and aligned with operational standards.

Skills

Oracle Solaris

LDOM (Logical Domain)

Oracle T-Series

UNIX migrations

High availability

UNIX networking

Troubleshooting

Shell scripting

Python

Tools

Shell scripting

Python

Job description

Experis is seeking an experienced UNIX Engineer to join a major infrastructure project. The role is focused on administration, optimisation, and migration of Oracle Solaris environments within a Hybrid setup at Barrow-in-Furness.

The contract is 3 months long with a daily rate of £550 inside IR35. You will maintain highly available UNIX platforms, support migrations, and ensure operational resilience across critical systems.