Solaris Consultant

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is seeking a Solaris Consultant for a 6-month initial contract in London, onsite. The role involves administering Oracle Solaris 10/11 environments and managing Solaris Zones, with an emphasis on patching, security hardening and performance monitoring.

The position requires strong Solaris experience, familiarity with ITIL processes and the ability to support legacy applications and complex storage configurations.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 environments.
• Expertise in Solaris Zones, ZFS, SMF and Solaris networking.
• Proficiency in OS troubleshooting, performance tuning, patch management and security hardening.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain and support Oracle Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 environments.
• Manage and support Solaris Zones (Global and Non-Global) including provisioning, migration and troubleshooting.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade and security harden Solaris servers.

Skills

Oracle Solaris 10

Oracle Solaris 11

Solaris Zones

ZFS

SMF

Solaris networking

Shell scripting (KSH/Bash)

ITIL processes

Job description

Solaris Consultant

6 Month contract initially + Extensions

Based: Onsite - London

Rate: £Market rates p/d - (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Solaris Consultant to join the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Oracle Solaris 10 and Solaris 11 environments.
• Manage and support Solaris Zones (Global and Non-Global Zones) including provisioning, migration, and troubleshooting.
• Perform installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and security hardening of Solaris Servers.
• Monitor system performance, capacity, availability, and resolve OS-level incidents and problems.
• Manage filesystems, storage, user administration, backups, and system recovery activities.
• Support Legacy applications running on Solaris platforms and coordinate with application teams during deployments.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, SOPs, and technical runbooks.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident resolution when required.

Key Skills/knowledge/experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Solaris 10 & 11.
• Expertise in Solaris Zones, ZFS, SMF, and Solaris networking and boot prompts
• Good knowledge of OS troubleshooting, performance tuning, patch management, and system security.
• Experience supporting enterprise production environments.
• Knowledge of Shell Scripting (KSH/Bash) will be advantageous.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes including Incident, Change, and Problem Management.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience

• Experience supporting Legacy infrastructure environments.
• Exposure to storage technologies, backup solutions, and virtualization platforms.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply.

If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.