Solaris Administrator

Cygnus Professionals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company in New York, NY is seeking a skilled IT professional to manage server systems and ensure their availability and integrity. Responsibilities include troubleshooting technical issues, managing upgrades and backups, and providing 24/7 support. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of server management practices and experience in scripting and performance tuning. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to make impactful contributions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of server management and maintenance practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently.
• Experience in performance tuning and system monitoring.
• Manages upgrades and backups.
• Identifies opportunities for automation and simplification of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Identify and troubleshoot problems across multiple environments.
• Manage upgrades and backups for servers.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for complex technical issues.
• Provides 24/7 on-call support for complex technical issues.
• Reviews capacity planning and performance monitoring to recommend changes.

Skills

Veritas Suite (including Volume Manager and Clustering)

Korn Shell Scripting

EMC SAN technologies

Tools

Veritas Suite (including Volume Manager and Clustering)

Korn Shell Scripting

EMC SAN technologies (RDF, DMX, Symmetric Unix Command set)

Job description

• Veritas Suite (including Volume Manager and Clustering)
• Korn Shell Scripting
• EMC SAN technologies (RDF, DMX, Symmetric Unix Command set)

Key Accountabilities

• Identifies and troubleshoots problems.
• Responds to inquiries in development, testing, and production environments, including file servers, application servers, and database servers.
• Ensures availability and integrity of servers and services with techniques such as performance tuning and system monitoring.
• Manages all upgrades and backups.
• Identifies opportunities within current environment for simplification/automation of tasks and devises and recommends solutions.
• Designs, develops and documents custom scripts and tools to simplify and automate tasks.
• Identifies when Upgrades software upgrades and patches software are needed to ensure servers are capable of meeting increased demand; determines, recommends and implements best solution.
• Also Identifies latest vulnerabilities and determines and implements appropriate patch for server software.
• 24/7 on call support - handling complex technical issues.
• Reviews capacity planning and performance monitoring of the server application and hardware; makes recommendations for changes/enhancements needed to ensure performance levels meet expectations.
• Researches and evaluates new technologies.
• Make recommendations for changes enhancements based on research, including developing design/technical proposals.
• Research new technologies and present recommendations and justifications on major hardware and software purchases.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.