Unix Linux Engineer

JSC Global Solution INC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JSC Global Solution INC is seeking a Unix (Solaris) Systems Engineer for a Chicago, IL contract. The role requires 8+ years of Unix administration experience and will provide third-line technical support for distributed Unix systems.

Responsibilities include monitoring, incident resolution, and collaboration with 2nd/3rd level teams, with duties extending to release management and runbook documentation. Chicago loop on-site position with a 3-month engagement.

Qualifications

• Typical requirement: 8–10 years of related Unix engineering/IT experience.
• Experience with Solaris 8/9/10 or equivalent Unix flavors is essential.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills across distributed Unix environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor enterprise tools for system alerts and manage incidents (P1–P5).
• Analyze monitoring data and perform trend analysis for Unix services.

Skills

Solaris OS

Unix Admin

Shell scripting

Troubleshooting

Communication

Incident mgmt

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Veritas VCS

NetBackup

HP SiteScope

BEA WebLogic

JBoss

Oracle 8i/9i

Red Hat Linux

Job description

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Position: Unix (Solaris) Systems Engineer

Duration: 3 months

Location: Chicago, IL

Need an experienced Unix Systems Engineer with at least 8 years of Unix system administration experience for a contract role located in the Chicago loop. This position will provide 3rd level technical systems and applications infrastructure support for client's ITs Unix Engineering distributed systems. This individual has excellent trouble shooting skills and analytical skills in order to react to alerts from our monitoring tools as well as Service Desk notifications to resolve incidents.

Responsibilities

Principle responsibilities include the following:

• Monitor external and internal enterprise monitoring tools for system alerts
• Perform analysis and trending of Unix Engineering applications/services from monitoring data
• Investigate and troubleshoot Incident tickets (Priority P1-P5) for all Platform - Unix Engineering environments
• Keep Service Desk informed of the status of open incidents per the Operational Level Agreements (OLA)
• Engage and collaborate with other 2nd level support teams for incident resolution
• Engage and collaborate with other 3rd level support and management as needed, remaining engaged for knowledge management and documentation
• Provide support for user administration and repeatable work requests
• Follow standard practices and procedures and Platform Unix Engineering operational documentation
• Proactively recommends additional areas of documentation required and updates support and runbook documentation
• Capable of training other users and team members in application problems and operating system fundamentals
• Proactively lead and consistently work on Unix Engineering projects, work requests as it relates to Platform Unix Engineering Discretionary Investments and Discretionary Support items
• Proactively lead and consistently work on Platform Unix Engineering involvement with Release Management processes
• Proactively work and support Problem/Incident/Change Management processes

Job Competencies

Tools, platforms and technologies

• Sun Solaris 8/9/10
• Symantec/Veritas: Storage Foundations/File system(VxVM/VxFS), Veritas Cluster Server VCS/VVR/GCO, NetBackup
• Enterprise Monitoring Tools (e.g. HPs Sitescope, Openview, BAC/BPM; Gomez)
• Apache and Iplanet web servers
• Middleware Engineering/J2SE Applications(a plus) - BEA Weblogic, BEA Tuxedo, Java Tomcat, Tibco/MQ Series, JBOSS, SITA Runway
• Unix shell scripting/Perl
• SAN Architecture and Technologies which include storage subsystems hardware and software, specifically HP/HDS storage subsystems, Brocade switches, NAS
• Networking e.g. DNS, protocols, load balancing, etc.
• Incident/Problem Management Tools (e.g. HP ITSM, Peregrine Systems)
• Design/Architecture of distributed computing environments and highly available (HA and RAS) systems
• Windows and MS Office tools
• Well versed in Internet technologies(a plus)
• DB Technologies: Oracle 8i/9i/10G, 10G RAC (a plus)
• Linux (RedHat/SuSe) (a plus)
• Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE Linux
• Linux clustering technology, specifically RHEL Clustering and VCS
• x86 hardware, firmware and device drivers for HP Proliant servers
• Linux software distribution and recovery tools including rpm, RHN, Satellite server, Kickstart.
• Linux disk management tools including Logical Volume Manager (LVM) and Veritas Volume Manager
• Content Management systems like Vignette product suite (a plus)
• ITIL Foundation(a plus)

Education

• BS in computer science or related field or equivalent experience

Experience

• Typically requires a minimum of 8-10 years of related experience

Skills

• Strong technical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skillsExcellent knowledge of distributed computing technologies especially in the Unix Engineering client/server technology space and eCommerce/Internet space
• Strong customer focus and service oriented individual
• Ability to work and contribute as a team member.