Unix System Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT services company located in Jacksonville, Florida, is seeking a skilled System Administrator. The role involves providing dedicated support for Unix infrastructure and ensuring compliance with technology roadmaps. Ideal candidates should possess over 5 years of experience in Linux and UNIX system administration, strong skills in networking and systems tuning, and familiarity with automation scripting. The salary range for this position is between $110,000 and $125,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Linux and UNIX in system administration.
• Strong skills in TCP/IP Networking and advanced systems tuning.
• Experience installing layered products and analyzing complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for 'Change the Bank' and 'Run the Bank' activities.
• Ensure Unix environment compliance with technology roadmap.
• Work closely with UNIX engineering and third-party vendors.

Skills

Linux administration (SLES, OEL or RHEL)

UNIX administration (Solaris)

Veritas products (VCS and Volume management)

TCP/IP Networking

Perl scripting

Shell scripting

Complex systems troubleshooting

Job description

Responsibilities

• Rapid response to incidents, providing dedicated support to all ‘Change the Bank’ and ‘Run the Bank’ activities for Global Unix infrastructure.
• Advanced system tunings to application specific requirements. Systems standardization and automation.
• Keeping the Unix environment compliant with the technology roadmap, such as OS & hardware upgrades, 3rd party software upgrades, etc...
• Working closely with UNIX engineering and third-party vendors.
• Interface with IT and business clients at all levels of the organization.
• Be part of our follow the sun model (including weekend support): Global Unix team provides round the clock coverage. Some out of hours and weekend work will be required to comply with applicable change windows.

Skills You’ll Need

• 5+ years of experience with Linux (SLES, OEL or RHEL) and UNIX (Solaris) in system administration: upgrades, patching and configuration management, performance management, troubleshooting, analysis and capacity planning.
• 5+ years of experience with Veritas products (VCS and Volume management) on Solaris and Linux
• Experience of working with EMC and equivalent enterprise storage products
• Strong skills in TCP/IP Networking & advanced systems tuning, network topology and firewalled environments.
• Experience installing layered products in a timely fashion, analyzing & troubleshooting complex systems and familiarity with ITSM procedures.
• Experience in Perl and Shell scripting writing scripts to automate various tasks.

Salary Range: $110,000 to $125,000 per year