Job Description :
8+ years’ professional systems maintenance experience in a UNIX data center environment (AIX+LINUX+SOLARIS• Install software, apply patches, manage file systems, monitor performance and troubleshoot alerts from monitoring tools. • Responsible for Unix Systems administration, configuration, troubleshooting, upgrades and support in heterogeneous server environments running under various Operating Systems including AIX, Red Hat Linux, Oracle (Sun) Solaris. • Experience in Architecture/Design of Linux red hat / Sun /IBM Server Infrastructure.• Writing and managing scripts and utilities to automate day to day systems administration and configuration management tasks.• System failure analysis and recovery; insuring the consistency and integrity of file systems. • Business continuity planning and implementation• Hardware/software configuration and management • Liaison with vendors/ customer for new hardware / software install , technology upgrades and troubleshooting • Technical support and day to day housekeeping activities • Support 500+ servers in a 24x7x365 data center. • Manage and lead hardware and software migration and upgrade efforts of varying size and complexity. • User and account management services Technical Skills: • In-depth knowledge of AIX and Red Hat Linux • Knowledge of IBM Virtualization, NIM, HACMP.• 8+ years’ professional systems maintenance experience in a UNIX data center environment.• Strong experience with system management tools, logical file systems, and client/server environments. • In-depth hardware configuration knowledge • Experience in new server builds in AIX / LPAR and RHEL• Shell programming experience• Network experience { protocols such as TCP/IP and DNS, DHCP}• Strong troubleshooting skills • Demonstrated initiative, customer orientation and team work competencies • Ability to communicate technical issues with non-technical people • Certification in AIX is preferable • Exposure in Suse Linux 10• Ubuntu and SCO UNIX knowledge will be an addition