Sr. Infrastructure Engineer - Linux/Solaris Need@Irving,TX(Locals Only)

Position                    Sr. Infrastructure Engineer – Linux/Solaris

Location                   Irving,TX

Duration                   6 Months (Possible Extension)

 

(Looking for local candidates onsite interview is needed)

Client is seeking a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer – SOLARIS - Linux/Unix for a 6 month contract with a strong possibility of extension opportunity located in Irving, Texas.

Job Description:

The Linux/Unix system engineer will be responsible for supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Solaris 11 build and automation for Enterprise infrastructure environment.  This position will also be responsible for installation and maintenance of operating system utility tools, such as IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT), Symantec VCS etc.

The infrastructure engineer will work with managers and team leads in Platform Hosting Services (PHS) to support their needs of Linux and Unix expertise, delivering technical services to the service level required by the company. Solid knowledge and experience with enterprise level concepts is required, including high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, multipathing for HBAs and NICs, clustering at the OS level, and SAN/NAS technologies.

 

Responsibilities:

•Build servers from kickstart, scripts, VMware templates, and ISO images.

•Performing configuration, installation, migration, maintenance, administration and tuning.

•Work with managed service provider to complete server build tasks.

 

Write and troubleshoot scripts to automate system administration tasks.

•         Handle work requests from multiple customers and deliver in a timely manner.

•         Effectively communicate impact and risk mitigation with customers for global service changes.

•         Plan, coordinate, and implement OS patches to meet security requirements and corporate standards.

•         Develop standards and guidelines for the use of RHEL and Solaris servers for various data centers and MSP(s).

•         Serve as second-tier support for enterprise infrastructure when needed.

•         Participate in on-call support escalation rotation when needed.

•         Translate business needs into actionable deliverables.

•         Act as the liaison between IT verticals, vendors, the business, and the infrastructure teams.

•         Develop and present business case and related ROI to senior management for justification of investment in upgrades or replacement of hardware/software.

•         Performing patch management, upgrades and installations.

•         Handling technical escalation from clients.

•         Perform proof of concept for new technologies, and working on technology and service improvement.

•         Efficiently providing proactive support through change management and capacity planning.

•         Documenting procedures and processes related to systems administration.

 

Qualification:

•         Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field, or equivalent experience.

•         8-10 years' experience is required.

•         REHL 5 or 6 is a must and Solaris 10 or 11 experiences is preferred.

•         Must be able to build multiple servers from kickstart, scripts, VMware templates, and ISO images.

•         Must have strong scripting skills in one of ksh, csh, bash, Perl, or Python, and a strong background in troubleshooting of automation.

•         Demonstrated expertise with enterprise infrastructure software, such as Veritas Operations Manager, IBM License Metric Tool, Tivoli/IBM Endpoint     Manager, and Oracle Enterprise Manager.

•         Working experience with Managed Service Provider.

•         Ability to work with 3rd party off the shelf software providers to drive changes to their product.

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Vara

IntelliSoft Technologies, Inc
1320 Greenway Drive STE 460

Irving, TX 75038

Ph. (972) 756-1212 x Ext-133

varaprasad@intellisofttech.com

http://www.intellisofttech.com