System Administrator - RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise UNIX: Linux) clustering and automation
Contract: 05 months
Location : Must be local to Chicago; top priority, but PA or Baltimore client satellites open: Key locations: (Joliet/LC3, or BHQ, Owings Mills). Local to Chicago candidates receive top priority- hybrid schedule(T, W, TH onsite), but must be local
JOB Description:
Expert in Unix: Linux desired
Enterprise fortune 200-500 background environment exp preferred, meaning non-Government profiles to be submitted, please, meaning "NY Transit Authority of, or Federal Govt of so and so department are not desired."
Fortune 500 Financial companies background, large volume System Admin background = front of the line, but not required, i.e., BMO, Chase, BOA, etc or former client contractors and employees in good client standing, with tenure available (not just leaving a recent contract 1-2 months ago), as we would need 21 weeks to possible 12+ months per new contract available contractor tenure here.
*This position is a technical project manager to guide NFS storage migrations for Unit Systems - EPS Stabilization
* manage the coordination of migrations with ~200 application teams
* discuss technical aspects of migration options with application teams
* complete the data migrations as scheduled
Required Exp;
At least 6-8 yrs System Admin exp (Oracle, Unix, Linux, clustering, etc) Solaris helpful, but not needed.
Must have a BA or BS in a related IT concentration or other concentration, minimum
Preferred - technical:
Ability to create original script/programs for system administration in at least one of these languages: Bourne shell, Perl, Python, Java
Experience with Ansible playbooks
Required technical:
Expert in Unix system administration
Red Hat Linux (Enterprise, all versions)
Oracle Linux
Solaris -helpful , not required
Storage administration (ZFS, LVM, Veritas)
Ability to create original script/programs for system administration in at least one of these languages: Bourne shell, Perl, Python, Java
Experience with Ansible, especially supporting build and patch automation for RHEL and OEL
Experience with Red Hat PCS clustering
Required behavioral:
Participate in on call rotation (will be discussed during interview stage)
Work extended hours or modified schedule for planned or emergency work
Require little oversight to drive assigned initiatives through to completion
Experience leading technical discussions among peers, and drive troubleshooting to resolution
Preferred (6-8 yrs exp):
Experience with OS clustering - one of:
Veritas Infoscale
Oracle Clusterware
Solaris
Red Hat PCS
Experience with Oracle Exadata
Description:
A System Administrator, often abbreviated as sysadmin, is responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems and servers. Their primary duties include:
Installing and configuring hardware and software components to ensure system security and efficiency.
Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues.
Creating user accounts and managing access control.
Installing and upgrading software and operating systems.
Performing regular backups and ensuring data integrity.
Collaborating with network engineers to ensure smooth operation of the organization's IT infrastructure.
Providing technical support and guidance to users.
Documenting system configurations and changes.
Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect systems and data.
Conducting periodic system audits and ensuring compliance with security policies.
Additional info:
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION
Provide hands on support for delivery and maintenance of IT solutions. Provide IT teams and business personnel with technology solutions by weighing advantages of technology standards, market availability of products, and risks and benefits of technology to meet business/IT needs. Maintain significant customer engagement, work planning, project management services provided to IT customers.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Manage RedHat 6, 7, 8, 9 servers from both a hardware and operating system standpoint.
Manage support of VMware vSphere hypervisor to allow hosting of servers in a virtualized highly available environment.
Configure and maintain server processes, configurations, and backups
Maintain and monitor Linux and VMware platform health and performance
Maintain server inventory information to ensure accuracy of configuration management DB.
Support the production release management system for documenting, planning, and implementing IT changes.
Plan, coordinate, communicate and implement security patching activities for Linux server platforms.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
Assist in racking and stacking of servers in client's datacenters
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