Unix Administrator

We currently have an opportunity available for a Senior Level UNIX Administrator to work onsite for a major pharmaceutical client in Indianapolis, IN.  This opportunity is immediate and a six month right to hire.

 

Candidate will be responsible for the following:

·  Provide operational support for server UNIX and Linux operating system platforms.

·  Plan, design and implement new Intel-based server solutions.

·  Integrate Unix solutions with other platform technologies (i.e Database, other operating systems)

·  Install and configure new software and hardware as required.

·  Provide input and participate in strategic planning sessions.

·  Demonstrate strong organizational, technical validation and documentation skills.

·  Understand and comply with defined standards for FDA regulated IT environments.

·  Support internal and external customers as needed

·  Receives general direction from manager

·  Provides technical leadership to peers and junior personnel within Infrastructure Services

·  May perform management functions in absence of manager

·  May act as a technical project manager for major projects



Required

·  At least 8 years of experience in a similar role, managing and maintaining large IT environments with emphasis on High Availability and business continuity (clustering and redundancy, backup and restore solutions, disaster recovery procedures) production and/or mission critical environments

·  BA/BS in any area of the sciences or engineering

·  Knowledge of Unix operating systems including  Sun Solaris and HP Unix

·  Knowledge of Sun/HP hardware platforms, SAN technologies (IBM/EMC), Brocade Switches, StorageTek backup libraries.

·  Network Operating System products including NIS, Shell Scripting (Korn/Cshell), Veritas Suite of Disk Management tools, HP Volume Manager, Veritas NetBackup, HP OmniBack, terminal and xterminal Emulation Software, web servers (apache).

·  Ability to support infrastructure technologies including  RSA Ace Servers,  VMware ESX server,  DNS, SMTP,  FTP, SSH, SFTP

·  Ability to work closely with Admins on the support of  SAS and databases including Oracle, Sybase, Informix.

·  Strong communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to communicate with external clients and internal team members.

·  Excellent ability to handle significant workload with experience in managing multiple projects concurrently in a matrix process environment

·  Proven ability to multi-task, work in fast-paced environment and prioritize

·  Willingness to work evenings and weekends, when necessary

 

Please submit your resume direct to: chagens@aetea.com