UNIX Systems Platform Engineer

UNIX Systems Engineer

We have an existing need for a UNIX Systems Engineer for the largest wireless company in the United States, with more than 70 million subscribers who use the nation's largest digital voice and data network. They are dedicated to providing customers with wireless technology designed to enrich their lives. We're looking for UNIX Platform Engineer to play a key role in the success of several projects. Don't miss this opportunity to use and enhance your skills on challenging and fun projects.

The candidate should be able to communicate effectively with architects, engineers and data center staff to successfully implement the detailed design. This project will support compliance associated with technical architecture standards within NIS Platform Management. You will help support the national data centers by researching and documenting requirements to put hardware into the data centers. The following tasks will be included in your responsibilities: Perform requirements and impact analysis on existing systems. Implement requirements drafted by the systems engineers and platform architects. Assist the project teams in translating requirements into detailed technical design, estimating resources, costs, time frames, etc. Create detailed design documentation including hardware configuration, network elements, SAN assignment, and power distribution requirements (PDR). Interact directly with SUN representatives to obtain and review quotes. Apply in-depth understanding of Sun Solaris environments and associated products. Communicate effectively with architects, engineers and data center staff such that technicians can successfully implement the detailed design. QualificationsRecent experience with current Sun hardware line including X86 architectureSolaris operating system experienceExcellent understating of Sun Microsystems hardware and interaction with EMC & HDS arrays. Experience with advanced System Administration tasksAbility to write clear documentation and review documentationAbility to perform QA work requiring attention to details. Experience with Network and SAN Topologies and Theory of Operation. Understanding of SAN concepts and terms Knowledge of intermediate networking concepts Experience as a Field Engineer working with Sun Departmental and Enterprise class Product Line (Servers, Storage, NAS, and SAN)(nice to have but not a requirement). Desired Knowledge, Education and Certifications: Solaris CertificationWorking knowledge of LAN/WAN topology. Working knowledge of Access, SQL, or Oracle