Unix Administrator Houston, TX

Openings

5

Work location(s)

Houston, TX

Education / experience

Bachelors degree in computer science/software engineering/relevant field or equivalent work experience required. 3-6years experience required.

Summary

Act as lead in installation, configuration, administration and support of UNIX systems (AIX 5.3/6.1, RHEL 4.x/5.x, Suse Linux, Korn shell, Perl, SAN, NAS) and related components to achieve high availability, stability and performance for the various business applications supported.

Skills and Competencies

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue.
• Knowledge of computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, VisualBasic, etc

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical solutions and guidance for all aspects of UNIX environment including AIX/RHEL/Suse Linux.
• Responsible for Performance monitoring and tuning, OS hardening, problem management, disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Suggest ways to improve/expand upon the efficiency of UNIX operations, networking technologies, policies, procedures and best practices.
• Design, implement infrastructure procedures, proposals, plans, and guidelines for system configuration, deployment, and support.
• Apply packages and security patches on AIX and Linux servers.
• Work as part of a project team to coordinate development and determine project scope and limitations
• Develop new UNIX scripts (Korn shell and Perl scripting) to support task automation and monitoring activities. Provide 24x7 rotating on-call support.
• Perform other duties as assigned.