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Job Title

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Sr. Linux and Solaris Admin 

Location

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Irving, TX 

Duration

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Long Term Contract 

Job Description

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SKILLS: 
Clustering Software: 
Linux: 
Red Hat Linux OS: 
Solaris 10: 
Solaris Container/Zone: 
Sun/Solaris Hardware: 
Veritas Cluster Server: 

DESCRIPTION: 
8+ Years of hands on experience 
Must have detailed knowledge of Solaris versions 8, 9 and 10 - minimum 6+ years 
Must have detailed knowledge of Red Hat Linux versions 4, 5, and 6 - minimum 4+ years Experience with Solaris LDOMs (Oracle VM server) and Solaris 10 zones is a must - minimum 2 years 
Working knowledge of Veritas Volume Manager and Solaris Volume Manager is required minimum 3 years of at least one 
Knowledge of Veritas clustering for Oracle RAC and other applications is required - minimum 2 years 
Need to have knowledge of installing, configuring and maintaining of Sun/Solaris HW 
Must be able to perform Solaris Packages and RPM maintenance 
Knowledge of Jump Start/Kick Start server along with network installation a must minimum 1 year 
Must understand boot process and run levels, paging and swapping, inter-process communication, functions of devices and device drivers and file system concepts 
Oracle/Sun Hardware experience is required (candidate needs to provide a list of models they are worked with) 
Previous experience working in a Data Center environment is a plus as candidate will be required to help run cables when needed 
Must be able to participate in patch management 
Virtualization and Consolidation experience is required 
Knowledge of proxy service, naming services (LDAP, DNS, Active Directory, etc.) is needed 
Shell scripting knowledge as a Solaris/Linux administrator is required 
Knowledge of FC HBA for external storage is required 
Experience with external storage (SAN/NAS) and LUN mapping is required from server configuration and administration perspective 
Understanding of networking is required 
Working knowledge of best practices for backup and restore of UNIX servers is needed 
ZFS knowledge is a plus 
Experience with Solaris 11 is a plus 
Additional hardware experience with HP blade servers is a plus 
Responsible for troubleshooting servers and OS problems 
System migration experience is a plus 
Knowledge of VMware Guest image and template creation is a plus 
Knowledge of Amazon Machine Images (AMI) using RHEL 5 and 6 is a plus 
Working knowledge of EMC Power Path is a plus 
Working knowledge of IPMP is a plus 
Working knowledge of network interface bonding is a plus 
Knowledge of capacity monitoring and management of UNIX servers is a plus 
Any high availability concept/knowledge will be a big plus (i.e. Local Datacenter HA or DR across multiple DC.) 
Any working knowledge of DTrace and SystemTap will be highly preferred 

Skills 
Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills (Required) 
Strong ability to work independently and manage ones time (Required) 
Strong knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery (Required) 
Strong ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue

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