Unix (Solaris) Systems EngineerWe are looking for a Unix (Solaris) Systems Engineer for a project in Chicago, IL with the following details.Position: Unix (Solaris) Systems EngineerDuration: 3 monthsLocation: Chicago, ILNeed an experienced Unix Systems Engineer with at least 8 years of Unix system administration experience for a contract role located in the Chicago loop. This position will provide 3rd level technical systems and applications infrastructure support for client's ITs Unix Engineering distributed systems. This individual has excellent trouble shooting skills and analytical skills in order to react to alerts from our monitoring tools as well as Service Desk notifications to resolve incidents.Responsibilities: Principle responsibilities include the following:Monitor external and internal enterprise monitoring tools for system alertsPerform analysis and trending of Unix Engineering applications/services from monitoring dataInvestigate and troubleshoot incident tickets (Priority P1-P5) for all Platform - Unix Engineering environmentsKeep Service Desk informed of the status of open incidents per the Operational Level Agreements (OLA)Engage and collaborate with other 2nd level support teams for incident resolutionEngage and collaborate with other 3rd level support and management as needed, remaining engaged for knowledge management and documentationProvide support for user administration and repeatable work requestsFollow standard practices and procedures and Platform Unix Engineering operational documentationProactively recommends additional areas of documentation required and updates support and runbook documentationCapable of training other users and team members in application problems and operating system fundamentalsProactively lead and consistently work on Unix Engineering projects, work requests as it relates to Platform Unix Engineering Discretionary Investments and Discretionary Support itemsProactively lead and consistently work on Platform Unix Engineering involvement with Release Management processesProactively work and support Problem/Incident/Change Management processesJob Competencies:Tools, platforms and technologies:Sun Solaris 8/9/10Symantec/Veritas: Storage Foundations/File system(VxVM/VxFS), Veritas Cluster Server VCS/VVR/GCO, NetBackupEnterprise Monitoring Tools (e.g.
HPs Sitescope, Openview, BAC/BPM; Gomez)Apache and Iplanet web serversMiddleware Engineering/J2SE Applications(a plus)BEA Weblogic, BEA Tuxedo, Java Tomcat, Tibco/MQ Series, JBOSS, SITA RunwayUnix shell scripting/PerlSAN Architecture and Technologies which include storage subsystems hardware and software, specifically HP/HDS storage subsystems, Brocade switches, NASNetworking e.g. DNS, protocols, load balancing, etc.Incident/Problem Management Tools (e.g. HP ITSM, Peregrine Systems)Design/Architecture of distributed computing environments and highly available (HA and RAS) systemsWindows and MS Office toolsWell versed in Internet technologies(a plus)DB Technologies: Oracle 8i/9i/10G, 10G RAC (a plus)Linux (RedHat/SuSe) (a plus)Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat and SUSE LinuxLinux clustering technology, specifically RHEL Clustering and VCSx86 hardware, firmware and device drivers for HP Proliant serversLinux software distribution and recovery tools including rpm, RHN, Satellite server, Kickstart.
Linux disk management tools including Logical Volume Manager (LVM) and Veritas Volume ManagerContent Management systems like Vignette product suite (a plus)ITIL Foundation(a plus)Education: BS in computer science or related field or equivalent experienceExperience: Typically requires a minimum of 8-10 years of related experienceSkills: Strong technical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, excellent knowledge of distributed computing technologies especially in the Unix Engineering client/server technology space and eCommerce/Internet space, strong customer focus and service oriented individual, ability to work and contribute as a team member.