You will be redirected to TheLadders.comJob DescriptionOur client, located in New York, New York, is seeking a Senior UNIX Systems Engineer. The candidate should have prior experience with LAMP.
Main Duties:
* Design, implement, and support Linux and Sun Solaris Server and storage solutions based on needs of the business and industry best practices
* Review business and technical architectural requirements to develop and recommend unique solutions for the UNIX Server and storage framework
* Ensure that all computer systems are current, reliable, tuned and accessible in accordance with service level agreements
* Primary responsibilities include designing, engineering, systems architecture, and operations for a large Linux and Sun Solaris IT environment
* Conduct performance and operations management to ensure smooth operation and overall efficiency of the server environment
* Perform upgrades and patches; managing and monitoring system and application back-ups; performance monitoring, and notification tools
* Develop and manage server, storage, and application configurations as well as implement new projects and technologies
* Perform hardware set-up, software installation / configuration, and administration of the UNIX Server environment
* Coordinate and manage installation / configuration and administration of Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux and services such as SSH, DNS, NFS, and LDAP
* Evaluate, recommend, and implement hardware and software
* Implement, configure, and support LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) Web Server Linux environment
* Perform production support including checking daily logs, back-up / recovery procedures, disaster recovery, and periodic maintenance
* Develop and maintain Shell scripts such as Korn, C Shell, and Perl to automate systems and application processes
* Analyze and resolve problems associated with server hardware and applications software and actively seek, diagnose, and report problems
The successful applicant will possess the following requirements (items are required unless noted otherwise):
* Experience in designing, implementing and managing highly available and scalable systems that provide maximum up-time and throughput
* Understanding of relational databases and server requirements to provide a stable, reliable infrastructure
* Strong experience in implementing, configuring, and supporting LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Web Server Linux environment
* Ability to gather metrics and monitor systems at all levels including low level system calls to user space applications to insure that Service Level Agreements (SLA) are met
* Expert-level knowledge in implementation and management of complex storage (SAN) environments, including disk and RAID Group configurations, volume management, and back-up/recovery strategies
* Ability to conduct performance tuning; ensure availability of systems, and perform capacity planning
* Ability to actively support and perform deployment of in-house and third-party applications
* Ability to perform on-call and other duties for 24x7x365 operations
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