Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada. With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest "Canadian-Owned" IT staffing/consulting company. Procom's areas of staffing expertise include:

• Application Development
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance
• Business/Systems Analysis
• Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
• Infrastructure & Network Services
• Risk Management & Compliance
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Security & Privacy Specialties
• Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
• Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
• ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
• Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Job Description: Will be performing general Linux and network administration tasks. Must have a complete understanding of networking and Ubuntu server administration. This includes installation and configuration of switches, firewalls, LDAP, load balancers, new server installs, configuring Nagios monitors, updating puppet configurations, writing automation scripts, troubleshooting problems, building AWS infrastructure, Vmware server installation, documenting configurations, project management and regular status reports.

The role requires that someone join a resource constrained group and effectively fill gaps immediately. Must be comfortable working independently on a small team, handling a wide variety of tasks with limited guidance. The environment is similar to a start up environment where you will be asked to wear many hats. The goal of this contract is to rebuild and migrate our dev, qa, staging, production and backup data center infrastructure with Dell hardware and VMWare software.

Qualifications

• Must have detailed knowledge and understanding of Linux.
• Must be able perform Linux Administration duties as a Senior Administrator, with virtually no supervision.
• Must have extensive, strong Linux Sr. Administrator experience.

Required Experience:

• Ubuntu or Debian server experience
• Virtualization experience
• Firewalls and Load Balancer experience
• Thorough understanding of network administration
• Scripting Skills
• A Minimum of 5 years of experience
• Excellent Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)

Plus Experience:

• Automation with Kickstart and Puppet
• Monitoring with Nagios, Ganglia, Cacti
• Basic MySQL Skills
• Amazon AWS Skills

Additional Information: PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK WITH CANDIDATES ON H1B VISAS OR CANDIDATES REPRESENTED BY THIRD PARTIES.