Sr. Unix Systems Administrator

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada. 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 Sr. Unix Systems Administrator On behalf of our client, Procom Services is searching for a Sr. Unix Systems Administrator for a contract opportunity in Dallas, TX. Provide technical leadership in daily system support and operation for critical and complex production systems. Perform Capacity Planning, Infrastructure Design, and Systems Administration. Create robust, high availability and secure design for UNIX/Linux server infrastructure. Provide 7x24 rotating Level 3 Support for Unix and storage infrastructure for various group companies. Closely work with remote Unix team for day-to-day incident and service request tickets. Work with hardware and 3rd vendor for system troubleshooting. Interface with the clients with related to technical issue/inquiry/request. Setting various policies for applications and infrastructure - patching schedules, deployment of releases, testing and system readiness. Manage HP/UX environment in Production/Testing/Development environments. Configure and manage Virtual Server environments, Storage infrastructure and DR installations. Administer Systems Monitoring; Troubleshoot SW/HW Issues Methodically. Process knowledge of Configuration management & Change control. Create and update technical documentations (system configuration and operation). Sr. Unix Systems Administrator Mandatory Skills 8-10 years experience as a UNIX System Administrator Strong background in HP-UX 10/11 Strong background in Solaris 2.6/7/8/9/10 and RHEL 4.x/5.x Strong Background in AIX Hands-on experience with Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System, DiskSuite and LVM Strong experiences in SAN devices (EMC Celerra/CLARiiON, NetApp Filer, Brocade switch) Hands-on experience in NetBackup backup software Experience of jumpstart and kickstart implementation Requires excellent communication skills and ability to be available after-hours Certifications in Solaris, Linux and/or SAN are preferred. BS in (Computer) Science/Engineering or equivalent IT work experience. Solid understanding of TCP/IP, LDAP, DNS, NIS and SMTP. Proficiency in NAS and Storage Area networking as well as Backup & Recovery administration. Experiences of DNS, Apache, Sendmail, Bind, LDAP, and ProofPoint. Experience in data center or network operations with HA (high availability) and/ or 24X7 service level. Must have strong experience with Disaster Recovery solutions. Sr. Unix Systems Administrator Start Date ASAP 6+ months Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please send your resume in Word format only. #J-18808-Ljbffr Procom Consultants Group