System Administrator

System AdministratorThis person would be responsible for the day-to-day administration of all Linux/Unix based servers. This includes monitoring the trouble ticket queue, system troubleshooting, hardware and software system changes, scripting, patching, system performance monitoring, system sizing, system integration, upgrade implementation, and hardware diagnostics.This person would work with application administrators to help troubleshoot and fine-tune applications and if required guide application administrators in best practices related to using the underlying UNIX infrastructure.Maintain all system documentation.Essential Skills:Excellent hands-on experience with RHEL/Suse/AIX including lvm device configuration and management, NIM, VIO, Jumpstart, IBM HMC, Yum/Satellite/RMT, networking, Veritas, etc.Good at scripting – shell or Python for automationProven ability to perform UNIX builds such as AIX, RHEL, SuseWorking knowledge of VMWare vCenter, System imaging, TCP/IP functionality, networking, Remote administration systems (iLOM, ILO or iDRAC) a must Client, IBM and Dell rack-mount server hardware knowledgeMust have strong communication skills and ability to work individually and within a team.Desirable Skills: Working knowledge of Configuration management tool such as SaltStack would be a plus.