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LINUX SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR

Staffing Solutions Usa, Inc.

Livingston, NJ

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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Change Requests/Orders, Communication Skills, DNS (Domain Name System), Detail Oriented, Document Change Management, Hardware Administration, Hardware Installation, Identify Issues, Linux Operating System, Local Area Network (LAN), Microsoft Windows Server, Network Configuration Management, Network Routers, Network Switching, On Site Support, Organizational Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Production Support, Production Systems, Quality Assurance, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Root Cause Analysis, Server Hardware, Software Administration, Software Engineering, Software Upgrades, Systems Administration/Management, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Technical Support, Testing, Trading Systems, Unix Operating Systems, VMWare, VMWare ESX/ESXi, Wide Area Network (WAN), Wireshark (Ethereal), tcpdump
LOCATION
Livingston, NJ
POSTED
13 days ago

LINUX SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR

 

One of our financial clients in New Jersey is looking for a Linux Systems & Applications Support Administrator to be part of their System & Applications Support Engineering team that provides 24/7 support of the company's global back-office, production & trading systems infrastructure.  The individual will troubleshoot application and system problems, install and configure servers in a Redhat Linux/Unix environment, and globally work with Field Services personnel.  

Responsibilities:

·      Provide reliable and quality support in a production environment.

·        Respond to events from the monitoring tools, with the goal of restoration of service.

·        Carry out system health checks periodically and following deployments and upgrades.

·        Analyze application logs to determine the root cause of problems.

·        Perform trace analysis using TCPdump, Snoop, and Ethereal.

·        Plan and document Change Requests, as required to implement Application and Server upgrades and changes.

·        Work with hardware and software vendors to obtain support to diagnose problems.

·        Remotely Guide field staff with deployment and replacement of servers and server components

·        Participate in meetings with other groups (Engineering, Development, and QA) to plan and document deployment approaches and Operational Requirements.

 SKILLS:

·        Follow procedures; provide updates; ask questions; take action; follow up on missing; incomplete or unresolved issues.

·        Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and logic.

· Individuals must be a self-starter, highly dependable, and detail-oriented.

·        Communicate clearly and concisely in a logical, organized fashion, verbally and in writing with co-workers, superiors, and corporate users.

               

KNOWLEDGE:

·        5+ years of Linux experience

·        2+ years’ experience working on trading system environments

·        In-depth knowledge of  RedHat Linux v.6, knowledge of clustering would be a +  

·        4+ years experience with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Servers. 

·        Experience in hardware and software support, configuration and installation of Servers, Server Hardware, Operating system installation, and network TCP/IP experience.

·        An understanding of Network routers and switches is desirable.

·        Strong understanding of LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, and DNS

·        Familiarity with ESX VMware virtualization is a plus

·        Experience with MS Windows Server desirable.

SEND YOUR RESUME TO CLIFF@SSUSA.COM

MENTION JOB#837 IN THE SUBJECT BOX

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