212740 Sr Unix Administrator

Job description

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/Linux and storage infrastructure for various group companies. Closely work with remote Unix/Linux 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). 3-5 years experience as a RedHat Linux 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. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK WITH CANDIDATES ON H1B VISAS OR CANDIDATES REPRESENTED BY THIRD PARTIES. 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)