Seeking Sr. Linux Sys Admin for contract in north Denver.
BridgeView IT currently has an opening for a Sr. Linux System Administrator to work on a consulting basis with our client in north Denver.
Summary
This senior professional position is responsible for advanced installation, configuration, and management of Linux operating systems
and related toolsets, supporting complex enterprise-level applications, and providing technical leadership within the IS department. The position also provides on-call support on a rotational basis with other team members.
The qualified candidate will perform a variety of difficult assignments associated with Linux System administration, including monitoring and controlling of Linux installations, analyzing system faults, troubleshooting issues, and running diagnostic tests on operating systems and hardware to detect and resolve problems.
Required
· Advanced knowledge of Red Hat Linux at the Enterprise Level in a highly available environment
· A solid understanding of the operating system; understands paging and swapping, inter-process communications, devices and what device drivers do, filesystem concepts (inode, clustering, logical partitions), can use performance analysis to tune systems
· A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts
· Understands principles of routing, client/server programming, the design of consistent network-wide filesytem layouts
· Familiarity with security and hardening of servers and obtaining authorization to operate documentation of Data Center configurations
· Strong shell and perl scripting skills
· Thorough understanding of the TCP/IP Suite (TCP, UDP, IP, ICMP, etc.) as well as the network management protocol, SNMP
· Thorough understanding of RPM, rpmbuild and custom package creation and management
· Clustering (Red Hat, Oracle RAC)
· Large storage arrays (SAN)
· Knowledge of other UNIX operating systems (Solaris, IRIX)
· Essential Duties
· Assist with the installation, configuration and management of the Linux infrastructure
· Analyze system performance, modifying parameters to improve throughput and effectively utilize system resources
· Monitors resource usage, making required adjustments
· Lead the evaluation and selection of tools
· Set up product demos and objectively evaluate tools
· Coordinate the collection of feedback from other evaluators
· Summarizes the input and make cost conscience tool recommendations
· May be responsible for the effective deployment of tools in the group
Education and Experience
Equivalent of Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or related field
8+ years experience as a Linux Systems Administrator in a client/server environment
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) preferred
BridgeView IT is a Denver-based technology placement firm that specializes in high-end technology staffing and consulting services specifically in the Colorado front-range region. The Bridgeview IT staff offers expert knowledge of the Denver information technology marketplace and we strive to build long term relationships with our clients and candidates in helping people find the ideal job at the most competitive market rates.
Qualified candidates can email their resume to resumes@bridgeviewit.com. BridgeView IT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.