SSUSA Job #837: Linux Systems & Application Support Administrator
Job Description
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.
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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
· Strong understanding of LAN/WAN, TCP/IP and DNS
· Familiarity with ESX VMware virtualization is a plus
· Experience with MS Windows Server desirable.
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Job Location
Livingston, NJ
Position Type
Permanent
Salary Range
TBD