Short Description:
A System Specialist will provide infrastructure support for unix systems and interconnected technologies that require day-to-day support and administration.
Complete Description:
The System Specialist is knowledgeable on the usage and support of a collection of development platforms or technical architectures, and products that run on those platforms. The primary responsibility of a System Specialist is to ensure the availability and facilitate the productive use of a development platform or a test environment for Application Teams or end users. The System Specialist may support one or several instances of a platform/environment, applying their skills directly to a platform/environment and/or leveraging their skills across multiple platforms/environment. The System Specialist may, especially for usage and support of a platform, be part of an Application Team using the architecture. The System Specialist requires experience and skills in the environment supported and in the operations and in common usage of products for the environment The System Specialist are responsible for collaborating with Technical Architecture Specialist, Functional Architects, Programmers and vendors to coordinate and enhance the use of the platform and facilitate migration to new versions of the platform.
Years of Relevant Experience:
3 to 5 years in desired environment
Preferred Education:
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Role Description:
All roles specified plus the following:
•Plan and manage unix operating system upgrades.
•Actively participate in analyzing and evaluating emerging software and hardware technologies/standards.
•Develop appropriate functional and usability standards for the environments.
•Plan or assist in planning network environment, including supporting existing structure and enhancements.
•Plan and coordinate testing changes, upgrades and new and standard products, ensuring systems will operate correctly in current and future environment.
•Anticipate, identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting own work and work of the Technical Operations Group. Develop contingency plans as necessary.
•Analyze the functional and/or technical impact of new product releases.
•Advanced scripting and programming skills, including languages that run on specified platform.
•Anticipate and resolve issues specific to the team.
•Ability to work in a team environment.
•Identify and track issues, risks and action items.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience with Unix/Linux/Solaris operating systems, CentOS/RHEL.
Required
4
Years
Experience with MySQL and/or Oracle databases
Required
2
Years
Experience with deploying virtual machines with VMware
Required
3
Years
Shell scripting and/or Perl scripting experience.
Highly desired
3
Years
Experience with Apache, redirection and content management
Required
3
Years
Experience with SSH, SNMP, SMTP, SFTP, SSL, and security of Unix/Linux systems
Required
3
Years
Experience with Bash, Perl, and Python.
Desired
3
Years