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Company: TEKsystems
Location: Seattle, Washington
Category: Information Technology Jobs
Rate: $30 to $40 per Hour
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Posting ID: 1594108
Posting Date: 4/29/2008 Allegis Group Family of Hiring Companies

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Linux/Unix Administrator Job Description:

Growing telecom services provider is in search of experienced and talented Systems Administrators, to be part of a growing IT organization. Systems Administrators are responsible for support, design, development, and integration as it relates to TTM’s customer and internal applications/ systems. This will include one or more of the following: Hardware evaluation, Data back-up/ recovery management, pro-active system monitoring and trouble-shooting, as well as growth and capacity planning. Additional responsibilities include documentation and support for release management of in-house developed applications.

This position is located in Seattle, WA and is 3-6 months to hire.

Responsibilities:
– Ensure stable implementation and support of company’s enterprise and network monitoring infrastructure
– Keeps informed of the most current technologies and may recommend new hardware and software applications.
– Provide appropriate documentation for building, troubleshooting, installing, recovering, and supporting all corporate LINUX, Solaris, Windows, MySQL, and Messaging platform(s).
– Management and monitoring of backend applications, infrastructure, and operations including capacity monitoring and analysis
– Create associated operating procedures which support rapid development, testing and deployment of new applications or application defect fixes.
– Analyze and tune systems for optimal performance
– Batch/job scheduling and completion monitoring
– Incident response documentation, communication, and coordination
– Perform server management, including service pack and patch rollouts
– Perform daily operational activities around monitoring and maintenance of multi-tiered production systems as well as provide visibility of these activities through administrative tools such as change management, ticketing systems, etc. Provide 24x7x365 rotational support of systems and services. Must have strong troubleshooting and analysis skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to multi-task and provide out-of-band support.

Requirements / Abilities:

– B.S. Computer Science or related field or combination of education and demonstrated experience.
– 3+ years of systems administrator experience in an IT environment that supports both software development and production.
– Solid experience administering web-server software (IIS, Apache)
– Solid working experience with UNIX based operating systems (Solaris / Linux)
– Solid DBA work experience in managing and administering MySQL and MS SQL (desired) databases
– Solid scripting skills in Shell, PHP, Perl; Experience with Windows 2000/2003/XP (Active Directory and system policies).
– Ability to identify, troubleshoot and resolve hardware and OS related issues.
– Ability to anticipate potential problems, make recommendations and implement solutions with regards to high-availability and change management.
– Must have strong troubleshooting and analysis skills, be detail oriented, and have the ability to multi-task.
– Work experience managing and administering data back-up and recovery
– Experience working in a start-up/ Telecom industry a plus
– Unix or Linux administration certifications/ Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification is desired ;
–Client does not offer sponsorship

Required Skills for Linux/Unix Administrator Job:

  • LINUX/UNIX
  • MYSQL

About TEKsystems:

Join TEKsystems® and get your career on the fast track. As the leading technology staffing and services firm, we are passionate about deploying high-caliber IT and communications expertise. To satisfy our constant need for expertise, we actively seek talented Technical Professionals with all levels of information technology and communications skills. TEKsystems knows that every professional has different needs, so we'll work together to determine a suitable benefits package. We offer options to our Technical Professionals that could include: a health plan, 401k, provisions for vacation and holiday pay, and technical and professional training. With a foundation as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, we've become a billion-dollar services company by blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions. Allegis Group and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. M/F/D/V

Contact Information

Richard Timothy Burkett Apply Now! Begin by filling out the "Apply Online for this Job" section at the top of the page Need Directions? Get office driving directions with Google Maps
rburkett@teksystems.com
TEKsystems - Seattle, WA (Bellevue)
3025 112th Ave. NE
Suite 200

Bellevue, WA  98004
TEL: (425) 636-6403
FAX: (425) 636-6390