Unix L3 Specialist

About TSR:

TSR is a relationship-based, customer-focused IT and technical services staffing company.

For over 40 years TSR, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, TSR Consulting Services, have prospered in the Information Technology staffing business, earning the respect of companies both large and small with well refined candidate screening, timely placement, and a real understanding of the right skill sets required by our clients.

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Unix L3 Specialist

Job Description

• Location: Alpharetta, Georgia
• Type: Contract
• Job #78755

Our client, a leading financial services company is hiring a Unix L3 Specialist on a contract basis.

Work Location: Alpharetta, GA (**Hybrid 3-4 days a week onsite depending on firm guidance**)

Hours may vary based on project, start time can be 11AM and will need some weekend work

Job Description:

This role is for a Unix L3 specialist to the Unix Critinfra Support Team with the following responsibilities:

• Proving SRE Support to the Firms Critical Infrastructure (Oxygen Systems) in Follow-The-Sun model
• Provide On-call support, weekend project work
• Proactive health & hygiene tasks to maintain operational stability and compliance for risk & control programs to ensure the production environment is not put at risk.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to test and certify new hardware & software products.
• Engage with clients to understand business demand, needs & support during outage scenarios.
• Onboard new UNIX assets for growth or large programs such as new datacenter build outs.

Skills Required:

• 6+ years of Unix/Linux Administration Enterprise Level Experience in large, distributed environment.
• Experience in Incident & Change Management and Reporting
• In depth knowledge Linux (Red-hat) with good knowledge in Solaris.
• Detailed knowledge of TCP/IP and associated technologies (NFS, NIS, DNS, DHCP)
• Detailed knowledge of Unix system monitoring and reporting
• Detailed knowledge of Server OS & Firmware upgrade
• Detailed knowledge of NTP/Time Keeper, Time synchronization technologies
• In depth knowledge in vulnerability assessment and server patching.
• Programming level knowledge of Shell, Perl/Python.
• Ability to troubleshoot, resolve complex problems, with a fix it once for everywhere and automation mentality.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to work well in a global-team environment.
• The individual should have strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and high-pressure situations for outage handling, management, or resolution

Skills / Certifications Desired:

• Knowledge of Infoblox DDI solution
• Certification in RedHat Enterprise Linux
• Knowledge of Veritas Cluster Server or similar high availability product
• Knowledge in ansible, OpenShift, Kubernetes
• Veritas Volume Manager
• Prior experience working in the financial services industry
• Bachelors Degree Preferred

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