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UNIX Systems Administrator (IL) - Next Step Systems
LOCATION: US-IL-Chicago
COMPANY: Next Step Systems
INTERNAL JOB #: UNIXsysadmin0IL-PP
POSTED: 9/3/2010
JOB SKILLS: Solaris, UNIX
JOB TYPE: W2
START DATE: asap
PAY RATE: $80,000 - $110,000 / year
TRAVEL: none required


JOB DESCRIPTION:
UNIX Systems Administator:

$80-$110K

Be involved with all aspects of open systems support and management. This includes platform wide and individual planning, configuration, support, management, optimizing and troubleshooting. The individual will be responsible for providing both primary operations support as well as enhancing and maintaining administration and infrastructure. This position works within a team of UNIX Administrators which provide non-stop, high-performance, high-availability and low latency trading systems.

Work closely with members of Network operations, Development, and Applications Support personnel in a fast-paced team-oriented environment. This position is based in Chicago and is responsible for systems in Chicago, New York and London data centers.

Responsibilities:
-Daily monitoring and maintenance of over 350 UNIX servers.
-Administer/configure monitoring platforms to ensure optimal performance and alerting capabilities.
-Test and apply new software and maintenance patches, including patch management services.
-Work with development staff to troubleshoot or improve trading systems software.
-Complete security audits on a routine basis.
-Administrative scripting with Perl, Python and shell-scripting.
-Provide direct customer support.
-Perform other job-related duties as required.

Qualifications:
-5+ years Linux Server administration experience.
-System performance analysis and tuning experience.
-High Availability and failover scenarios, load balanced environments.
-Software experience with Apache, PHP, postfix, LDAP, Radius, bind, ssh, Kerberos, etc.
-Automation via scripting (Perl, Python, shell scripting, etc.)
-File system and storage management, including file replication, file system tuning, recovery, upgrading and configuring.
-Red Hat Certification Engineering experience preferred.
-Experience with financial industry application and environments preferred.
-Ability to gather requirements, design and implement appropriate solutions.
-Strong process oriented experience in terms of implementation and completion.
-Familiarity with databases and basic web development.
-General UNIX troubleshooting.
-Disaster Recovery.
-Ability to work well with customers in a cross-team environment.
-Ability and willingness to mentor within one’s own team a well as other teams.
-Self-motivated with the ability to follow directions, complete time-sensitive tasks, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
-Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to document processes and procedures.
-BS or BA degree in Computer Science or related field required.



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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mike Stapinski
Email Mike Stapinski
 
Next Step Systems
1212 S. Naperville Blvd.
Suite 119
Naperville, IL 60540
630.428.0600 T
http://www.nextstepsystems.com

 
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