HP - UNIX / Linux - Sr Systems Administrator

Job Purpose:

Responsible for ensuring a stable infrastructure for assigned hardware and/or software is available seven (7) days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year in support of the Commission’s critical business applications. Review all results daily to ensure success and take corrective actions as necessary for those that were unsuccessful.  May be responsible for providing around the clock support for emergency restoration of user files and business systems.

Primary Functions:

• Provide technical analysis of system related problems and provide resolution options; Run, interpret, and address system diagnostic and alert reports;
• Report metric data to Management and prepare periodic metric reports; Monitors license and capacity to ensure incremental purchases are made at the appropriate time;
• Provide periodic and as needed technical support, including after-hours enterprise infrastructure maintenance support, internal and external audit requests, and support to applications developers, Operations, and end-users;
• Review vendor maintenance notifications and associated action plans;
• Conduct technology reviews and planning to identify and implement new technology;
• Participate in Change Management Board and IT Standards Committee members meeting;
• Preparation of Request for Proposal documentation in support of replacement of infrastructure components for which they support and serve as the main technical resource for evaluation of those proposed solutions;

• Provide 24/7 support for Hewlett Packard UNIX Operating System (HPUX) hardware, software, and virtual environment;
• Create, modify, support, and decommission virtual servers and services for the Application Systems group;
• Perform quarterly Hewlett Packard Company (HP) firmware updates and HPUX operating system patching;
• Provide debug analysis as needed for servers, Storage Area Network (SAN), Local Area Network (LAN), and Applications services;
• Review system and service log files and take actions as needed;
• Migrate systems and services to replacement servers, SAN, and LAN infrastructures as required;
• Analyze and address application performance issues;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field of study, from an accredited college or university;
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience overseeing complex environments for HP-UNIX/Linux and/or backup and recovery operations.

·         Working knowledge in all, but not limited to, the following (HP-UNIX/Linux Assignment):

o   Technical Specifications of HP- UX (11.31 ) / Linux (Red Hat 6.5 or newer) infrastructure components;

o   Storage Area Networks (SAN);

o   Application/server project documentation requiring creation of HP- UX vPars;

o   Implementation and configuration documentation for HP-UX / Linux infrastructure components;

o   Oracle Database;

o   Oracle Real Application Clusters;

o   Networking;

o   HP Superdome and all of its components;

o   HP- UX / Linux configuration, patching, and management software;