[nylug-talk] [nylug-job] Shulman Fleming & Partners seeks Unix/Linux Systems Administrator

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# JobID: #670
# Submitted On: 2007-7-13 14:32:8

# Company: Shulman Fleming & Partners
# Contact: Anthony Wlodarski,
# Email:  aw at sap8.com
# Url: http://www.sap8.com
# Phone: 646 285 0500 x2
# Fax: Not Specified

# Reference No: MS-ULSA

# Title: Unix/Linux Systems Administrator

# Salary: Negotiable

# Description: Ideally, the candidate would have 5-7 years in UNIX 
systems administration, preferably in a mission-critical financial 
environment. Furthermore, experience with vendors such as Sun, RedHat, 
Suse, Dell, IBM, HP, etc. is highly regarded, and who has exposure to 
environments that feature a wide variety of applications - database, web 
servers, application servers, packet filters, and the like. Experience 
with leveraging the Linux platform is a must.

# Required Skills:
•Preferably, a minimum of 5 years in the Linux/UNIX systems administration
•Expertise with: X11, ssh, sendmail and mailing systems, packet 
filtering concepts, backups and restorations using various tools, NFS, 
DNS, NTP administration, etc.
•Expertise with Sun Solaris and should be familiar with all aspects of 
administration and troubleshooting & performance tuning. Should be 
familiar with Solaris-specific attributes, such as kernel tuning and 
status-gathering operations with ndd and mdb.
•An expert with Linux, particularly RedHat or Suse. Should be familiar 
with all aspects of administration and troubleshooting, prominently RAID 
configuration, kernel tuning, etc. You should be an expert with 
emergency intervention on Linux/Intel-based systems.
•A detailed understanding and expertise with building and maintaining 
high-quality monitoring infrastructure.
•A substantial understanding and exposure to database technologies 
(Sybase/Oracle)
•Experience with shared storage systems (EMC or similar technologies - 
NAS/SAN) and clustering technologies is preferable
•Exposure to Application servers such as Weblogic, Jrun, Tomcat, etc is 
preferable
•Experienced with supporting end-users with basic usability needs. 
Assisting with the setup and use of cygwin/X, Windows ssh clients, and 
the like. This candidate should have good people skills.
•Exposure to security devices, especially packet filters of variant 
types, particularly the more prominent vendors (CheckPoint, PIX), and 
Netfilter. Intrusion detection devices, network security analysis tools 
(nmap, snort, etc).
•Prominent industry certifications are a big plus: Solaris certification 
& RHCE certification
•Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent experience.
•Solid skills and discipline for change management practices and processes
•Exceptional communication skills (listening, written and oral).
•Motivated, well organized and resourceful

# Location: New York City, NY