Clustering / SQL Engineer
£320 - £360
Reading
Must be eligible for Security Clearance
My client is looking for a Clustering / SQL Engineer for a 6/12 month contract based in Reading. This Clustering / SQL Engineer must be eligible for SC Clearance and have experience with Symantec / Veritas Clustering, SQL 2005 and Windows 2003/2008.
Day to Day Responsibilities
The Clustering / SQL Engineer is required to monitor and manage the Clusters and SQL databases. The successful applicant will be required to be security cleared to SC level.
The Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the clusters and Infrastructure is performing as required, and meets agreed service targets. The responsibilities include:
* Managing and rectifying solutions to the Clusters and Databases
* Highlighting issues and escalations as needed. Making appropriate recommendations to the leadership team.
* Raising service requests, and dealing with vendors until resolved.
* Reporting on capacity and usage in an accurate and timely fashion.
* Following process of managing incidents via the appropriate systems and procedures.
* Implementing designs and configurations as requested by the engineering and development community.
* Develop implementation plans and scheduling work.
* Performing routine maintenance and housekeeping functions.
* Scheduling and performing upgrades and enhancements as needed.
* Contribute to developing local adopted processes and practices, utilising associated tools and software
Essential Skills
Symantec / Veritas Clustering
SQL 2005
Citrix
Windows 2003/2008
Active Directory
Monitoring Tools
Administration skills
Technical documentation.
Technical communications.
Working on Enterprise systems
Operations support
Desirable Skills
Defence knowledge.
EMC
iSCSI.
VMWare.
Radia
Backup Technologies and associated Hardware.
Familiar with Data Centre Hardware.
Familiar with HP and other Vendor Server Hardware.
Interfaces with:
Project Managers
Delivery Managers
Environment Team Members
Application Delivery Managers.
Battlespace Deployed (all aspects)
Application Hosting
Application Migration
RPE
Trialling
Pen testing
This vacancy has now expired.
