UNIX Sys Admin - SC Cleared

UNIX Sys Admin - SC Cleared

Target Rate: £500 a day

IR35 Determination: Inside IR35

Clearance: SC Cleared role

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months initially + extensions

UNIX Sys Admin: A blue chip consultancy firm are looking for an experienced UNIX Administrator / Engineer (Red Hat, Solaris essential) (Ansible, Azure - preferred ) for a long term contract supporting a project with a Government agency.

+++ Please note that this is an SC Cleared role +++

Your skills and experience:

• Provision/decommission of hardware into the Datacentre complying to DCM processes.
• Cabling of servers following documented Low Level Designs and best practices.
• Install / Patching /Firmware upgrades following documented Low Level Designs and best practices.
• Provide Project On Call and perform Out of hours change work.
• Provide documentation and information for Acceptance into Service to the BAU teams
• Mentoring to enable knowledge and skill transfer to less experienced colleagues
• Provide cost estimates on changes.
• Liase with 3rd parties to develop minor Low Level Designs in line with High Level Designs.
• Identify Performance Issues.
• Design & Test Disaster Recovery Plans
• Perform OS Install / Patching / Firmware updates in line with best practices
• Maintain security and documentation standards (ISO90001 AND ISO27001).
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Identify and assess technical issues and risks.
• Subject Matter Expert in their chosen discipline
• Strong familiarity with virtualization concepts (Oracle VM, AIX LPARS)
• Must be able to work on own initiative.

Skills:

* Oracle

* Unix