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Solaris and Linux Systems Engineer Administrator
2016-02-09 17:08:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solaris and Linux System Engineer or Administrator. This is a permanent position, calling for at least 5 years experience of Solaris and Linux system administration in high availability environments. You will be placed on assignment based near Frankfurt in Germanyfor several years. The requirement is for a start in April 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. Our client is responsible for establishing and operating weather forecasting and Earth observation satellite programmes with associated data telemetry and dissemination operations. Vast quantities of data are produced and user communities throughout the world are able to access both current and historical data sets. The demanding realtime environment places much emphasis on adherence to quality and configuration management standards and procedures. The main working language is English. The role will embrace Installation and configuration of operating system and other software and tuning operating system parameters to optimise performance Analysis, planning and performance of hardware and software upgrades or reconfigurations Monitoring system performance, investigation into hardware and system software problems and undertaking corrective actions Ensuring that, in case of hardware or system software failures, the operational configuration can be restored, including the definition, maintenance and performance of backup procedures Liaison with external providers of hardware and system software maintenance for request and follow up of maintenance interventions Administration and installation of databases Administration of user accounts Supporting software development and maintenance in relation to the utilisation of system resources Implementation and maintenance of scripts and procedures for automated execution of the above activities. Generation or update of technical documentation in relation to system upgrades Provision of standbyoncall support At least 5 years experience of the following are required Solaris Linux RedHat or SLES High availability software Sun Cluster and Veritas Cluster Sun QFS and SAMQFS software in HA cluster environments IT system design skills Preparation of technical documentation in English in a complete and clear manner Knowledge of some of the following would be advantageous Nagios VMWare virtualization RAID arrays EMC SAN Brocade Backup and recovery systems It is an advantage if you can carry out basic hardware support like installing interface cards or physically setting up networks. Candidates should possess a University degree or equivalent. Fluency in English is essential. Pactum was established in 1988 and provides space system services and recruitment consultancy to clients throughout the UKand across continental Europe.
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