Immediate need: RHEL Linux Consultant in Atlanta, GA

We are looking for people to join our team.

Please send me resume at lalit@spi.com

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Consultant

 

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: Contract to Hire

 

Education:  4-yr College Degree preferably in Information Systems or Computer Science

 

Skills Required:

·          Strong written and verbal skills

·          Strong interpersonal skills

·          Strong teamwork and customer support focus

·          Strong Unix shell scripting

·          Mid to advanced level Red Hat Linux 5/6 administration

·          Familiarity/experience with HP Proliant and C class blade hardware for patching, diagnosis and repair

·          Ability to handle numerous conflicting priorities in a professional manner

·          Team building and problem resolution skills.

Skills Preferred:

*       OS Clustering for Red Hat and Solaris

*       Red Hat Satellite Server

*       HP Hardware Architecture and Acquisition

*       Kickstart System Deployment

*       Configuration Management

*       Tivoli Monitoring (ITM)

*       VMWare virtualization of Red Hat

*       Enterprise Storage Area Network (SAN) server side configuration and concepts

*       Experience with load balancing technology and concepts

Experience required:

*       3+ years of Red Hat

*       3+ years of HP hardware diagnosis and repair

*       3+ years of Unix shell scripting experience

 

The successful candidate will become a member of the Computing and Storage Infrastructure: Websvcs/Linux/EDI group within Norfolk Southern’s Information Technology Department.

 

This candidate

• will be expected to serve as a team member in the Linux/EDI Team in a complex, mission-critical computing environment supporting primarily Red Hat Linux and some Solaris. The work associated with this position will be divided evenly between new projects and support activities.
• will be well rounded, possess maturity, vision, and a depth of experience that allows for grasping of issues quickly and making educated, critical judgments / decisions in the absence of complete information.
• must be able to work in a fast-paced 24x7 environment with on-call duties and must possess the ability to work with a diverse, high-performance team.
• will be expected to interface with customers, business partners, third-party suppliers/vendors, internal IT application programmers, and internal business contacts for both new development and problem determination/resolution; assist in designing, implementing, and supporting the corporate Linux/Solaris architecture as required for installed and proposed systems; act as a resource as needed during critical system outages to provide management with business impact information necessary to make decisions; assure the highest levels of stability, integrity, reliability, security, and availability of the Web Services environment under his/her responsibility ;
• will adhere to the established change control policies and prescribed procedures;
• will produce documentation and procedures regarding the proper use and operation of the corporate Web Services infrastructure; correct reported problems with software and communication interfaces under his/her responsibility; utilize a problem management tool to track open tickets and follow up to resolution and closure; and execute special projects or other related duties as required.
• will be expected to have excellent interpersonal skills for the purposes of requirements gathering and coordination with other technical teams, business partners, and third party vendors.
• must be sensitive when introducing new technologies to internal/external business partners but have the conviction to push through technologies that are in the best interests of the company.