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Marshwinds International

Reference Number: Req-0522 Salary: $89,000
Title: Linux Administrator Location: Staten Island, NY
Key Skills: TCP/IP, ICMP, trace Route, TCPdump, LAN routing; Oracle 10g RAC; VMWARE
Job Description:

 

Provide technical support to CPOE clinical systems in order to maintain the systems in good working order. Provide expert Linux support for the hospital expanding VMWARE Virtual environment

Essential functions:
• Installation, configuration and support of Linux operating system and peripheral equipment
• Building, installing and configuration of Linux based servers, deploying and testing O/S updates, and performance tuning in a test and production environment
• Provide Linux Systems Administration (Red Hat Linux, SSH and SFTP) for all installed Linux systems in environment
• Solid understanding of networking, and standard network applications (i.e. TCP/IP, ICMP, trace Route, TCPdump, LAN routing)
• Diagnose, solve and provide root cause analysis for hardware and O/S issues
• Maintain/troubleshoot Postfix, DNS Sendmail, SMTP and custom applications issues
• Utilize support lines and other outside professional services for software installation and problem resolution
• Act as liaison with McKesson Clinical technical support team
• Securing and maintaining all the Linux systems with best practices and policies
• Develops procedures for operations, backup and disaster recovery procedure
• Provide key operational statistics on system usage, disk utilization, downtime and performance
• Create and maintain Operational Documentation and Technical Documentation
• Document activities and projects
• Maintain confidentiality of patient, employee and institutional data per confidentiality agreement

Education:
BS in Computer Science or related course of study and/or equivalent experience

License:
RHCE Linux 5 certification on RedHat Linux 9 including monitoring, tuning, backup/recovery, configuration and maintenance

Work Experience:
• 5+ years of Linux RedHat system administration
• Expert level shell script writing and debugging (ksh, bourne and Perl) is required in a Linux environment
• Experience in the support of Storage Area Networks (EMC is preferred)
• Experience in Oracle 10g RAC Environment
• Experience with VMWARE Virtualization and the support of it
• Thorough knowledge of TCP/IP networking and IP routing protocols
• Ability to work well with the users and in a cross-team environment

Equipment operated:
• Experience with HP Proliant DL and ML type servers and also HP Blade Technology


Additional Requirements:
Excellent interpersonal and phone skills to effectively and courteously assist users and staff members and to work with outside professional services in performing assigned duties
• Good writing skills to record and document events and activities


 

Please forward resume with salary/rate requirements to: JOBS@MARSHWINDS.NET