[NCSA-jobs] Senior Unix Administrator - Raleigh

[Craig Cook]

You can contact me if interested.

Thanks

Craig



GPI/CARQUEST corporate office, located in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Sr. Unix System Administrator who will report to the Manager – IT Infrastructure.

Under minimum supervision this position will be responsible for designing, 
configuring, installing, and maintaining AIX, Linux, and Solaris server 
hardware and operating systems in a heterogeneous environment. This 
position requires a high level of technical abilities to support 
corporate data centers and engineering initiatives.  The Administrator will provide AIX and/or Linux support and be responsible for daily 
system maintenance tasks.  Position requires a mixture of architecture, 
engineering, and support of multiple UNIX technologies.

Essential Functions:
    * Provides ongoing efforts for system management, monitoring, and planning across 
enterprise.  Serves as point of escalation and review for issues or 
concerns identified.
    * Performs life-cycle planning for systems by reviewing historical performance and projecting future needs from 
production implementation through system retirement.  Performs trade-off analysis to support recommendations concerning upgrades and 
replacements.
    * Identifies and implements opportunities for 
improved system utilization through effective management and 
consolidation strategies.
    * Identifies implementation-specific 
methods, controls and quality assurance criteria that must be met when 
systems are migrated into the production environment.
    * Coordinates the implementation of approved changes to the server environment 
    * Research and recommend innovative automated approaches for system administration tasks.

Education Level:
    * Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience

Work, Skills & Abilities Required:
    * 4 - 6 Years
    * A UNIX Administrator with at least five years of professional experience capable of independent administration of infrastructure. 
    * Experience working with SAN technologies
    * Familiarity with IBM pSeries, Sun and Intel hardware. Ability to install new servers, add or remove disks, cards, and memory.
    * Experience capacity planning, tuning systems and network resources.
    * A solid understanding of the target operating system.  Understand system 
resource management (i.e. paging and swapping), inter-process 
communications, device management, hardware/OS interface, and file 
system concepts.  Can use performance analysis to tune systems.
    * Knowledgeable about all aspects of systems administration.  For example, 
configuration of mail systems, system installation and configuration, 
printing systems, fundamentals of security, installing third-party 
software.
    * Exceptional problem solving/troubleshooting skills.
    * Strong inter-personal and communication skills.  Should be comfortable making 
presentations to customer, client audiences, or professional peers while working closely with management.
    * Strong scripting abilities

Work, Skills & Abilities Preferred:
    * RHCE Certified
    * Expertise in AIX Volume Management (LVM) and integration with enterprise 
storage.  All aspects of AIX builds utilizing NIM, upgrades, hot disk 
replacement, including 5.3 up through version 6.1. 
    * Previous experience with HACMP clustering, failover/recovery and load balancing strategies desired.

With its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, GPI/CARQUEST 
Auto Parts is the premier supplier of replacement products, accessories, supplies and equipment for virtually all makes of automobiles, as well 
as light and heavy-duty trucks, off-road equipment, buses, recreational 
vehicles and agricultural equipment. Additionally, it distributes and 
sells tools, equipment, chemicals, paint and accessories. GPI/CARQUEST 
began in 1961 and has grown to be the world’s largest privately owned 
automotive parts distributing company. We also own WORLDPAC which is the world’s largest foreign car parts distributing company. We currently 
have over 3,000 stores and 38 distribution centers located in the US and Canada with over 18,000 employees. This is a full-time position with a 
competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.