Sr Systems Administrator
Atlanta, GA, United States
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# 3 Title: Sr. Systems Administrator (#11669226)
Rate: DOE (Recruiter will Discuss)
Position Type: Contract
Job Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration: 7 months with possible extension
Openings: 1
Client: State of Georgia
Interview Type: Phone/Web with a possible In Person
Job Order Recruiter Name and Email Address: Barb Ensminger - [email protected]
Job Description:
Sr. Systems Administrator
We are looking for an energetic, customer service oriented and technically talented and experienced IBM Product Administrator (Datastage and/or Cognos 11) to help support mission critical infrastructure in a dynamic and fast-paced production environment. A self-starter who is proactive and self-motivated to achieve operational excellence. Technically versatile, has the aptitude to increase technical breadth and the attitude and personality to help grow/maintain a World Class organization.
Required Skills:
Automating operational processes using scripting languages such as Shell/Ruby/Python/Puppet tools.
Performing daily activities, such as managing users access, monitoring schedules, and monitoring overall system
Working with developers, software vendor support, database administrators, and other IT operations resources to troubleshoot issues and ensure systems are working properly
Managing servers i.e. Design, develop, test, patch and maintain infrastructure as necessary
Researching, assessing, and implementing best practices
Analyzing server/system logs on a daily basis to identify and proactively resolve issues
Act as the technical expert for support and enhancement issues
Knowledge of Cognos, Infosphere or Websphere architecture design and implementation.
Setup new database connections and security procedures
Perform capacity planning
Works with Client Management/Other Team Lead to provide timely, appropriate level of communication with respect to the work assigned.
Provides technical and functional expertise on development projects.
Strong design, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent presentation and organizational skills.
Linux (RHEL 7 with SELinux a plus)
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
BA/BS degree and/or 5-7 years of experience Excellent communication skills and self-starter attitude
Must be able to pass a criminal background check
Must be able to work for any US company without need of work authorization sponsorship. Sorry, no third-party candidates accepted.
Desired Skills:
Implementing application migrations to cloud providers
Identify and recommend applications for implementation or migration to cloud services
Experience with SQL Server, MySQL, or PostreSQL - ability to connect and configure Linux applications to Database servers
Ability to run SQL scripts
Datastage Experience
Cognos 11 Experience
Experience in managing AWS cloud services like EC2/S3/RDS etc. is a huge plus.
Comfortable in Multi-OS environment a plus (Linux and Windows Server)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Normal demands associated with an office environment. Ability to work on computer for long periods, and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face to face.