Linux Subject Matter Expert


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Experis IT

Listed on

12th January 2018

Location

Port Sunlight

Salary/Rate

Negotiable

Salary Notes

Negotiable

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

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Linux Subject Matter Expert - 5 Month Contract - Port Sunlight

Linux Subject Matter Expert required to join a reputable manufacturer of Fast Moving Consumer Goods located in Port Sunlight on a 5 month contract

Job Description:

Technical skill areas

* Hardware - HP Proliant DL380 series servers, HP9000 blade enclosures, BL class blade servers, ILO access, Compaq RAID and NIC option configuration.

* Hypervisors - MS Hyper-V and Oracle VM

* Operating systems - RedHat Linux AS 2.x to RHEL 7 (RHCE6/7 certification preferred)

* Server build/management - Redhat Satellite server 6.x for builds and patching, Puppet automation preferable.

* Scripting skills - Bash, ksh, Perl, ruby etc.

* Applications/middleware - Installation and configuration of Apache, MySQL, Postgres, Maria, PHP/Perl, JBOSS (EAP5/6), Tomcat 5/6/7.

Expected Work

* Security remediation via kernel/patch upgrade, securing configurations and upgrading the OS entirely.

* Linux server builds on hardware and VM

* Installation of application/middleware via Satellite channels/tarballs etc.

* Backup/restore or live migration of data

* Supporting functional and performance testing of new systems

* Documenting new builds/configurations

* Handing over infrastructure to BAU teams

Value Indicators

* Ability to focus on complex tasks and to understand interaction of this technology area with other parts of the infrastructure.

* Customer focus to ensure quality and timely responses

* Strong & effective communication skills

* Personal drive to use existing solutions and not re-invent.

* Building solutions that are robust and fit for purpose.

* Ability to work well with peers and demonstrate lateral influence across disciplines

Additional Information:

* To help with security remediation and remove legacy systems to the estate and applying security patches and configurations.

* Migration of services from old to new legacy.

* Working with applications teams on testing.

* Some customer facing aspects.

* Working well under pressure and can sometimes have to engage with challenging customers.

* Providing a lot of guidance and bring people up to speed.

* Thinking outside the box. Need to achieve compliance and how they do that.

* May have to develop a new capability.

As this an urgent requirement, the client will only consider candidates with no more than 1 - 2 weeks' notice or immediate availability.

Rachel.adati-

0161 924 1422

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