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Provide technical expertise in the configuration, operation, support, standardisation, documentation, management, problem determination, problem resolution and security of Servers in Unix environments. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing in-depth technical support for Unix Servers
• Acting as second line support for day to day problems and technical resource to other departments within the company.
• Providing the technical interface to vendors and maintain plans for upgrades to base software products and hardware as appropriate.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to other groups, as required.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of the technical infrastructure (eg standards and conventions, common procedures, housekeeping/systems management tools etc)
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of technical aspects of the operational infrastructure as required.
• Maintaining an awareness of appropriate technology.
• Managing the escalation of problems through the relevant channels, both internally and externally with suppliers.
• Problem ownership, determination and resolution where required.
• Providing technical support for in-house Unix data delivery systems.
• To evaluate, install, implement, integrate, tailor, maintain and fix Operating System tools that support open systems.
• Evaluate and report on new software products or upgrades to existing products.

Essential:

• Solaris administration experience in multi server environment (Versions 2.6 - 10)
• Linux administration experience in multi server environment
• Veritas File System, Volume Manager and Cluster experience
• TCP/IP - Networking - LAN experience
• Shell Scripting Skills
• NIS

Desirable:

• Solaris/Linux certification
• AIX administration
• Perl Scripting
• Windows system administration
• SQL Database administration
• SAN administration

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