Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Systems Administrator Houston, TX


 
Job ID: Job-1000
Job Title: Systems Administrator
location: Houston, TX
Jobtype: Permanent
Rate: $75K - $85K
Description: You will be responsible for daily administration of Linux and Windows based servers, workstations and phone system. 


Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

ñ Coordinate and collaborate with System and Network Administrators to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of corporate servers to meet business demands 

ñ Plan and implement server upgrades, maintenance fixes, and vendor-supplied patches. 

ñ Recommend and execute modifications to server environment in order to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance 

ñ Contribute to systems incident response and event handling. 

ñ Identifies diagnosis, and resolves technical problems, problem escalation and solution tracking 

ñ Recommend and implement policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure server security. 

ñ Administration of the Linux Clusters 

ñ Installation and maintenance of the FAE and CAD software such as Abaques, Ansys, Catia, NX, 

Essential Functions: 

· Utilize interpersonal skills and communication skills as a Systems Administrator to train, instruct and educate groups and individuals 
· Handles multiple project responsibilities simultaneously, to prioritize work and resolve technical emergencies as they may occur 
· Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time (Seattle, Las Vegas) 
· Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds 

Technical Skills Required: 
· Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and host configurations 
· Network Administration experience, DNS, NIS, LDAP and LAN 
· Windows desktop support experience 
· Firewall, ispec VPN, OpenVPN 
· Knowledge of opensource products such as cfengine, OCS Inventory, GLPI Asset Management Software and OpenNMS 
· Experience with High Performance Linux Clustering a 
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 2/3 years' experience in Linux server administration or 5+ years' of experience in Linux server administration. 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES. 

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