Lead/Manager UNIX Systems Engineer; electronic trading firm in NYC recruitment

Lead/Manager UNIX Systems Engineer; electronic trading firm in NYC

*             Manage 24x7 Operations team and systems

*             Decrease down time through operational improvements (tools and process)

*             Ensure baseline of middleware, OS, and hardware

*             Assess and improve system security

*             Oversee and coordinate business applications deployment

*             Implement, document, and manage the Business Continuity Plan

*             Perform capacity analysis, relief sizing and timing for computing platforms growth

*             Collaborate with application development team on roadmap, automation, and rollout process improvement across multiple environments

Soft Skill Requirements:

*             Given our highly dynamic environment, excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as an ability to quickly learn are a MUST

*             Must be able to sustain a high rate of workflow and work on multiple projects

Requirements:

*             7+ years of UNIX System administration or 3rd level UNIX support engineer for a financial company

*             UNIX Operating Systems (Solaris-10 and Linux: a MUST)

*             UNIX distributed systems in enterprise-class environments

*             B.S degree or more in Computer Science, Systems and/or appropriate certifications

*             At least one significant managerial experience

*             Broad Knowledge of Sun hardware and another major hardware vendors (HP,  IBM, etc)

*             Serious knowledge of tools which assist in understanding of a machine's behavior

*             Knowledge of how to modify kernel and device driver behavior

*             NIS, NFS, DNS, Automounter, NTP, and SMTP

*             Demonstrated ability with Shell programming

*             Solid knowledge of Visio, PowerPoint, Project, and Excel

Full time position, Downtown NYC.  Green Card or Citizens please, Katherine at 212-947-0705; kbatarin@dtg-usa.com