Unix Systems Administrator Job in Arlington, Virginia US
Unix Systems Administrator
NO 3rd parties please.Unable to sponsor H-1 visas. Judge Technical Staffing is searching for a Sr. UNIX Systems Administrator for one our major clients. This is a contract to hire opportunity. So come work for an excellent organization in the Arlington, VA area Founded in 1970 by Martin E. Judge Jr., The Judge Group is a privately-owned professional services firm specializing in Technology Consulting, Enterprise-Wide Staffing and Corporate Training. Our solutions are successfully delivered through a workforce of 3,500 professionals and an international network of over 35 practice offices. The Judge Group prides itself on delivering services of exceptional quality and value while upholding our commitment to customer service. You can find more information about The Judge Group at www.judge.com LOCAL CANDIDATES TO ARLINGTON, VA AREA WILL GET TOP PRIORITY!! IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY IN THE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA AND HAVE THE SKILLS BELOW I CAN PLACE YOU IN THIS JOB!!! SEND RESUMES DIRECTLY TO JAMES MCCULLOH at jmcculloh@judge.com WITH THE SUBJECT LINE *JM0475 UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR* OR CALL ME AT 800-360-4474 ext 1246 TO WORK ON TAKING THE NEXT STEPS TO FINDING YOUR DREAM JOB! UNIX Systems Administrator Duration: 6months to perm Location: Arlington, VA Rate: Competitive Start: ASAP Required: Basic Qualifications 1. Familiarity with UNIX and its commands/utilities at the user level including experience with at least 2 shells. 2. Can perform standard file processing tasks; find, move, remove, redirection. 3. Familiar with most basic system administration tools and tasks. For example, can cleanly boot and shutdown the system, add and remove user accounts, use backup programs, perform fsck and maintain system database files (groups, hosts, aliases, etc.) 4. Provision new servers * both physical and virtual. 5. Can troubleshoot performance issues on a UNIX server. 6. Fundamental understanding of the patching process. This includes applying security patches and kernel patches. 7. Fundamental understanding of the functioning of the UNIX operating system. 8. Add new storage devices to the system, and ensure they are correctly configured for the systems use. 9. Very comfortable with most aspects of the UNIX operating system. 10. Familiar with fundamental networking/distributed computing environments and concepts. Can configure NFS and NIS, use nslookup or research to check information in the DNS. 11. Able to write detailed scripts in at least one, preferably two administrative languages, (shell scripts, Perl, Tk). 12. Install and configure COTs packages on the system. 13. Able to perform at least minimal debugging and modification of shell/Perl programs. 14. Able to perform most security audits, and protect the system against intrusion. Desired: Skills 1. Unix Advanced programming 2. Sun/Oracle certification 3. VERITAS System Management