Manager (System Admin -
UNIX) Islamabad

Job Overview

Responsible for conducting planning, implementation and optimization of BnCC and infrastructure support systems, storage and backups.

Main Responsibilities

• Storage integration with UNIX based systems and Windows environments.

• Enterprise level SAN administration on EMC Symmetrix class storage boxes.

• Able to do Storage Masking and Mapping to Directors.

• Able to work on EMC, IBM and Brocade SAN Switches to do  zoning, Fabric extension and management in multiple topology design.

• Provisioning of Storage from box to server.

• LVM 1&2 expertise on Linux and native AIX LVM expertise. Expertise on HP Unix is essential.

• Experience with Storage Multipathing technologies in EMC and IBM product lines.

• Expertise in managing production to DR Storage replication solutions like EMC SRDF.

• Expertise in managing IBM and EMC mid-range storage boxes using native tools.

• Expertise on UNIX/AIX/Linux based platforms system administration.

• Proven Experience in clustered storage management at box as well as host end.

• Expertise on system’s high availability

• Analyzing the problems, escalating to vendors as per Service Level Agreements till the generation of Root Cause and resolution.

• Knowledge to implement and support of GPFS and HACMP technologies

• Ability to support Oracle RAC from a Linux operating system and Storage perspective.

• Able to plan & execute new storage deployments and firmware/microcode upgrades across the environment

• The individual should have hands-on knowledge and exposure to all EMC storage technologies (DMX, Clarion, ECC, SYMCLI etc) and great grasp of the monitoring and reporting tools.

• The Individual should also have worked on Symantec Netbackup technologies and enterprise tape libraries including tape encryption.

• The individual is expected to be a team player with aptitude to excel in assigned goals. Ability to handle pressure is a must.

• Expert design , implementation and management of SAN environments

• Design, implement and document all storage sub systems available within the enterprise to ensure such resources are optimized for performance, availability and operational management.

• Expertise on Power VM, VmWare, DNS, DHCP

Education

• A BS (4 Yrs) or master degree in computer science or a related field.

• ITIL foundation certification (Preferred)

Expereicne:

• Four to Six years of system and storage administration experience.

Skills

• Team Work
• Negotiation Skills
• Time and Meeting Management
• Excellent communication skills
• Project Management Skills
• MS Office