POSITION PURPOSE: Responsible for design, build, run & maintain Solaris Linux Systems, proactively improve engineering standards, patch management, pre-sales support & capacity planning, and give direction & support to offshore staff while maintaining SLAs and service reliability . ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with design, build and operational efforts of RedHat / SuSE Linux Platforms. Assist with design, build and operational efforts of Solaris and AiX Systems. Operate effectively with minimal supervision and within a clear accountability framework. Act as situation engineer/specialist, lead reviews and conduct root cause analysis. Liaise with OS / application support engineer on formalization/documentation of processes, procedures, standards, guidelines, automation, etc Provide Linux / UNIX specific services to other parts of the organization Script and automate the regular operational tasks to the maximum. Lead engineers and work with customers for successful discovery / transition efforts. Understand & manage systems according to CMO / FMO requirements. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Knowledge, Skills and Expertise Deep knowledge of principles, practices and theories in UNIX / Linux technologies. Understand and adhere to information security policies and standards Execute allocated OS support tasks. Services are provided to both external as well as internal customers. Tasks include standard request support, break/fix support, proactive management, trouble-shooting, problem monitoring/resolution etc. relating to backups, monitoring, patch management, storage, hardware, and related components. Ensure that any potential problems i.e. performance degradation, reliability and security issues are addressed pro-actively. Resolve all problems within targets as specified in SLA, minimizing response time in reacting to problems and queries. Minimize time to repair Participate in identification and root cause analysis of repeating problems and escalation to the responsible party for recovery and future prevention. Participate in situation management Participate in the on boarding of new services from when systems moves from project into production phase. For the quickest response, please include the Job ID (12080201) in your cover letter and submit your resume as a WORD document to: resumes@sirco-associates.com