Senior Solaris/Unix System Administrator (AH1431808)

Your Role

Administering the servers:

• Ensure all systems are secure, well-managed, backed-up and monitored.
• Perform hardware and OS installation and maintenance.
• Install and maintain Solaris and Linux packages and patches.
• Maintain system security and participate in security policy discussions.
• Monitor the operating environments.
• Assist with resolving problems and recommend changes for improving performance, efficiency and availability.
• Maintain services like DNS, LDAP, NFS, DHCP, Radius, Mail, Apache and FTP.
• Provide advanced systems administration support to the DBA team.
• Participate in the on-call rota.
• Work on architecture design, capacity planning, upgrade schedules, roadmap and budget development.
• Design, installation and maintenance of existing and new storage systems (esp. NetApp or SANs).

Manage platform processes:

• Manage availability including disaster recovery.
• Assist in the review of new releases and vendor-supplied patches.
• Analyze incidents and problems and offer solutions.
• Research new technologies and present recommendations on new hardware and software purchases.
• Assist the various teams with project designs and architectural input.

Communication and administrative duties:

• Document and log all changes to system software and configurations.
• Contribute to the internal knowledge management system by adding workarounds, resolutions and manuals related to platforms and administered systems.
• Join system administrator and security communities to be aware of the latest trends in the market like Sun Solve, Bugtraq, SANS, etc.

Your Profile

• 5+ years experience in a similar position.
• Experience in an international ISP or Telco environment.
• Very good knowledge of/experience with:
  • Unix OS (Filesystems, Memory Architecture, Platform architecture), Solaris and OS level with Oracle Databases (architecture, sizing, tuning).
  • Managing storage technology and architectures and its application in the ISP/Telco fields or other operating environments of sufficient scale.
  • Solaris 10, zones, ZFS.
  • DNS, DHCP, NFS, Veritas, postfix, VPN, apache and CVS.
  • Content switches and load balancers.
  • Perl and shell scripting skills.
  • Enterprise backup solutions (preferably Veritas NetBackup).
  • Host/network security (VPN, firewall setup and administration).
  • Remedy.
  • Testing.
• FreeBSD knowledge is an asset.
• Rigorous, flexible and results oriented.
• Enthusiastic, communicative, persuasive and positive.
• Hands-on with a practical approach; knows how “to get things done”.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment within a team atmosphere.
• Excellent English communication skills – both written and spoken.
• HBO/university technical degree or significant work experience.
• The employer requires that all applicants have permission to work in The Netherlands/Europe or qualify for the Working Holiday visa (Australian, New Zealand or Canadian citizens only).