UNIX Administrator / Engineer – SC or NPPV3 – Remote – £550

A global IT consultancy are looking for a Unix Administrator / Engineer to join their team supporting a public sector body. You will be an experienced UNIX Administrator / Engineer (Red Hat, Solaris essential) (Ansible preferred ) with a minimum of 5 years experience in the role.

You must hold current active SC and NPPV3 security clearance.

This is a fully remote position although there may be occasional travel to Bridgend

You will:

Provision/decommission hardware into the Datacentre complying to DCM processes.

Cable servers following documented Low Level Designs and best practices.

Install / Patching /Firmware upgrades following documented Low Level Designs and best practices.

Provide Project On Call and perform Out of hours change work.

Provide documentation and information for Acceptance into Service to the BAU teams

Mentoring to enable knowledge and skill transfer to less experienced colleagues

Provide cost estimates on changes.

Liase with 3rd parties to develop minor Low Level Designs in line with High Level Designs.

Identify Performance Issues.

Design & Test Disaster Recovery Plans

Perform OS Install / Patching / Firmware updates in line with best practices

Maintain security and documentation standards (ISO90001 AND ISO27001).

Essential skills required are:

Good communication skills, both verbal and written.

Identify and assess technical issues and risks.

Subject Matter Expert in their chosen discipline

Strong familiarity with virtualization concepts (Solaris LDOMs & Oracle VM)

Must be able to work on own initiative.

UNIX Administrator – SC or NPPV3 – Remote – £550