UNIX Administrator jobs in New Jersey

LIS is a leading Technology Company specializing in IT Consulting, Staffing and Enterprise Solutions. We offer a flexible and friendly work environment that enables career growth and opportunities.

Our organization is looking for an experienced Linux/Unix System Admin. for a (1-3) years contract position in Atlantic City, NJ.

1. Job Title: Linux/Unix System Admin.

2. Location: Atlantic City, NJ

3. Job Duration: 1-3 years

4. Assignment Type: 1099, C2C

5. Pay Rate: Negotiable

6. Special Skills: 8 years exp., bs/ba, linux/unix, websphere, weblogic, tomcat, automate, root cause, solaris, oracle, iplanet, oracle fusion, cisco, redhat, centos, vmware, postgres, python, ansible

Responsibilities
Installation, configuration and management of the following in support of a 50 person development team that builds tools used by airmen for flight planning activities which includes using WebSphere 8.5.5 and later - iplanet web and proxy server- Linux OS (Red Hat Linux, CentOS) virtual machines- Solaris 10/11 physical machines
Support the deployment and management of java based web applications to non-production environments including physical and virtual servers on VMWare for the development team
Support the installation and configuration of application clusters, connection pooling and proxy users in Websphere
Provide images and packages for setup of non production instances of database servers on both Oracle and Postgres
Review configuration settings across the tech stack to optimize system performance
Ensure high availability of non-production systems by closely monitoring system, process and application logs
Setup monitoring tools and scripts to ensure any issues can be identified quickly before system availability is impacted
Script routine maintenance, installation and configuration activities via Python in Ansible
Identify, assess and perform proof of concept exercises for new tools and mechanisms to help with optimizing/ improving overall system operations
Provide knowledge transfer and training to Tier 2 support by providing detailed documentation
Document detailed instructions for system installation and configuration changes
Must be onsite for minimum 2 days weekly, ready to go on priority basis. (This may change based on workload)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering/related field and 8 years experience and Master's degree and 6 years experience or high school diploma/equivalent and 14 years relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years of WebSphere/Weblogic/Tomcat/Automate process/Root cause analysis/Troubleshooting/Automate and Documenting the process .
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Linux 6,7,8, Solaris 10, 11
• Knowledge of OSI latyers 1-8 architecture along with data networking experience; Cisco data switch familiarity for troubleshooting connection issues to/through ports and firewalls
• Candidate must be located near Atlantic City or near the FAA Tech Center - operational support is required on-site

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Experience level:

• 8 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• linux, unix: 8 years (Required)
• websphere, weblogic, tomcat, automate: 5 years (Required)
• linux, solaris: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person