This is a fantastic opportunity for a Unix administrator who wishes to enter the Investment banking industry and get hands on exposure within financial IT systems. Excellent opportunity to work within a dynamic and diverse team.

Responsibilities:
 

• Ensuring support issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Monitor the UNIX platforms, performing performance tuning and administrative duties.
• Participating in the day to day progression of the UNIX project work
• Participating in the call-out, overnight and daily rotas
• Providing UNIX system administration
• Application Release Implementation - and Post Implementation Reviews
• Development and UAT environment management - prioritising workload
• Provide Performance & Tuning Analysis to application teams
• Security & Audit compliance - to work with IRM group to ensure FSA standards are upheld
• Service Requests - Manage client/peer support groups change andproblem requests via management queue
• Advance the Sybase, UNIX environment with use of automation and new toolsets.

Requirements:
 

• Operating System: Solaris 8, 9 and 10, Linux: RedHat 2.1, 3 & 4
• Sun, Fujitsu, IBM and HP hardware
• Veritas - Volume Manage, Veritas Cluster, Veritas FS, QuickIO - version 3.x & 4
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Operating system installations via JumpStart and Red Hat Network
• Server sizing and design
• Capacity reporting and planning
• Performance monitoring and tuning
• Programming Languages: Shell (sh, ksh), Perl 5.x, awk, sed
• Security Tools & Protocols: ssh, tcpwrappers, SSH, SSL, nmap, SEOS, eTRUST, KeON, ESAC
• Compliance with both internal and external audit requirements
• Experience of development and infrastructure solution design/delivery
• Hardware: Sun Volume range, Enterprise F15K & F25K, HP DL 585
• Networking protocols

Excellent remuneration available for the right candidate

To be considered, pelase email ben@sterlingsearchpartners.com for a confidential discussion.