ignITe is a dynamic IT solutions provider based in Texas with offices in the US and offshore. Our clients are leading Fortune 500 companies and we are always seeking top talent employees. We offer exciting careers with competitive salaries and full benefits including health care, PTO and 401K.

 *** IMMEDIATE NEED ***

 We are in immediate need for UNIX / Storage Group Leader for positions in Chesterfield, MO

UNIX/Storage Systems Administrator Group Lead to lead a team of system administrators providing 2nd level support of Linux/AIX/Sun/HP servers as well as enterprise level storage frames in a data center environment. Person will also act as a primary IT focal point and solutions expert in a UNIX/Storage/Backup environment for a development team and respond to requests from the team with urgency and priority. Must be willing to work regular business hours and provide emergency support 24/7 as part of an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience within a UNIX operating environment
• In-depth experience with at least 2 UNIX operating systems (HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, Linux)
• An understanding of UNIX system installation and configuration, fundamentals of security, ability to use performance analysis to tune systems
• Self-starter, motivated, shows interest to learn, ability to adapt to new situations
• Strong understanding of current storage technologies and experience in enterprise implementation of solutions
• Demonstrated knowledge of SAN fabric management
• Demonstrated knowledge of LTO Tape Library and VTL backup technologies

Preferences

• Data Center experience (change control; ticketing systems; coordinating with other support groups)
• NAS/SAN experience (EMC, NetApp)
• Proficiency working with HP Dataprotector
• Ability to identify tasks which require automation and automate them
• Customer interface experience (managing expectations; negotiating compromise solutions)
• Experience automating tasks using a scripting language (ksh, Perl)
• In-depth experience with at least 2 Volume Managers (Veritas, HP LVM, IBM LVM, RedHat LVM, Sun SDS/ZFS)
• Strong customer relation skills in a meeting setting, and via email/phone

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