Senior System Administrator

Job Description

We have a position for a Senior System Administrator with one of our clients in Atlanta, GA for an initial contract duration of 7 months. US citizens and all those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.

We are looking for an energetic, customer service oriented and technically talented and experienced IBM Product Administrator (DataStage and/or Cognos 11) to help support mission critical infrastructure in a dynamic and fast-paced production environment. A self-starter who is proactive and self-motivated to achieve operational excellence. Technically versatile, has the aptitude to increase technical breadth and the attitude and personality to help grow/maintain a World Class organization.

Required Skills:

• Automating operational processes using scripting languages such as Shell/Ruby/Python/Puppet tools.
• Performing daily activities, such as managing users’ access, monitoring schedules, and monitoring overall system
• Working with developers, software vendor support, database administrators, and other IT operations resources to troubleshoot issues and ensure systems are working properly
• Managing servers i.e. Design, develop, test, patch and maintain infrastructure as necessary
• Researching, assessing, and implementing best practices
• Analyzing server/system logs on a daily basis to identify and proactively resolve issues
• Act as the technical expert for support and enhancement issues
• Knowledge of Cognos, Infosphere or Websphere architecture design and implementation.
• Setup new database connections and security procedures
• Perform capacity planning
• Works with Client Management/Other Team Lead to provide timely, appropriate level of communication with respect to the work assigned.
• Provides technical and functional expertise on development projects.
• Strong design, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills.
• Linux (RHEL 7 with SELinux a plus)