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As of Aug 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for solaris in Tennessee is $25.16, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $20.10 and $29.23 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive as a Solaris Administrator, you need a strong background in Unix-based system administration, networking, and troubleshooting, often supported by relevant IT degrees or certifications. Familiarity with Solaris OS, ZFS file system, virtualization tools, and scripting languages like Shell or Perl is highly valued. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication are important soft skills for this role. These skills ensure the secure, efficient, and reliable operation of enterprise-level Solaris environments.

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Solaris Administrators often encounter challenges such as managing system performance, applying patches and security updates, and resolving compatibility issues with newer hardware or software. They may also be tasked with migrating legacy systems, performing backups and disaster recovery, and optimizing storage and network configurations. Working under tight deadlines, especially when troubleshooting critical systems, can add to the complexity of the role. However, access to comprehensive documentation, experienced team members, and vendor support helps Solaris Administrators successfully manage these challenges.

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A Solaris job typically involves working with Oracle Solaris, a Unix-based operating system widely used in enterprise environments. Roles can include system administration, network management, security configuration, and performance tuning. Solaris professionals are responsible for maintaining servers, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring system stability. Many positions require expertise in shell scripting, ZFS file systems, and virtualization technologies like Zones and LDOMs.

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Infographic showing various Solaris job openings in Tennessee as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 79% Full Time, and 21% Part Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $52,324 per year, or $25.2 per hour.

Operations Engineer - Privileged Access Management

The Rockridge Group

Nashville, TN • On-site

$67K - $90K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

Title: Privileged Access Management (PAM) Operations Engineer
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Job Type: Full Time
Your role:
• A Security Tools subject matter expert is required to work within the global Middleware services organization to provide level 3 expertise for PowerBroker/PowerKeeper, ODSEE, Kerberos and day to day support of production, UAT and development environments
• The successful applicant will be the global service technical lead and escalation point for PowerBroker, PowerKeeper, ODSEE and Kerberos and the technical product owner for either PowerBroker, PowerKeeper, ODSEE or Kerberos
• Out of hours Rota and weekend working as required, compliance with operational / change management etc. Collaboration with engineering/product management to ensure timely delivery of product updates/upgrades related to PowerBroker, PowerKeeper, ODSEE and Kerberos
• The role includes planning and ensuring tech refresh for various components including the application itself are completed. Investigation and providing RCA as well as solutions or workaround related issues escalated by level 2 and to interface with engineering on potential bug fixing and feature enhancements.
• Providing advice on client related escalations/issues/queries on best knowledge basis and promptly escalate to engineering when requiring their intervention. Planning and coordination application/infra failover during the major events like Infra weekend, BCM tests and power down activities.
• The successful candidate must have an excellent track record on Solaris/RHEL in conjunction with PowerBroker, PowerKeeper, ODSEE and Kerberos plus associated network and client/server technologies.
Your experience and skills:
  • Must have at least 5 years’ experience and knowledge of the following technologies:
    • Extremely strong in Solaris 10 +
    • Extremely strong in RHEL 5.x +
    • Proficient in Oracle DB/SQL
    • PowerBroker, PowerKeeper, ODSEE and Kerberos
    • Network, DNS, NIS, failover, load balancing etc. principals
    • Security principals and encryption standards, privileged access management models ability to follow process
    • Ability to work and remain calm in a high pressure environment
    You have:
    A strong level of Perl/Shell scripting and an exposure to virtualization technologies (E.g. VMWare, Solaris Zones)
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Strong troubleshooting skills with an attention to detail and
Your team:
• The role is part of a global team based in Nashville
• The team provides global security services across authentication, privileged access and directory services
• The team integrates closely with other partner teams such as UNIX, networks, wintel and storage
• The teams goal is to ensure operational stability in a global environment while maintaining highly secure privileged escalation systems and leading-edge authentication and directory services: