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IDEALFORCE has a CONTRACT position available immediately for Application Support Specialist to join our customer in Phoenix Arizona. This is an ONSITE position. Please find below additional details about this job. Kindly respond with your most up to date resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity. Client is considering only LOCAL CANDIDATES for this position. 

The primary purpose of this solicitation is to contract for a qualified hardware and software Unix System Administrator to work with the Client staff in the repair, administration and development of system redundancy for its UNIX based systems. Because business-critical applications (Restitution, Fines, and Reimbursement (RFR), General Ledger System, Receipting System) reside on these systems, we would like this person to help us build and maintain a robust and reliable environment. The expected outcome is restoration of existing hardware, development of redundant systems, documentation and training on implementation of fail over and disaster recovery plans. The selected candidate will be responsible for all administration and configuration related to the hardware, operating systems, database and software applications.

- Learn our UNIX hardware and software environments, inventory current state of servers and assess administrative risks, develop written procedural documentation, administer the servers and analyze for improvements.

- Create a stable, responsive and reliable platform for the business critical software applications currently running on the UNIX systems.

- Install and configure new Unix systems in replacement of aging hardware.

- Migrate applications and databases from old hardware environment to new environment.

- Trouble shooting, research, and analysis of hardware and application deficiencies and issues.

- Identified activities include but are not limited to:

  Backup / Restore

  Identification of hardware issues

  Establish process for identification and remediation of hardware issues

  Establish redundant systems for failover and document, test and implement failover procedures

  Identify system risks over time and establish processes for notification and warnings when various systems thresholds are approaching

  Capacity planning

  Maintenance of patch levels

  Miscellaneous tasks as required

Unix Server Administration Experience:

Sun Solaris administration including OS installation, configuration, disk drive and file system configuration, replication and printer configuration in a complex networked environment

Shell scripting

Managing patch levels

Unix hardware administration including diagnosing and repair of various hardware components including disk drives, CPU's and power supplies.

Business continuity and hot site planning

Backup and recovery systems configuration and maintenance

Application Software Experience:

Installation and configuration of various software applications in a Sun Solaris Unix environment

Informix 7.x administration including backup, recovery, performance monitoring and tuning

Preferred Experience:

Preference may be given to candidates that hold a Solaris System Administrator certification

Prior experience with Sun Enterprise 450 Unix servers running Solaris 7

- "All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines". - All candidates who are authorized to work in US are encouraged to apply. - Candidates must clear the Background check prior to commencing the assignment. 

SOURCER ASSIGNED:

 Pete Tylor; Email: pete dot tylor at idealforce.com 

Disclaimer :

 The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.