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Unix Support Specialist
Middlesex, Staines
£ Attractive Package
Our clients are the European leaders in the design and delivery of secure Microsoft and Sun infrastructure management services and our client portfolio is a testament to our ability to deliver operational excellence.
Reporting to the Unix Team Leader within the Operations Department you will be responsible for delivering a highly customer-focused support service within a web and enterprise infrastructure based environment.
Role:
* Providing resolution of incident tickets and maintaining high availability through proactive measures.
* Providing problem management and resolution of repeat incidents.
* Resolving complex technical issues escalated by other departments.
* Ensuring clients & partners are regularly updated on the current status of issues.
* Ensure that knowledge is retained through documentation of procedures and knowledge-base articles.
Person:
* Must have excellent customer service and communications skills, and experience of working in a dynamic team environment.
* Solaris Certified System Administrator (SCSA), or Redhat Certified Engineer (RHCE), or equivalent demonstrable knowledge.
* Good understanding of Internet technology and services (particularly Apache although experience of Tomcat, Weblogic, Exim, Mysql etc. would be useful or can be gained in the role)
* Knowledge of backup strategies and systems (preferably Netbackup).
* Ability to build systems (using Jumpstart or Kickstart) and manually configure services (web servers, mtas, app servers etc.)
* Experience in supporting customer-focused environments.
* Good knowledge of TCP/IP.
* Understanding of security issues and ability to read and define firewall rules (Cisco Pix) and load balance (Cisco CSS) configurations beneficial.
* A Bachelor's Degree in a computing-related discipline preferred or equivalent ability and knowledge.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Knowledge and experience of ITIL standards desirable.
* Familiarity of troubleshooting hardware.
Additional Keywords:
UNIX Systems Support Engineer, IT Support Engineer, Unix Support Engineer, Unix Support Technician, Server Support Technician, Server Support Engineer.
To apply for this role, please simply send your CV and a covering letter via the button shown. If your skills and experience meet with our client's requirements, they will be given full exposure to your details. Applicant details submitted will only be used in conjunction with this vacancy.
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