Senior Systems Engineer-1st shift

TLR TS Senior Unix / Linux Systems Administrator (Senior Systems Engineer) 1st-shift

 

Position Overview

Thomson Legal and Regulatory Technical Services is seeking a Senior Level Unix/Linux Systems Administrator to join a dynamic fast paced team.  We need an energetic individual who wants to be on a team that is at the cutting edge of Unix/Linux technologies supporting a growing online business.  We employ a wide range of technologies from blade servers to large SMP servers with a wide range of operating systems including AIX, Solaris, Redhat and Suse Linux, multiple clustering technologies and SAN and NAS storage.  We are seeking an individual who can work independently with little to no supervision, can make a contribution to a diverse technical team and wants to grow with new technologies.

 

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

Participate on a team supporting a UNIX/Linux environment running on Sun, Fujitsu, IBM and Intel hardware technologies.  Primary responsibilities include building and supporting servers from an operating system perspective and managing various business unit software environments.  Must be proficient in Solaris, IBM AIX, or Linux operating systems and other supported technologies. Senior Systems Engineers must be able to manage project work, exhibiting strong time and project management skills.  In addition, a Senior Systems Engineer will assist in architecting technical solutions and both participate on and lead project teams.  This individual may also assume some team leadership responsibilities.

 

 

Education 

- BA, BS or AA or Equivalent work experience plus 3-5 years experience in related work

 

Knowledge and Skills

- Must have strong knowledge of Solaris, AIX or Linux operating systems

- Experience with on or more of the following software technologies;  Veritas Volume manager / Filesystem, Clustering Technologies Veritas Cluster Server, and HACMP.

- Working knowledge of SAN technologies, Preferable experience with NAS technologies.

- Must have working knowledge of network (LAN/WAN) technologies and UNIX system management tools

- Adept at researching technology solutions with all available resources

- Proven analytical and trouble shooting skills

- Ability to set scope and deliver quality result

- Ability to determine and assign tasks to others to achieve project goals

- Understanding of storage technologies

- Utilize change management systems and maintenance windows to achieve highly available enterprise systems

- Knowledge of UNIX server hardware components

- Expert in at least one non operating system technology

 

Previous Experience

- Preferable 5+ years of Operating System experience

- Demonstrated project guidance with delegation experience

- Preferable 3+ years of direct customer service experience



 



 

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The Thomson Corporation is a leading global provider of integrated information solutions to business and professional customers.

 

Thomson provides value-added information, with software tools and applications that help its customers make better decisions, faster. We serve more than 20 million information users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, financial services, scientific research and healthcare.

 

The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

 

Our employees embrace a number of commonly shared values - collaboration, accountability, customer focus, a bias toward action and results, appreciation and respect for diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and, at all times, the highest ethical standards.  These values represent the behavior each employee is expected to exhibit in their role.  In our view, fostering a culture that embodies these values will lead to success and growth for our employees and our business.

 

The Thomson Corporation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.