-System Administration and Management on a highly available (7X24) and heterogeneous UNIX development environment on HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and AIX.
-Database Administration and Management on different RDBMS platforms including Oracle, SQL*Server, Teradata, Sybase and IBM DB2
-Responsible for automating administrative tasks in UNIX and database environments (scripting, shell, Perl, monitoring).
-Responsible for proactive and reactive software and hardware maintenance: hardware/software installation, diagnostics, upgrades, network, Operating System and Database Tuning.
-Be available for development questions and recommend a logical solution and/or corrective action for possible problems that may occur.
-Constantly recommend avenues to improve the UNIX development infrastructure and/or processes.
-Document and maintain documentation on the UNIX infrastructure in an ever changing and dynamic process.
-Develop, test and validate Disaster and Recovery plans.
-Develop system security strategies in UNIX and database infrastructures.
-Participate in the analysis and resolution of database issues derived from the integration of MicroStrategy products with various DBMS platforms

 

-Strong verbal and written communication skills
-Strong analytical skills
-Bachelor's degree (in Mathematics, Science, Computer Science or Engineering)
-Professional Certifications on any of the following Operating Systems: AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux are a plus.
-Working knowledge of Solaris, or HP-UX, AIX or Linux and two major RDBMSs is required.
-Through understanding of NIS, NFS is must.
-Hands on experience with shell scripting or Perl are desirable.
-Must have solid troubleshooting skills and ability to perform all levels of systems administration.
-Experience of applying patches, security management, upgrades, interoperability issues, application troubleshooting.
-Experience of administering Samba is also a plus.
-Experience with Veritas and/or Tivoli backup management software, and SAN is required.
-Ability to learn and excel in a multi-tasking, and multi-platform development environment
-Ability to troubleshoot network and server performance related problems