Systems Administration Senior Specialist- London (Contract)

Key Responsibilities
*Identify and analyze business requirements to integrate hardware, storage, operating systems and connectivity solutions in line with strategic direction
*Serve as subject matter expert (SME) on systems configuration and integration, performance analysis and optimization
*Design and impact timely delivery of resilient infrastructure solutions that meet business requirements and are stable, resilient, operationally supportable and cost effective
*Remediate vulnerabilities across the infrastructure estate with manual intervention, as well as automated solutions that can be adopted at scale
*Administration tasks such as backup procedure, system cleanup, and everyday system tasks. - Installing Fix Packs, cumulative fixes, and Interim-fixes.

Skills / Experience Levels
*8+ years maintaining/administering Unix/Linux Servers
*Experience in Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting, Systems Security, Systems Monitoring, Storage Systems, Operating Systems, Performance Analysis, and Capacity Planning of various UNIX Servers.
*Previous Citi SA experience a must
*Strong L2 and L3 support services experience (virtual infrastructure analysis, troubleshooting, incident and outage response)
*5+ years' experience working with both virtualization and physical platforms
*Server Automation with Ansible/CHEF and other configuration management tools
*Excellent troubleshooting skills for analyzing the infrastructure problems
*Basic knowledge of web and API protocols (REST, HTTP, SOAP)
*Self-starter and fast learner

Please send your CV to apply.