Sr. IT Systems Administrator - UNIX in Baltimore, Maryland

Job Description:
Are you ready for an exciting career move? We're an $11.8 billion company with more than 9,200 stores in 35 states and growing by hundreds of stores yearly. We work in an energetic team atmosphere, and believe much of the success of our phenomenal growth is our commitment to developing our employees' potential. We are committed to building our company with upbeat, talented, motivated persons who will move us toward our mission of "Serving Others".
Dollar General's Sr. IT Systems Administrator - UNIX will architect, design and build complex environments utilizing processor, memory, cache, storage, software and back up strategies while also administering system security, backup and recovery. The Sr. IT Systems Administrator - UNIX will also design and implement SAN configuration and disk storage and monitor and tune system performance. This role will also support development , testing and production system environments with the ability to trouble shoot and solve complex issues along with planning, testing, updating, executing and supporting system disaster recovery processes as well as administering user access to systems.
Qualifications
? Strong knowledge of UNIX and Linux system internals, operating systems and security concepts.
? Expertise with system administration, implementation, monitoring, and recovery techniques for HP/UX.
? Strong system programming and shell-scripting skills.
? Understanding and working knowledge of database management concepts including Oracle.
? Experience with enterprise backup and recovery software such as EMC Networker, Tivoli Storage Manager, or Veritas NetBackup.
? Disaster Recovery planning and testing experience including bare-metal or "hot site" recovery.
? Storage Array Network (SAN) design and configuration skills and experience.
? Large-scale storage array (greater than 100 TB) configuration and management skills.
? Solid organizational and prioritizing skills. Capable of working with limited supervision and multiple distractions. Can perform and has demonstrated performance under pressure and tight deadlines.
? Able to be on 24 hour / 7 day a week call support.
? Ability to partner with technical and non-technical users.
? Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical documentation.
? Able to be a team player and is customer service driven.
Work Experience and/or Education
? Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology or equivalent. Degree is not required with extensive experience.
? Operation system administration training classes pertaining to a UNIX operating system - Certifications preferred.
? Strong knowledge of UNIX and Linux system internals, operations systems and security concepts with a minimum 7 years experience.
? Minimum 7 years UNIX administration, including significant experience with AIX and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
? Large-scale server and data center experience required (experience with businesses similar in size and scope to Dollar General or larger).
Compensation will consist of a competitive salary based on your experience, with bonus potential.
Our Benefits Package
? Health, dental, vision and life insurance
? Long term disability
? Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance
? Company matched 401(k)
? Tuition reimbursement
? Paid vacation
? On site child care, ATM, cafeteria and fitness facility
? Free covered parking
? Fun, values centered work atmosphere
? Corporate casual dress
? Relocation Assistance
Please forward resume to chris.stephen@consolidatedsearch.net
Dollar General is an Equal Opportunity Employer.