Title:

MQ Series/UNIX Systems Administrator

Location:

London

Salary:

GBP 40,000 to GBP 70,000 per year (GBP 40,000-GBP 70,000)

Description:

Idealpeople are proud to be working with an award-winning, globally dominant media service provider. This world famousorganisation provides instant access to historical and real time financial data and are a household name. I am delightedto present a fantastic opportunity for an MQ Series Specialist with a strong background in Systems Administration, tojoin an organisation that is famed for its staff development with genuinely unparalleled training facilities, andopportunity with ample scope to develop new tools and manage projects.Please do not apply unless you have been working in an ULTRA High Availability Environment with MQSeries, and haveBona-Fide X-platform UNIX roles.As the successful candidate, you will work within this dynamic team, focussed in the MQSeries and Middleware areas (EGApplication Servers) and also be tasked with maintaining and developing the underlying UNIX sub-systems, the ULTRA HighAvailability (HA) Global Content Delivery platform for the World. Therefore as Systems Administrator you will optimiseuptime and ensure seamless deployment of new applications and upgrades.Essential Qualifying Criteria1st Class or 2.i Degree in a Technical, Scientific or Mathematical Subject, from a top 20 University.A-B Grade A-levelsDeep experience in MQ Series, Websphere, Apache.At least 3 years of High Availability (Ideally Clustered) Systems Administration Experience in LINUXANDAt least 3 years of High Availability (Ideally Clustered) Systems Administration Experience in SolarisANDAt least 1 year of High Availability AIX Systems Administration experiencePerl Programming and Scripting skillsC Programming skills for tools development or task automationShell ScriptsUNIX Internals knowledgeSAN, NAS, Netapp, Veritas, Server Virtualisation or other Backup/Storage technologiesNice to haveA broad but deep understanding of, and interest in Security TechnologiesSUN or RHCE Certification would be an advantage.A background in one of the following sectors would be a significant advantageHedge Fund, Fund ManagersInteractive Digital TV, Digital Broadcast, iDTV, IPTV, LiberateLarge-Scale Content Delivery, ECM, Enterprise Content ManagementSTP/Fix or Trading Platforms and SystemsNews/Media Feeds (EG Swift, Reuters, Bloomberg, Primark)Beyond these technical skills, we are also looking for proven project management capabilities, exceptional communicationskills, and a commitment to doing the best possible job, every time. The training, career and personal developmentavailable are second to none.Salary on offer is superb, between GBP 40,000 and GBP 70,000 with a good package on top. Please note that only 15 days holidayare available on joining, but the opportunities for company paid travel are limitless!Please note that this role is permanent, and we are unlikely to consider ex-contractors, or those who cannot demonstrate'career progression'.Buzzwords: Systems Administrator, Systems Architect, Support Engineer, HA, Solaris, London, Financial, Media, Broadcast,DTV