UNIX/Linux Engineer

The City of New York Department Of Sanitation’s Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) is responsible for the data processing functions and operations of systems that provide operational, analytical and managerial support functions, as well as IT resource management, for DSNY. Working closely with owner/client bureaus within the agency, BIT develops and implements both custom and packaged applications, and maintains the requisite technical infrastructure, using in-house project resources and hired consultants. We encourage innovation, creativity, and a think outside of the box attitude when solving complex problems and implementing new solutions. BIT is seeking a UNIX/Linux System Administrator reporting to DSNY Bureau of Information Technology.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting UNIX/Solaris servers and Red Hat Linux servers;

• Preparing technical deployment plans and system utilization reports; Responding, tracking, and escalating systems incident on all UNIX systems; perform system patch deployments and hardware maintenance; perform application upgrades and patches;

• Monitoring and resolving alerts;

• Following change management and configuration management procedures and guidelines; Installing and maintaining Sun and IBM equipment;

• Performing system administration duties such as installations, configurations, troubleshooting, kernel tuning, user access administration, file system tuning, hardware configuration, system performance tuning, disk management, custom package creation, shell scripting, and fine grain access control (Sudo/RBAC);

Minimum Qual Requirements

Professional/vendor certification(s) in local area network administration that is required for the position to be filled. In addition, all candidates must have the following:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and two years of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) experience in local area network and/or wide area network planning, design, configuration, installation, implementation, troubleshooting, integration, performance monitoring, maintenance, enhancement, and security management; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) information technology experience of which at least 2 years must have been as described in “1” or

3. A satisfactory equivalent of education and/or experience equivalent to “1” or “2” above. Education may be substituted for experience on the basis that 30 undergraduate semester credits from an accredited college is equivalent to 6 months of experience. A master’s degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college may be substitute for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have at least one year of satisfactory (not classroom based) full-time information technology experience as described in “1” above.

Note: In addition to meeting the minimum Qualification Requirements: Incumbents may be required to update existing and/or obtain additional professional industry-standard certification(s) for current and future technical environments(s) in which they may be assigned to work, as determined by the employing agency.

Preferred Skills

The successful candidate should possess the following:

• Certifications in UNIX/Solaris and Linux administration;

• 5+ years’ experience with installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of UNIX/Solaris Redhat servers within a large data center environment;

• Sun hardware and HP hardware Installation and support, configuration, maintenance;

• Experience and willingness to support 24 x 7 production environments;

Additional Information

*Please note candidate must be a permanent Certified IT Administrator (LAN/WAN) or have taken and passed the Certified IT Administrator (LAN/WAN) Exam No. 6049 (proof must be submitted).

To Apply

Must apply via www.nyc.gov/careers or city employees apply via Employee Services

Hours/Shift

To be determined / 35 Hour per week (minimum); overtime and shift-related work may be required during peak work periods. Due to the necessary technical management duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to be on call and/or work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

Work Location

137 Centre St., N.Y.

Residency Requirement

NYC residency not required