Unix System Administrator

We are a $13+ billion global technology company, home to more than 224,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud, and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products.

HCLTech is a globally recognized leader in the Tech and IT industry, but we’ve never forgotten the startup mindset that got us here. We’ve always approached our work with an idea-first attitude because every one of our accomplishments —no matter how big or small —can be traced back to an idea’s single spark.

It’s that spark —that inner drive —that sets our people apart from our competitors. It enables us not just to pull off game-changing feat after game-changing feat but to better our world in the process. We want you to find your spark. Because that’s what drives you to be better, be more and ultimately, be more fulfilled.

The In-house UNIX Operations team is searching for a candidate who is proficient within a LINUX (SuSe, Red Hat and OEL) and UNIX (Solaris and AIX) environment. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience within systems administration, along with knowledge of physical infrastructure and hardware such as HP ProLiant DL380/580 G7/8/9/10), and Sun/Oracle M-Series. Any experience with Oracle engineered systems including Exadata and Exalogic is beneficial. This candidate will provide UNIX support for the Global UNIX estate of around 6,000 servers. We are looking for a good communicator and a problem solving individual. Responsibility will encompass both operational support of the UNIX estate, system maintenance (OS patching), and storage migration work where necessary.

Job Requirements – Essential

• 7+ years of experience with Linux (Red Hat, SuSe, OEL) and Unix (Solaris and AIX)

• 7+ years of experience with systems administration upgrades, patching and configuration management, performance management, troubleshooting, analysis and capacity planning.

• 7+ years of experience with VERITAS products (VCS and Volume management) on Solaris

• Experience of working with EMC SRDF storage on Solaris and LINUX, with skill set to cover other storage technologies.

• Strong skills in TCP/IP Networking & advanced systems tuning, network topology and firewalled environments.

• Full understanding the principles of routing, client/server programming, the design of consistent network-wide file system layout, Ethernet, bonding, PCIe Technologies.

• Experience installing layered products in a timely fashion, analyzing & troubleshooting complex systems and familiarity with ITSM procedures.

• Strong problem solving skills with ability to work in a highly pressurized multitask environment

• Experience in Perl and Shell scripting writing scripts to automate various tasks.

Job Requirements – Highly desirable

• Operational experience of Oracle Exadata

• Operation experience of Oracle Exalogic

UNIX Systems Administrator Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to all ‘Run the Bank’ and ‘Change the Bank’ activities.

• Advanced system tunings to application specific requirements. Systems standardization and automation.

• Keeping the UNIX environment compliant with the technology roadmap, such as OS & hardware upgrades, 3rd party software upgrades, etc...

• Rapid response to incidents.

• Working closely with UNIX engineering and third party vendors.

• Interface with IT and business clients at all levels of the organization

• Follow the sun model (including weekend support) Global Unix team provides round the clock coverage

• Some out of hours and weekend work will be required to comply with applicable change windows.