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 Senior Systems Administrator - Portsmouth , New Hampshire, United States

Job Information
Posted by: Liberty Mutual Group 
Hiring Entity type: Insurance 
Work Authorization: Not Specified for United States
Position Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time 
Compensation: ******
Benefits: See below
Relocation: No relocation assistance provided 
Position Functions: Computers - Other
 
Travel: See below 
Accept candidates: from anywhere 
Languages: See below 
Minimum Education: See below 
Minimum Years Experience: See below 
Resumes accepted in: English
Cover Letter: No cover letter requested
Job Code: 01965 / Latpro-1772104 
Date Posted: Aug-07-2008
State, Zip: New Hampshire, 03804

Description

Since 1912, we at Liberty Mutual have committed ourselves to providing broad, useful and competitively-priced insurance products and services to meet our customer
s ever-changing needs. As of December 31, 2007, Liberty Mutual Group had $94.7 billion in consolidated assets, $82.3 billion in consolidated liabilities and $25.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue. Liberty Mutual ranks 94th on the Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations based on 2007 revenue, and is the sixth-largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2006 direct written premium. Liberty Mutual Group today employs over 41,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.

Advance your Information Systems (IS) career at Liberty Mutual - A Fortune 100 Company.Liberty Mutual Information Systems is actively searching for an experienced Linux Systems Administrator. In this role you will perform the administrative activities required to support mid-range to large, complex systems. You will perform operating systems and software installations and upgrades, systems administration, operational support, and problem resolution for mid-range systems.Most importantly, you'll be engaged in meaningful work for an organization that is committed to "helping people live safer, more secure lives" every day. Responsibilities:

* Monitors system performance and capacity, and reports changes in usage.

* Forecasts system demand, recommends upgrades, expansion, and reconfiguration.

* Troubleshoots operating systems and software problems, takes appropriate corrective actions and/or interacts with IT staff or vendors in performing testing, support, and troubleshooting functions.

* Participates in site set-up, user training, software installation, maintenance and support, and documentation of software logs and operating procedures.

* Performs basic user administration (adds, changes, deletes, disk space management, backups and file restores).

* Documents standards and operating procedures and acts as a technical resource to the IT staff and systems users.

* Leads projects or subprojects including developing project plans, assigning tasks and facilitating team process.

* Consults on technical issues.


Requirements

* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and experience in systems operation and administration, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

* Knowledge of the operating environment including mainframe, midrange, server, networking, web, database, and output/receiving.

* Expert knowledge of Red Hat Linux (4.0 and 5.0)

* Knowledge of Red Hat Linux running on zSeries

* Knowledge of Solaris 9/10

* Knowledge AIX 5.x

* Experience with Veritas Volume Manager and Clustering

* High proficiency in operating systems utilities for Linux Red Hat 4/5, AIX 5.x, Solaris 9/10 and system management tools

* Experience in tracing and analysis techniques

* Strong consultative and communication skills and analytical ability

* Thorough knowledge of IT concepts, strategies and methodologies as well as practices and procedures of operating systems and subsystems.

* General knowledge of business functions and business operations.

Benefits:

We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following:

· 401K and Company paid pension plan

· Medical coverage

· Dental coverage

· Paid time-off

· Pay-for-Performance

· Discounts on automobile and homeowner's insurance

· Discount fitness memberships

· Flexible spending accounts

· Tuition reimbursement

· Vision care coverage

· Work/Life resources

· Credit Union membership

· Employee and Dependent life insurance

· Disability insurance

· Long-term care insurance

Overview:

We believe strongly that commercial success can be achieved in a manner consistent with principles and ideals that bind us together as one company, that set us apart from our competitors, and that in the end will allow us to say we have succeeded commercially by doing the right thing the right way.

We believe that the Company's success is inextricably linked to our employees' satisfaction and success: satisfaction that they work for an industry leader committed to improving safety, satisfaction that they work for a company that does the right thing, and satisfaction that the company will reward them for their contributions and provide opportunities for personal growth and success.

We believe our employees take pride in knowing that they help people live safer more secure lives everyday.

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