Morgan Stanley · 2 months ago
Systems Administrator - Linux Application Support
Alpharetta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expMorgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. The role involves managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesLending
Responsibilities
Monitoring, optimizing, and managing UNIX/Linux OS, system HW and application performance
Perform application upgrades, patches, be able to identify and troubleshoot bugs that involved Tuxedo, Tomcat and Apache
Be ready to lead and coordinate teams during system/application outages and execute tasks accordingly to minimize impact
Attend project meeting and provide input to Project Managers/developers based on Systems Operations perspective, as well as planning for production launch execution
Identify tasks which require automation and deploy automated process to minimize human intervention
Management of Corporate common network services, i.e. DNS and DHCP services
Enrolling users and maintaining system security
Backup and recovery of OS and application information
Weekend coverage rotation
Qualification
Required
2+ years' experience in Unix/Linux systems administration
Strong system/application trouble-shooting skills
Ability to analyze information and draw conclusions on system performance and trends
Ability to read and write scripts in some administrative language (Tk, Perl, ksh shell)
Proficiency in DNS, DHCP, NFS, LDAP, Application Load Balancing, TCP networking
Comfortable with many aspects of UNIX systems administration, i.e. system installation and configuration, fundamentals of security, installing third-party software
Web Tools - Apache, Java, Tomcat
Unix Tools - ksh, sh, awk, sed, Perl
High level of initiative and dedication
Ability to manage projects efficiently. Equally, be able to demonstrate the willingness to lend a hand on projects not directly accountable for
Ability to work in a team environment, as well as individually with minimal supervision
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
Works well under pressure, in a very fast paced working environment
Manages time effectively and according to priorities
Good interpersonal skills
Strong communication skills
Preferred
BS degree in Computer Science preferred but not mandatory
Strong knowledge of web and middleware-based technologies a plus
Relational database experience
PHP, Python scripting experience
LDAP - Security Setup
OS - Linux, Red Hat, Solaris
Security - Snort, tcpdump, snoop
Applications - Tuxedo, Sybase, Oracle, Apache, Veritas NetBackup
Experience in server hardware and software configuration management
Veritas Cluster Server
Monitoring - SiteScope, Pronet, Nagios
Sever Capacity and Performance Management
Server Hardware / Software Configuration Management
Sun Server Hardware and Sun Solaris Unix
BladeLogic / Network shell
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Company
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1997-02-05IPO
Leadership Team
James Gorman
Chairman and CEO
Ted Pick
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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