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Data Center Specialist / Linux Guru
Sector	Data Centre, Linux
Salary	Negotiable
Benefits	Tax Free, flights, vacation flights, bonus
Town/City	Dubai
Locations	United Arab Emirates
Contract Type	Permanent
Date Posted	20/01/2010 11:29:00

Job Description

The specialist role is to architect data centers solutions and promotes best practice especially in heterogeneous environment. Full depth in SUSE Linux implementations and its interoperability with other environments. Working with client's Technical Specialist augmenting the customers Linux Deployment Team's staff. Provide subject matter expertise in the deployment and configuration of SLES servers. This would include autoyast, linux ha, sles configuration, troubleshooting, etc. The Specialist focuses on maximizing the value delivered by the customer's investment in Novell, and facilitating the successful delivery and ROI of large-scale implementations that use Novell technology. Major responsibilities include: • Promoting best practices for architecture and design principles for the use of existing and new Novell technology across an enterprise data centers. • Provide real-world experience and credibility to the customer on the feasibility of the proposed solution architecture and the estimates and resources to deliver the solution. • Helping customer maximizing ROI by leveraging current investments and implementing a cost recovery model for shared services • Mentoring customer on best practices and standards across the mixed environment • Assist customer in development of a roadmap based on experience to forecast and surmount organizational challenges • Educating and training staff about SUSE linux and other Novell products benefits, OS skill set. • Establish strong working relationships with the customer as a trusted technical advisor and IT solution partner • Communication conduit to other Novell groups including product engineering, support, education, etc. as necessary • Establishes IT architectures for highly complex customer environments. Works with the customer at an expert level on IT planning cycles looking forward. • Advice customer in associating and prioritizing implementation activity with business strategy and drivers • Helping customer realize reliability, scalability, availability and security across the enterprise • Building and implementing end-to-end pilots to prove solution viability • Assists in presales efforts by attending meetings, presenting to customers, and helping to prepare design and scope of work documents • Provides presales assistance within highly complex customer environments • Build proposals and reply to RFP/RFI’s. • Incorporates third party products in order to provide the customer with a complete solution. • Proficiency in translating technical concepts into business solutions and clearly communicating to all levels and technical abilities within client organizations. Qualifications and required skills include: • Technical depth and breadth. Proven ability to define, communicate, and deliver solution architectures and high level designs that incorporate both Novell and non-Novell technologies to technical and non-technical audiences in the data centers arena. • Command a broad understanding of information technology including: operating systems, network and internet technologies, web services and SOA, open standards, database systems, information security, development and management tools • Competency in SLES Core Builds, SLES Deployment, AutoYast, Linux Troubleshooting, SLES High Availability and Clustering • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Excellent presentation skills • Proactive and positive can-do attitude • Self-starter and fast learner • Customer focused team player • Sets, prioritizes, and achieves goals • Effectively manages their time • Attention to detail and creativity • Must show tact and diplomacy when dealing with customer's sensitive issues • Strong facilitation and negotiation skills • Proven ability to manage customer expectations • Willing and eager to learn new technologies • Must possess 3 years experience producing viable data centers architectures • Min 2+ of SLES experience needed with (Core Builds, Deployment, and Clustering etc). • Should have worked in Large Scale Enterprise Environment • Should have Strong Scripting experience (Korn, Shell, Perl). • Should have experience Supporting Mission Critical Applications • Specific vertical industry knowledge and experience a plus • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience • Higher degree preferred • Linux/Unix certification is a must To £60,000 GBP tax free , plus flights , annual vacation flights , benefits , bonus

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