System Administrator

Since our start in 1982, Starpoint Solutions has morphed from a three-man IT placement firm to become one of Manhattan’s largest privately held companies, with 850 employees, 13 offices nationwide, three development centers (New York, Moscow and Kiev), and revenues of nearly $100 million.

Responsibilities: - Deploys the release of new technologies as well as designs, installs, configures, maintains and performs system integration testing of PC/server operating systems, related utilities and hardware. - Responsible for trouble shooting server problems as reported by users. - Researches, evaluates and recommends software and hardware products. - Supports Web access and electronic messaging services and maintains a secure systems environment. - Provides new hardware specifications to users based on application needs and anticipated growth, installs new servers and maintains the server infrastructure.

Job Requirements: Qualifications: - 2+ yrs experience of RedHat administration and troubleshooting. - Strong working knowledge of Solaris 10 and Linux 5.x - Hands-on knowledge of Veritas Foundation Suite, Cluster Server, NetBackup Demonstrated understanding of system security best practices; - Proven experience in shell scripting; - Excellent analytical as well as written and verbal communication skills - Work experience working in a mission critical environment where change control and compliance policies and procedures are enforced; - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments with minimal supervision