Solaris System Engineer

SUMMARY:
Our client based in Randburg is urgently looking for a Solaris System Engineer to join their team
12 months renewable contract
 Onsite

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications

• Highly recommended:
• Proven experience as a Solaris System Engineer (5+ years preferred).
• Proven experience with Veritas Infoscale.
• Enterprise class hardware certifications/courses

• Additional beneficial certifications:
• ITIL Foundation (for understanding IT service management)

• Proficiency in Unix operating systems (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and Linux variants).
• Strong command-line and shell scripting skills (Bash, Korn, Perl, Python).
• Strong Web Development Skills using modern Web Technologies (HTML, CSS, JS etc)
• Experience with system performance tuning, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of file systems (ZFS, VXFS, ASM) and volume management.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc).
• Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSH, Rsync).
• Experience with backup and recovery tools (Netbackup, HUR, ZFS, Veritas etc)
• Basic RDBMS skill (Oracle, MySQL)
• Knowledge of virtualization and containerization (Zones, LDOMs, VMware, Docker).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Nagios, AppDynamics, Prometheus).
• Good understanding of Web Servers, IIS and Web Site setup and configuration (advantageous)
• Experience in Cross Platform integration with other Operating Systems and Technologies (Windows, Linux)

• Experience with Oracle hardware (SPARC servers, etc.).
• Exposure to other Unix/Linux systems (AIX, RHEL, etc.).
• Knowledge of ITIL practices and change management processes.

• Install, configure, and maintain Solaris operating systems (Solaris 11) and associated hardware.
• Gather and address technical and design requirements.
• Design and maintain technical system requirements based on business needs.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement performance tuning.
• Manage system security, including patching, hardening, and compliance with security policies.
• Perform system backups, disaster recovery planning, and regular testing of recovery procedures.
• Automate routine tasks using shell scripts and configuration management tools.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Solaris service domains, Zones, ZFS file systems, Veritas InfoScale and SMF services.
• Provide 24/7 support for production systems
• Collaborate with application, network, and database teams to support deployments and resolve issues.
• Maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures, incident and root cause analysis reports.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
• Understand storage devices and SAN/NAS environments integrated with Solaris systems.
• Monitor and respond to alerts from system monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, AppDynamics, or similar).
• Analyze system trends and usage metrics to support capacity planning and strategic decision-making.
• Generate regular system health and performance reports for IT leadership and stakeholders.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to present system uptime, resource utilization, and SLA compliance.
• Participate in audits and ensure compliance with internal and external IT standard