Qrios Nigeria: Linux / Open Source Consultant

Qrios Nigeria is a leading West African company dedicated to enterprise opensource integration and professional services based on enterprise class technology from Red Hat. We are looking for a highly skilled Linux/Open Source Consultant.

Linux / Open Source Consultant

The  Role:
Professional Services organization of Qrios. A Consultant will have a diverse understanding of Enterprise Open Source and Linux with experience applying those technologies.

A Consultant is expected to have strong technical and communication skills. Experience with enterprise wide deployments, a record of successful delivery of projects.

They focus on delivering quality work resulting in positive customer satisfaction, while building breadth and depth of technical expertise in one or more Red Hat technologies. Gain an understanding of customer’s infrastructure & business issues and can make recommendations appropriate to customer’s environment/project needs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Consultants have responsibilities for task coordination and management;
• Use skills as experienced professional to gain an understanding of industry best practices;
• Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors;
• Demonstrate considerable judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions;
• Interacts with senior internal and external personnel;
• Bring innovative ideas, enthusiasm and energy to the team;
• Have excellent technical skills in Unix or Linux system configuration and administration;
• Ability to constantly learn about new technologies and apply those concepts to customers needs;
• Ability to work as part of a geographically dispersed team;

Required Skills & Experience:

• 3+ years working in a Consultant or related role;
• Advanced knowledge of Unix or Linux database administration and tuning;
• Advanced knowledge of Linux kernel internals, including performance tuning experience,    troubleshooting, bug fix updates and core builds;
• Experience implementing Virtualization technologies in an enterprise setting;
• Experience with enterprise wide deployments.
• Knowledgeable on Open Source technologies and the Open Source Community.Demonstrated experience communicating value, progress,and metrics (status) of key projects to required stakeholders and diverse audiences (technical and business).
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent project management, time management and planning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer management skills.
• Strong Client Management skills.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or ability to complete within 30 days of hire.

Application Deadline
14th September, 2010

Method of Appplication
All qualified candidates are to forward their CV In PDF format to: jobs@qrios.com