Senior Exadata Engineer (Hardware)

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

ResponsibilitiesExadata

• Software and firmware maintenance of the Exadata database servers, storage servers including upgrades and patching, resolving security vulnerabilities.
• Automation – planning and automating patches across Exadata, database nodes and cluster.
• Integration of Exadata monitoring and escalation into existing IT monitoring and actionable events and solutions.
• Provide and implement performance tuning recommendations of all components in the Exadata.
• Working / Coordinating with Oracle FEs for any hardware maintenance. Powering on/off DB nodes/ cell nodes for hardware maintenance like predictive DIMM failure or online disk replacement.
• Writing scripts to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Working with DBAs to review the usage metrics and recommend optimization of resources as part of consolidation.
• Performance monitoring using built-in Exadata tools OSwatcher
• Plan for and support semiannual BCP test.
   

ZFS Appliance

• Monitoring and supporting ZFS appliances for the Exadata platforms.
• Responsible for software and firmware ILOM patching for ZFS appliance.
• Enabling compression/encryption on ZFS and tuning for backup and recovery.
• Prepare for BCP – to backup and test/validate backups of Exadata image from bare metal
   

Solaris

• Provides UNIX System Administration support and capacity planning for UNIX-based systems in Solaris 11
• Support Solaris zones in high availability environment with VCS 8.x.
• Performs Solaris system hardware uninstall, server consolidation and end of lease migrations, in addition to patching.
• Monitors and maintains kernel/OS performance tuning of UNIX systems.
• Performs daily administration tasks (e.g. add, change, delete, file system and disk space management, backups and file restores).
• Interacts with IT and other systems staff or vendors in complex testing, operational support and troubleshoots system problems.
• Coordinates and performs regularly scheduled preventive maintenance (monthly system patching, applying fixes, infrastructure hardware migration).

Education and Qualifications

• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum 5 years UNIX system administration experience Solaris and Exadata.
• Experience with Solaris 11, with ZFS, SMF, zones, server Jumpstart build, configuration, and upgrades
• Experience with Veritas Foundation Suite (Volume Manager, VxFS, Veritas Cluster File and VCS) and file system management.
• Excellent knowledge of UNIX utilities, scripting with UNIX shell.
• Provides production and development systems support (including off-hours and weekend support on a rotating basis). Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments. Team player and willing to work overtime and weekend when required.

Salary Range

$150K to $170K

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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