Solaris Consultant Location: London, UK Contract: 6 months Working Pattern: Office-based, 5 days per week An experienced Solaris Consultant is needed to maintain and support enterprise infrastructure running Oracle Solaris 10 and Solaris 11. This is a hands-on infrastructure role focused on platform stability, operational support and the reliable running of production systems.
Key Responsibilities
Administer, maintain and troubleshoot Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 environments. Manage Solaris Global and Non-Global Zones, including provisioning, migration and issue resolution. Perform server installations, configuration, patching, upgrades and security hardening. Monitor system performance, capacity and availability, resolving operating system incidents. Manage ZFS filesystems, storage, user administration, backups and recovery. Support legacy applications and coordinate with application teams during deployments.
Maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures and runbooks. Contribute to major incident resolution and on-call support when required. Key Skills Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Solaris 10 and 11. Technical knowledge of Solaris Zones, ZFS, SMF, networking and boot prompts. Operating system troubleshooting, performance tuning and patch management. Enterprise production support and ITIL Incident, Change and Problem Management. KSH/Bash shell scripting is advantageous.
This contract offers the opportunity to apply specialist Solaris expertise within an enterprise infrastructure environment. For more information or to apply directly, please email I review applications daily and will contact shortlisted candidates as quickly as possible.
Oracle Solaris Consultant employer: Gazelle Global Consulting Ltd
Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture in the heart of London. As a Network Engineer / Network Designer, you'll benefit from a competitive day rate, flexible hybrid working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth within a major transformation programme. With a focus on enterprise network and security projects, this role provides a unique chance to make a significant impact while enjoying 23 days of annual leave.
Contact Details:
Gazelle Global Consulting Ltd Recruitment Team
