Senior Websphere Administrator WAS 6.0 & 6.1, UNIX in Dallas, TX

I have been asked to identify Independent Consultant Senior Websphere Administrator candidates with 5+ years experience installing, administering and configuring IBM WebSphere Application Server, (WAS 6.0 and 6.1) on an enterprise wide, clustered Unix platform for a one year+ independent long term contract on the Second shift-6:00 PM to 2:00 AM or the Third shift-12:00 PM to 8:00 AM in the Dallas Texas area. (Ideally regionally local Dallas, Texas area candidates preferred, no interviewing, travel or relocation expenses are provided for this opportunity. No visa sponsorship available and no 3rd party referrals, agencies or corp to corp sub-contracting referrals from multi-employee consulting companies, please, for any WSI requirements, no exceptions). The selected Independent Consultant, a strong, self-directed Websphere Administrator 6.0 and 6.1 candidate will lead the on-going network deployment and configurations of an enterprise-wide, clustered environment. This large UNIX/AIX/Windows environment utilizes Tivoli Access Manager and interfaces with hundreds of applications running Oracle 10, DB2, Sybase and MS-SQL databases across multiple sites. Qualified ideally regionally local to Dallas, Texas IndependentConsultant Senior Websphere Administrator candidateswill have:-5-7 years installing, administering and configuring IBM WebSphere Application Server, (WAS 6.0 and 6.1) on an enterprise wide, clustered Unix platform-Enterprise level Network Deployment Manager for among other tasks, load balancing and failover functions-Expert in Perl and Unix Shell Scripting for administration, maintenance and troubleshooting-Experience automating, various activities including scheduled backups, auto deployment, monitoring processes and automatic restarts Strong Pluses will include:IT CAM monitoring toolWindowsPythonmValentFinancial Services ExperienceQualified candidates will have near perfect English writing and English speaking skills not requiring repeating during rapid English conversation.This long term second or third shift independent consultant opportunity in Dallas, Texas offers an initial one year+ independent contract with a competitive starting rate in the $500 to $640 per day range, depending on experience. Your asking rate will be submitted, after your approval.(No visa sponsorship available and no 3rd party referrals, agencies or corp to corp referrals from multi-employee consulting companies, please, for any WSI requirements, no exceptions). If you use E-mail (strongly preferred) to respond, please e-mail your Word, RTF or Text resume with contact information, address and phones, (no URL resume links or Zip files and please do not return a copy of this announcement with your response) to Jay J., with the subject line(or title and skills) of this message in the subject line of the message you send, no job numbers only, please. (Those are assigned by the various websites, and I don't know what the numbers refer to), thanks.If you know someone who might qualify, or is coming to the New York/NY, New Jersey/NJ, Connecticut/CT or Pennsylvania/PA area, (we have several additional open employment and consulting requirements for all of which no visa sponsorship is available and no 3rd party referrals, agencies or referrals from multi-employee consulting companies, please, for any WSI requirements), please e-mail a Word, RTF or Text resume with contact information, address and phones to Jay J., with the subject line of this message in the subject line of the message you send, (no URL resume links or ZIP files and please do not return a copy of this announcement with your response) or call .(To insure formatting & print quality, you may also mail a copy to me at WSI, 1619 Third Avenue, Box #6415, New York, NY 10128-0004). A full listing of all WSI requirements can be seen at When resumes are received, the candidate is contacted if there is a match, the situation is thoroughly described and the candidate tells us how they would like us to proceed. No information leaves our office without prior approval. This creates long term relationships, which we encourage. WSI is a specialty recruiting organization with over thirty years experience and fees paid by our selected client companies, freeing our hands to find top level candidates for better projects all over the USA. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here