Production Operations Server Administrator 3rd Shift

***This is a 3rd shift role, 10:30pm-7:00am, Monday thru Friday each week***

***Position is bonus eligible***

Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Production Server Operations Administrator. Candidate will be responsible for monitoring the the production server environment. Candidate will be reviewing processes and procedures throughout the Production environment and driving improvements throughout. This role will reside in Technology Operations and will work closely with a broad cross-section of the organization including the following teams: Production Control, Production Support, Release Management, Platform Services, Storage, Cloud, Linux/Unix, Networking, Business Operations, Change/Problem/Incident Management.

Responsibilities:

• Focus on shifting the overall operational posture from re-active to pro-active
• Analyze and report upon Production performance CI opportunities
• Analyze and report upon Production capacity CI opportunities
• Analyze and report upon Production critical-path processing CI opportunities
• Stand-up SWAT’s if when needed to drive resolution of ongoing Production issues
• Identifies and diagnoses complex problems and factors affecting Production performance
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective actions and/or interact with IT-staff/vendors in performing complex testing, support, and troubleshooting functions
• Move between tactical & strategic (ie. Forecast system demands and recommend upgrades, expansions and reconfigurations if/when needed)
• Consult & evangelize for operational best practices
• Collaborate across domains (ie. network, db etc) to assist with application tuning
• Adhere to any/all Production security requirements and best practices
• Adhere to any/all processes to align with regulatory requirements
• Adhere to, and advocate for, all ITIL processes (ie. Incident, Problem, & Change)
• Actively participate in Incident, Problem & Change as a ‘shepherd’ for all things Production
• Analyze repeating alerts to pro-actively identify environmental issues
• Surface any/all environmental & operational risks identified
• Prioritizes and align efforts to Production availability requirements and business priorities
• After hours, weekend work may be required during off hours maintenance windows.
• Employ first-level Incident identification and resolution techniques to interruptions across Mainframe, Linux/UNIX, Windows, Storage and Network platforms.
• Monitor multiple applications and systems using approved software.
• Monitor and respond to applications/systems alerts across all platforms in accordance with Quality Standards and/or Security Policies.
• Report and document any processing anomalies utilizing approved software. (Service Now / Remedy)

Qualifications:

• [Required] Basic knowledge of ITIL principles
• [Required] Working knowledge of Scheduling applications / tools (UC4 / Control M)
• [Required] Basic understanding of Network
• [Required] Basic understanding of Unix / Linux
• [Required] Basic understanding Windows
• [Required] Basic understanding Storage
• [Required] Basic knowledge of IBM JCL
• [Required] Understands technical monitoring and metrics
• [Required] Sophisticated understanding of enterprising technology
• [Required] Mature understanding of the relationship between software and hardware
• [Nice to have] Knowledge of Clearing and Finance industry
• [Required] Basic Knowledge of Application life cycle and deployment
• [Required] Knowledge of MQ (stop / start / recycle)
• [Required] Problem/Incident management applications and tools experience
• [Required or in process of acquiring] Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or a related discipline
• 3 years of OS390 JCL and IBM utilities
• 3 years working in a multi-platform environment including Windows, Linux/Unix and Storage. Strong network knowledge heavily favored.
• 3 years working knowledge of an open systems scheduling product (UC4).
• Some knowledge of cloud environment
• [Preferred] Industry certifications in the areas of ITIL