Technical Analyst
Typical Day in Role:
• Provides wide ranging system administration in a multi-platform environment
• Responsible for general systems administration tasks including system configuration management, OS installations, security updates, urgent system patching
• Strong Solaris/RHEL Administration, IBM MQ Administration skill
• Strong middleware (IBM websphere application server, weblogic, Tomcat, JBOSS and Apache) Administration skill
• Writes and implements scripts/ansible playbook /Tower/salt to automate tasks
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot software/application components that are problematic
• Performs daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, network disruption awareness and predefined key processes
• Reviews system logs, application logs and security logs
• Work on rotate AM, PM shift and carry pager for after hour support
Candidate Requirements/Must-Have skills:
1. 5-7+ years of working experience as a Technical Analyst
2. 3+ years recent and hands-on experience with Solaris
3. 3+ years recent and hands-on experience with Linux
4. 3+ years recent and hands-on experience with Middleware: Tomcat, Weblogic and IBM Websphere Application Server admin
5. UNIX Shell/Automation Experience on SSL certificate renewal and connection configuration
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Ansible playbook experience preferred
• IBM MQ admin experience preferred
• JBoss and Apache experience
• Python scripting
• ServiceNow experience
Soft Skills:
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills to be able to work well with technical peers and business stakeholders at different levels within the organization.
• Strong decision making, forward thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological/market influences.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction.
Education:
• Post-secondary degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related IT field required