Description
·Responsible for enterprise wide UNIX server infrastructure across distributed hardware including; IBM pSeries and Intel servers. Duties include; provisioning, implementation / integration, standards / governance, patch mgmt, monitoring, support, root cause analysis and performance tuning.
·Provides “customer focused" support of all UNIX servers environments, PROD, QA, Integration and development.
·Evaluates and applies software upgrades and support packs as required to solve production problems and/or ensure compliance and system integrity.
·Consults with senior engineers while working with applications teams to troubleshoot complex problems, providing root cause analysis and remediation to mitigate future risk.
·Responsible for defining and maintaining CMMI policies and procedures for administration and application integration as they apply to server infrastructure technologies.
·Responsible for governance of PCI, VISA and Security policies as they apply to server infrastructure technologies and operating systems.
·Utilize industry standard technologies and methods to insure the integrity and recoverability of server infrastructure including but not limited to; backup and recovery, clustering, security, patch management, enterprise monitoring and performance tuning.
·Performs strategic analysis and design of UNIX server infrastructure and makes recommendations on improvements and/or new systems required to meet business needs and future capacity. Also, recommends changes to Advance architecture as it applies to technology driven projects.
·Participate in the evaluation, purchase, and implementation of hardware and software using proven technologies such as Micro-partitioning, adapter virtualization, VMWare, RAID, SAN, clustering, load balancing and redundant system designs in an effort to deliver highly available multi-tier applications.
·Serve as technical resource to business analysts, solutions development and other groups responsible for application development standards, system design and integration.
·Performs software installations and upgrades to UNIX based servers as well as maintains existing systems in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.
· Performs engineering tasks related to managing enterprise UNIX infrastructure for corporate and remote systems in a large scale environment.
·Maintains professional knowledge of AIX 5L, Redhat Linux Enterprise Edition, VMWare ESX and Windows Server 2003 required for the administration and support of a large scale environment.
·Complete understanding of logical partitions (LPAR’s) and server virtualization (VIO) on AIX and x 86 infrastructures.
·May be asked to lead infrastructure projects for procurement and implementation of new systems and/or technologies while acting as project manager using Advances' PMBOK. Including; scheduling, coordination, tracking deliverables; conducting project reviews, implementation and support (including evenings and weekends), user acceptance testing and issue resolution. Individual also will be expected to document and discuss lessons learned from previous implementations and update implementation plans to address documented issues.
·Prepares and maintains professional documentation of server configuration(s), application configuration(s), and network configuration(s) as they relate to server infrastructure, high availability, business continuance and other areas as requested.
·Lead the coordination of activities between multiple disciplines within MIS and vendors on both technical and non-technical issues pertaining to computer system hardware and software, network infrastructure, peripheral evaluation and integration.
·Responsible for maintenance and enhancements of existing UNIX servers, (AIX, Redhat, Suse, HP-UP) and related utilities. Ensure systems remain at operational excellence during infrastructure improvements (hardware/software upgrades, server migrations/consolidations, application deployment, etc).
·Engineer solutions, related to messaging, that support and enhance Advance’s business operations with guidance from Senior Engineers, Enterprise Architects and Technical Management. Solutions will be manageable, scalable and security conscience.
·Provide 1st level technical support to IT Managers, Application Development Teams, DC Systems Managers and Information Security as requested.
·Participates in regular on call rotation, providing 24*7 support meeting business SLA’s.
·Understand, embrace and comply with desktop and server security standards including Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI and VISA.
·Adheres to applicable CMMI and Change Mgmt policies & procedures, both written & verbal.
·Establish & develop working knowledge in other areas as requested. Areas might include: messaging, application server, data retention (TSM backups) technologies.
·Build team synergies when working with other engineers supporting them to achieve excellence in their fields of interest and responsibility.
