Production Support Administrator

Our client, an established financial serivces seeks a Production Support Administrator to work in Boston, MA. Individual will be responsible for requirements definition and functional design of equity and derivatives trading systems features and functions; also willingness and aptitude to perform testing.

 

Job Title: Production Support Administrator

Job Length: Permanent

Job Location: Boston

 



Position Overview:

The Production Support Administrator is primarily responsible for deployment coordination, 24/7 production monitoring, and for resolving problems in investment management production systems in a primarily Windows 2003 Server environment. This person will be a member of the Release Management and Production Support team. Other duties include release management and project implementation including capacity planning, documentation and application support.

ResponsibilitiesProvide technical support for applications that serve the Investment Management business function. Maintain and monitor the operation and integrity of production systems. Participate in the Incident Management and Problem Management processes. Perform root cause analysis, resolution and reporting. Support the Release Manager in ensuring that all production changes and releases of in-house and third party applications are processed according to Change Management policies and procedures. Act as a technical liaison with outside vendors. Validate and implement the systems infrastructure of IT application projects. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Core technologies (expertise expected):5+ years experience in a Production Support/Release Management position in a financial services company. Active Directory, including security Microsoft SQL Server Windows 2000/2003 Server IIS TCP/IP networks Scripting Server hardware

 

Secondary technologies (mastery or familiarity with preferred):Financial services applications such as: Aegis Barra, trade order management systems, Reuters/Bloomberg data feeds, Zacks, IBES, FactSet, StatPro, MarketQA, LatentZero VMware Active Directory Windows / UNIX security Exchange 2003 Storage area networks

Certifications:MSCE is a plus CISCO certification is a plus. A+ certification is a plus

 

A Bachelor's degree is required. This person must have a strong systems administration background with at least 5 years of experience closely related to Active Directory, Windows 2003, Exchange 2003, IIS, TCP/IP networks and network troubleshooting. Ability to spot problematic areas, analyze solutions, propose resolutions and direct their implementation is essential. Thorough understanding of server hardware architecture and Windows networking is expected. Experience with Dell, HP and EMC hardware is a plus. A successful candidate is a motivated self-starter with an aptitude for learning new skills and environments quickly while multi-tasking on more than one deliverable.

Candidates must have a strong technical background, strong written and oral communication skills, project management skills, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team environment.

 

 

Please send all resumes to khable@profalt.com

(617) 722- 6020