UNIX Administrator

BMO Financial Group, is a highly diversified North American financial services institution, ranked as one of the largest banks on the continent, serving 11 million customers.

We are deeply committed to a high performance culture - one that values diversity, continuous learning, a strong incentive and reward for service quality, employee commitment, community involvement and shareholder value.

Job Purpose:
Responsible for the effective 24/7 operation of all hardware, software, network and application resources within the Bank's processing environments, meeting all service level agreements for systems, links, online applications and offline reporting.  

Job Responsibilities:
- Install, upgrade, and maintain UNIX Systems,  related peripheral equipment, and their operating systems.
- Install, upgrade, and maintain Solaris/LINUX systems.
- Prepare and maintain documentation concerning the UNIX hardware and services, including maps/diagrams, procedures, etc.
- Configure and install productivity tools; test and configure new software.
- Diagnose UNIX Operating System and hardware problems (root cause analysis).
- Provide technical support to Production Support group including Helpdesk.
- Serve as a resource to other corporate staff, and provide appropriate user support as assigned.
- Coordinate installation by vendor(s), when necessary.
- Performance and capacity planning for UNIX Systems.
- Follow Bank of Montreal practices for Incident Management, Problem
Management, Change Management, Configuration Management.
- Participate in dealing with 24x7 emergencies and off-hours maintenance.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

College Degree in Computer Science or related field of study.

Experience in the following areas considered necessary:
-A solid understanding of SUN SOLARIS Operating System.
-Three to 5 years experience performing UNIX Administration.
-Experience installing, troubleshooting, monitoring, and maintaining SUN UNIX Hardware.
-The candidate needs to work independently and have the requisite UNIX troubleshooting skills to solve technical issues on an on-going basis.
-Ability to create new server builds via a jumpstatrt/kickstart process required.
-A good knowledge of Linux/UNIX, scripting, TCP/IP, DNS, LDAP, NIS and NFS
-Must be able to multi-task, be process-minded and detail oriented

The following Skills are desirable:
-Experience using Veritas and Legato
-Experience supporting a Trade Floor environment
-Experience as a LINUX Administrator

We reward our talented professionals with a base salary and competitive compensation package, life, health, dental, pension plan, 401(k) and an exceptional working environment.

To explore this opportunity to join Harris N.A., visit our website and apply for position 39043 - www.harrisbank.com