Technical Specialist Advisory (Solaris/Red Hat Linux) (222993)

Requisition ID: 222993

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The team:
Scotiabanks Global Technology Enterprise Platforms (GTEP) Operations - Infrastructure Supports L2 UNIX team is responsible for providing infrastructure support on servers running Redhat Linux & Solaris operating systems for various mission-critical business applications.

The role:
As part of our team you will provide systems-level support for over 3000 mission-critical application production and non-production servers. Your responsibilities include technical troubleshooting and providing solutions to complex issues also work on capacity planning and providing recommendations. This role will include project work and interacting with multiple stakeholders. You will participate in semi-annual Disaster Recovery (DR) fail-over testing regularly as outlined in the banks policies and procedures to ensure DR functionality.

There is occasional overtime for after-hours or weekend work. Also rotational 24x7 on-call support is required.

Is this role right for you

• You thrive on multi-tasking and prioritizing work to meet deadlines in a large complex environment.

• You embrace 2nd level UNIX support on production issues participating in Incident Management / Problem Management / Change Management; and working on security vulnerabilities as part of the audit and compliance requirements.

• You are eager to work on Solaris Linux operating systems running on Oracle Sparc and x86 HW products and virtual hosts including LDoms VMware and Cloud.

• You also want to work with Veritas Clustering/Storage Foundation RedHat clustering Solaris ZFS (Zettabyte File System) and EMC/Hitachi SAN storage products.

• You are keen to monitor the environment and identify any issues that could be of a risk and then rectify them.

• You enjoy working on automation by using Ansible for implementing changes patching fixing security vulnerabilities and writing scripts for system monitoring.

• You take pride in aiding with project management functions during all stages of requirements rollout including assessment planning initiation implementation and management.

• You like the challenge to assist in the identification development and maintenance of policies and procedures that are relevant to the proper operational functions of the Unix infrastructure.

• As part of your DNA you are detail-oriented proactive have an eagerness to learn and thrive on challenges.

• You are willing to mentor and coach more junior members of the team sharing your knowledge to grow the team through the individuals.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role

• You can demonstrate excellent communication (verbal/written) skills.

• You have at least 10 years of hands-on technical working experience with the system administration recovery configuration & troubleshooting of Solaris (versions 10/11) and Red Hat Linux (versions 7/8) Operating Systems.

• You have at least 10 years of hands-on technical working experience in troubleshooting with the Oracle Sparc and x86 hardware products and where necessary know when to engage the vendor.

• You have at least 10 years of hands-on technical working experience with the configuration administration builds and troubleshooting of Veritas/Symantec Storage Foundation (VSF) & Veritas/Symantec Cluster Services.

• You have at least 10 years of hands-on technical working experience with Network Information Service (NIS)/IDM Network File System (NFS) Solaris Zones & Solaris Logical Domains (LDoms).

• You can demonstrate a very good technical working knowledge on SAN / NAS storage file systems and Virtualization platforms/technologies.

• You possess very good scripting capabilities (e.g. shell perl) to complete day to day UNIX tasks; plus the use of Ansible automation.

• You have good problem-solving troubleshooting and analytical skills.

• You can work well under pressure with time constraints and can prioritize competing priorities appropriately.

• You have completed a post-secondary education in Computer Science Engineering or in a related field of study.

Whats in it for you

• Diversity Equity Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities ethnicity race age ability & veterans.

• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

• Upskilling through online courses cross-functional development opportunities and tuition assistance.

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus flexible vacation personal sick days and benefits will start on day one.

• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee universal washrooms and lots of space for team collaboration.

• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons contests cooking with friends Humans of Digital and much more!

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: for every future we help our customers their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice products and services including personal and commercial banking wealth management and private banking corporate and investment banking and capital markets.

At Scotiabank we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to an accessible interview site alternate format documents ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.