Request Technology - Chicago, IL

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - Chicago, IL
Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The ITIL Production Operations Server Administration role is a critical position within a prestigious financial company, focusing on ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of production operations. This position operates on a 3rd shift schedule, from 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Tuesday through Saturday, and offers the flexibility of remote work. The primary responsibility of the ITIL Production Server Operations Administrator is to act as a technical liaison across various teams, including Production Control, Production Support, Release Management, Platform Services, Storage, Unix, Networking, Business Operations, and Change/Problem/Incident Management. The role emphasizes a proactive approach to production operations, shifting the operational posture from reactive to proactive, and advocating for continuous improvement (CI) practices. In this role, the administrator will analyze and report on production performance, capacity, and critical-path processing to identify opportunities for improvement. They will also be responsible for troubleshooting complex hardware and software issues, collaborating with IT staff and vendors to ensure effective resolution. The administrator will consult on operational best practices, adhere to production security requirements, and advocate for ITIL processes, including Incident, Problem, and Change Management. Additionally, the role requires active participation in incident management and the identification of environmental risks, ensuring that production availability aligns with business priorities. The position may require after-hours and weekend work during maintenance windows, emphasizing the need for flexibility and commitment to operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Focus on shifting the overall operational posture from re-active to pro-active
  • Analyze and report upon Production performance CI opportunities
  • Analyze and report upon Production capacity CI opportunities
  • Analyze and report upon Production critical-path processing CI opportunities
  • Stand-up SWATs if when needed to drive resolution of ongoing Production issues
  • Identifies and diagnoses complex problems and factors affecting Production performance
  • Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective actions and/or interact with IT-staff/vendors in performing complex testing, support, and troubleshooting functions
  • Move between tactical & strategic (ie. Forecast system demands and recommend upgrades, expansions and reconfigurations if/when needed)
  • Consult & evangelize for operational best practices
  • Collaborate across domains (ie. network, DB etc) to assist with application tuning
  • Adhere to any/all Production security requirements and best practices
  • Adhere to, and advocate for, all ITIL processes (ie. Incident, Problem, & Change)
  • Actively participate in Incident, Problem & Change as a shepherd for all things Production
  • Analyze repeating alerts to pro-actively identify environmental issues
  • Surface any/all environmental & operational risks identified
  • Evangelize for repeatable automated processes that can be scaled
  • Prioritizes and align efforts to Production availability requirements and business priorities
  • After hours, weekend work may be required during off hours maintenance windows.

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of ITIL principles
  • Understands technical monitoring and metrics
  • Sophisticated understanding of enterprising technology
  • Mature understanding of the relationship between software and hardware
  • Knowledge of Clearing and Finance industry
  • Knowledge of Application life cycle and deployment
  • Problem/Incident management experience
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications or a related discipline
  • 5+ years experience production systems operations or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • The qualified candidate demonstrates a strong ability to multi-task in an environment of constantly changing priorities.

Benefits

  • Bonus eligibility
  • Remote work flexibility
© 2024 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service