Senior IT Build Analyst

Posted:
9/5/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ontario, Canada ⋅ Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Work Location:

Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

TD's Linux Lifecycle team is looking for a Linux system administrator with expertise in Shell scripting and automation background. The selected candidate will participate in day-to-day Change The Bank Lifecycle assignments with a focus on automating repetitive tasks and or working on special projects to deploy or remediate global/sweeping changes, leveraging our various automation solutions such as; Ansible, DCA (HP Server Automation), Salt, VRA, RunDeck and more.

A must: In-depth knowledge of the Linux Operating System especially RHEL and expert coding skillsets for automating OS related repetitive activities via Shell Scripting (Bash, Python, powershell, etc.) and integration with our various automation solutions, experienced with YAML, JSON, Ansible Playbooks.

Change The Bank: (Lifecycle, Changes, Automation, Deployments)

  • Deployments (code, scripts, installing/configuring), requiring elevated access on behalf of Project, Application Release teams.
  • Capacity management, physical and virtual. Filesystem resizing, CPU/MEM adjustments.
  • Decommissioning servers.
  • Identify opportunities for automation, develop, test and promote automation payloads.
  • When opportunities present, join projects aimed at evolving the base infrastructure, deploying new technologies, or optimizing the operational environment.
  • Influence project direction via cross-team collaboration and consulting, foreseeing operational issues and gaps, and proposing solutions
  • Partner closely with stakeholders to improve production environment stability, ensuring timely and effective communication of possible issues/problems, options and recommendations for prompt resolution.
  • Present meaningful metrics to support discussions about environmental performance.
  • Participate in testing disaster recovery plans

Collaboration and Communication (inter-teamwork, documentation, process improvement)

  • Collaborate with partners to and ensure issues are clearly communicated and addressed consistently with their priorities, ensuring fluid collaboration between all parties
  • Always stay current on policies, standards and processes, update team members on changes to them and ensures overall adherence both internal and external by actively championing organizational values.
  • Document, reviews, participates, and implements procedures.
  • The candidate must hold a range of advanced knowledge of Linux and eager to provide consultative support to other groups

Job Requirements:

  • Minimum 5-7 years experience as SME/expert Linux/UNIX infrastructure administration in an enterprise environment
  • Working knowledge of:
    • SME/Expert Redhat OS (RHEL 6,7,8) system administration and support.
    • SUSE Linux OS
    • Clustering Technologies (GFS2, GPFS, PCS and Veritas)
    • Cloud and virtual technologies (VMWare ESX/vCenter, HMC)
    • Automation/shell scripting (HPSA/DCA, Ansible, Rundeck, VRA/VRO, Salt, python, perl, bash, Ruby, JSON, powershell)
    • Familiar with Cisco UCS, HP hardware
    • Understanding of SAN topology, working knowledge of LUN configuration
    • Networking fundamentals and strong network troubleshooting skills / OS side.
  • ITIL Foundations preferred
  • Familiar with Atlassian products such as Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket.
  • Comfortable working in a rapidly changing, technically complex environment.
  • Demonstrates strong communications skills (written and verbal)
  • Proven ability to effectively interact with individuals across business units and at various levels within the Bank (technical, business, including Management).
  • Must be able to effectively represent the Linux operations team on escalated incident management calls from other groups within Operations.
  • Understands and adheres to well documented processes.
  • Experienced working with internal and external auditors on OS related request for information.
  • Highly organized and possessing strong analytical skills.
  • Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and urgency to deliver in a timely fashion.

Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations:

  • College / University with emphasis on computer science and business or equivalent work experience.
  • IT Industry accreditions not required, but will be considered along with experience

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Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.


Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement:

N/A.