Job Title:

Systems Administrator

Location:

TX - Dallas/Irving

What you'll do:

This position requires experience managing both Windows and Linux based Application Servers, and Message Queues. The ideal candidate will be very familiar with the in’s and out’s of managing Servers in a Cloud and DC environment. Service Delivery experience a plus. Work with and as a part of tiger teams for rapid infrastructure delivery.

What we are looking for:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support Windows and Linux Servers in a cloud and DC environment
• Work with business units in developing requirements
• Conducts thorough investigation until resolution, supports NOC, L1, L2 teams for root cause analysis
• Ensure appropriate lifecycle management of middleware tools is being followed
• Creates and presents reports to stakeholders; updates process, documents and conducts other duties as required
• Adheres to company Risk and Cyber policies and procedures
• Can extend 3rd party monitoring solutions such as Solarwinds, AppDynamics to monitor applications
• Can work in Azure DevOps workflow managing Git Repos, and Scrum Teams.
• Ability to tune and debug issues

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related experience as a Sysadmin and in an infrastructure and operation role.
• Understands APM tools like AppDynamics/Dynatrace, SolarWind, LiveAction, NetBrain, Splunk/ELK and ThousandEyes
• Knowledge with IBM MQ
• Extensive knowledge setting up and running Kubernetes/Docker.
• IAC, automation using Ansible, and Terraform
• Extensive experience working with both development and infrastructure teams
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology, engineering, system analysis, mathematics, or a related study, or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a bank environment providing infrastructure services to end users and/or development teams
• Understanding and experience in designing & implementing modern solutions related to infrastructure
• Experience working with network, server, application teams and product owners to develop remediation action
• Understanding of strategic, new, and emerging technology trends
• Good written and verbal communication skills and can communicate with Executive Level stakeholders as well as Engineering teams.
• Ability to build trust and respect as a thoughtful leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders and development teams.
• Objective mindset that can think ‘enterprise first’ and remain unbiased toward any specific technology or vendor choice, with decisions made based on data, analysis, & POC results.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC.  AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [email protected] or call 602-386-2488.  When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue.  We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

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