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SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ADVISOR-UNIX
Organization:
Ministry of Government Services
Division:
Data Centre Operations Branch
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
17162 - Systems Officer 6
Salary:
$1,544.40 - $1,929.34 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
The Ministry of Government & Consumer Services ITS Process Operations Branch seeks a results oriented IT professional to provide technical expertise and ensure operational availability and reliability within the Servers support team.
What can I expect to do in this role?
You will: provide highly specialized technical leadership and co-ordination for ITS most complex midrange systems administration activities and projects which support 24/7/365 operations; provide authoritative, specialized systems administration technical expertise and leadership; recommend related solutions, systems management tools and options, to enhance the managed server hosting service capability of providing OPS technical solutions, server availability, customer web content quality and customer data access.
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
expertise in supporting distributed system operations and midrange UNIX systems, in a demanding 7x24x365 multi-vendor, multi-client environment, using approved IT operations standards and best practices. Comprehensive knowledge of and advanced skills in a high-availability multi-platform operations environment, including: Current UNIX – Solaris, HP/UX, IBM AIX, Linux; UNIX server hardware; storage area networks (SANs) and enterprise backup solutions for host and mid-tier environments; host/server and application services administration, TCP/IP-SNA internetworking and firewalls (CheckPoint and PIX), messaging (Microsoft Exchange, Sendmail), database environments (Oracle, DB/2, IMS, SQL), indexing, scripting, servlets. Advanced, senior level experience in providing incident response, service restoration, root cause analysis, configuration and change management discipline. Strong project management, delegation, technical analysis and assessment skills. Ability to make recommendations to balance service and business requirements, goals, and standards. Strong communications and presentation skills. Demonstrated skills in managing inter-team relationships, leading effectively in a matrix environment, and working flexibly and independently to achieve established goals.
You will be required to provide support 7/24/365 on an on-call rotational basis.
Note: Prior to the offer of employment, in accordance with the Ontario Public Service Personnel Screening Checks Policy, the top applicant will be required to undergo personnel screening checks, which will include a police record check.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent, 1201 Wilson Ave, Downsview, Toronto, Toronto Region, Personnel Security Screening Requirement
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
6
Category:
Information Technology
Posted on:
Friday, June 12, 2009
Note:
- Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, June 26, 2009 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
