Unix Support Analyst (Engine Projects) #27124 | SunGard | US-IL-Lombard-377 E. Butterfield Rd.; US-MO-Kansas City-2300 Main St

Unix Support Analyst (Engine Projects) #27124 | SunGard | US-IL-Lombard-377 E. Butterfield Rd.; US-MO-Kansas City-2300 Main St

Unix Support Analyst (Engine Projects)

Job ID #: 27124	Location: US-IL-Lombard-377 E. Butterfield Rd.; US-MO-Kansas City-2300 Main St.
Functional Area: Information Technology	Department: Operations - IT
Position Type: Full-Time Regular	Education Desired: Bachelors Degree or equivalent
Relocation Provided: No	Experience Desired: At least 5 years
Travel Percentage: 0

Position Responsibilities The UNIX Analyst’s primary duty is implementation of projects for SunGard customers.  The implementation of these projects may include but is not limited to needs assessment with customer, creation of project plan the project team,  project management duties, technical support, and client communication. This is a technical position that requires frequent use of UNIX scripting skills and related tools.  UNIX analysts are expected to: Become proficient in planning and executing project-related tasks including release installations/upgrades, new client implementations, mainframe re-hosting and interface build-outs. Create interfaces to and from Invest One products using standard and propriety tools and languages in order to support new project initiatives. Collaborate with internal and external team members to build actionable project plans and tasks. Demonstrate continual effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline workflows, and work cooperatively with internal team members to provide quality customer service. Collect, analyze and consolidate information from disparate sources (job/file lists, scheduler forecasts, etc) to create inventories and run books. Create scripts to aid in the automation of rote tasks normally performed manually; review and suggest improvements to the team to gain efficiencies in everyday tasks. Work closely with other Technical Services and Development staff on various projects and/or implementations. Create and deliver procedural documentation to Production Control staff at the completion of project assignments. Troubleshoot application, communication, and system errors to identify and resolve implementation issues. Work with the Client Service teams or directly with clients to resolve technical or operational issues Test operational components of application during periodic software and hardware upgrades Create and maintain shell scripts, procedures and functions Due to the nature of the business The UNIX  Analyst will at times be asked to work outside of the normal workday. Many conversion-related events take place on weekday evenings and weekends. Position Requirements Proven operational experience in a UNIX environment, preferably with exposure to financial applications. Effective application administration on UNIX platforms with familiarity in Solaris. Strong UNIX scripting and data manipulation skills-  korn/bourne shell scripting, sed, awk, REXX, Perl, C, etc. Working knowledge of MVS JCL structure and concepts Experience supporting applications utilizing relational databases, VSAM files or MQSeries. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team Working knowledge of batch scheduling concepts. Knowledge of Clerity Unikix applications, Micro Focus COBOL highly desirable General knowledge of project management  and change management concepts. Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Managing and growing the assets of their institutional and retail customers has become a challenging business for asset managers globally. In order to meet the growing demands of their customers and to cope with increasing market and regulatory complexity, asset managers are becoming more specialized in the front office and are optimizing their operations around costs and accuracy. In more than 25 years of servicing the investment management industry, SunGard has developed a sophisticated set of tools that supports the largest and most complex asset managers worldwide. Recently SunGard introduced its new brand Asset Arena which consolidates all its solutions for asset managers and third party administrators. Today: Asset Arena is used to process the assets of two thirds of the top 40 asset managers worldwide Over $20 trillion in assets worldwide are processed on Asset Arena Our customers run Asset Arena in over 30 countries

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