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About the Company

The team you’ll work with is small, laid-back and familial: as proven by a turnover rate of zero in the past nine years.

They help self-employed entrepreneurs, borrowers with equity in property and other consumers who do not have traditional credit backgrounds get the credit they need.

After adding 80 new faces last year, Home Trust now employs 400 people across Canada and expects continued growth in the future.

The Opportunity

Join a small, laid-back and familial team that has enjoyed essentially zero turnover in nine years.

The company is completing a major platform transition, moving from Portfolio Plus to SAP on HP-UX. Reporting to the Manager of IT Operations, you’ll put your expertise in both environments to to good use, working in both a hands-on and project management capacity.

This role requires forward-looking thinking and planning. You’ll be working in a hybrid/transitional operating environment and ensuring that application performance, security and uptime are maximized.

You’ll anticipate hardware and network requirements and put out fires of the network, database and vendor-related kind. (Before they spark, hopefully.)

This role offers physical and cerebral challenges: a mix of sleeves-rolled troubleshooting and thinking-cap problem solving that will keep you busy and engaged.

Home Trust is a thriving, secure company that offers an attractive compensation and benefits package for the right Unix guru.

Responsibilities

Design, install, configure, administer, tune, and optimize system servers and related components, including:

• Lead, coordinate and participate in key process improvements.
• Participate in design and review of new systems and applications.
• Coordinate with other technical and business teams tensure availability, reliability, and scalability of HP-UX systems to meet business demands.
• Perform file system configuration and management.
• Create HP-UX shell scripts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems.
• Define and perform system backups and recovery procedures.
• Monitor and test system performance and provide performance statistics and reports.
• Define and implement strategies for integrating HP-UX and non-HP-UX operating environments.
• Recommend and execute modifications to HP-UX systems in order timprove efficiency, reliability, and performance.
• Establish and implement policies, procedures, and technologies (including firewalls) to ensure HP-UX system security.
• Conduct research on HP-UX-related hardware and software in support of procurement and system development efforts.
• Review and implement new HP-UX system releases and vendor supplied patches.
• Develop and maintain HP-UX training materials and systems documentation.
• Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.

Who Should Apply

You’re a down-to-earth person who’s looking to join a salt-of-the-earth team. Straightforward communication and a congenial personality who can get things done will impress the judges.

Naturally you also need a healthy technology pedigree.

Light travel to other company offices (in your own vehicle) is required and some irregular working hours can be expected.

Here are the requirements:

• College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science and at least 5 years equivalent work experience.
• Certifications in Unix System Administration
• Current experience with HP Blade server BL-860C is a must
• Experience with EVA 4400 and associated storage management software
• Expert in HP-UX 11.31 platform is required.
• Experience with installing, configuring, patching, firmware management and maintaining HP-UX servers, and HP-UX networks.
• Working knowledge of coding using Perl, CGI, C, csh, ksh scripting
• Extensive application support experience with HA/Clustering, MC Service Guard, Business Copy, performance monitor and tuning.
• Experience with HP DataProtector
• Familiarity with TCP/IP protocols, firewall management, and database administration.
• Good technical knowledge of current network hardware and standards, including Cisc4500 switch
• Experience with HP Virtual Connect Manager, Onboard Administrator and iLo
• Database knowledge Oracle, SQL
• Strong understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Ability to conduct research into HP-UX issues and products as required.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Highly self motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Contact:

To make an inquiry and/or to submit a resume, please contact: Penny Curtis