Systems Analyst

Position Title:   

Systems Analyst - UNIX 

 

Category/Shift:  

Salaried Full-Time  

 

Pay Range: 

$81,700 - $108,900, Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.   

 

Physical Location:  

3232 Players Club Parkway 

Memphis, TN 38125 

 

The UNIX Services Systems Analyst position within Unix Services – Engineering is responsible for the evaluation, installation, configuration, and support of UNIX Operating System platforms at International Paper. The position provides expert technical consulting in the areas of OS operation, server architecture, and disaster recovery architecture. The Technical Services group is responsible for the availability and performance of systems, providing customers with a high performance, stable, secure, and recoverable OS environment for all applications.  

 

This position reports to the UNIX Services – Operations Manager

 

The Job You Will Perform:  

• Support Linux (Oracle and Red Hat) servers both physical and virtual in a high performance/high availability environment.  Candidate will also be able to learn and work with other UNIX systems, such as Solaris and AIX operating systems.   

• Install and assist with the installation of software required for the end-use application.  

• Troubleshoot and fix problems with servers, users, software, and connectivity.  

• Work with other IT Groups to interface these systems as required to the existing infrastructure and network.  

• Engineer Linux infrastructure solutions.  

• Shared responsibility for support of all of these servers, including 24X7 on-call support on a rotated basis. 

 

Key Challenges:  

• Adapt to change quickly as new technologies are introduced.  

• Quickly develop an expert knowledge level for the technologies in use at IP.  

• Integrate into an established TEAM of IT Technical professionals.  

• Learn Application Teams’ needs and respond to them in a timely and professional manner.  

• Develop a commitment to “Root Cause Analysis” philosophy of problem solving.  

 

Scope:  

Current environment consists of 1,000+ servers running Solaris, AIX, and Linux. The server platforms provide a consistent, secure, and recoverable environment for applications such as SAP, Oracle Database, Spectrum Project, Kiwiplan, Ansible, and others. This position has no budget responsibilities or personnel reporting responsibilities.  

 

The Skills You Will Bring:  

• Bachelor or Technical degree, or equivalent experience.  

• Thorough understanding of large-scale Oracle/Linux, Red Hat/Linux, and an opportunity to learn other Operating Systems such as Solaris and AIX 

• In-depth knowledge of performance, configuration and monitoring 

• Understanding of UNIX, AIX, Veritas Infoscale, EMC SRDF, SAP, Azure environments or Oracle Database are a plus.  

• Developed in several competencies including: 

• Ability to function in a constantly changing environment  

• Strong Team skills 

• Problem solving  

• Self-directing  

• Customer orientation  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills  

• Technical Competencies should include:  

• Oracle/Solaris and Oracle/Linux  

• Server configuration and troubleshooting 

• TCP/IP configuration and troubleshooting   

• Virtualization (OLVM,  ovirt, KVM; Azure)  

• IT Processes of Change Management (ServiceNow), Event Monitoring (BMC Patrol) 

 

The Benefits You Will Enjoy: 

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets. 

 

The Career You Will Build: 

• Learn and grow IT skills on an innovative team 

• Interact with our global busines