Senior Associate, Technology Operations

Please note, this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

2nd Shift: Tuesday-Saturday (2:30pm-11pm cst)

**Please note this role would require you to be in the office five days a week for up to three months for mandatory training on 1st shift (Mon-Fri). After successful completion of training, you would work three days a week in office on 2nd Shift: Tuesday-Saturday (2:30pm-11pm cst)

Summary

The Senior Associate of Technology Operations is responsible for monitoring the OCC production environment.  It also includes reviewing processes and procedures throughout the Production environment and driving improvements throughout. This role will reside in Technology Operations and will work closely with a broad cross-section of the organization including the following teams: Production Control, Production Support, Release Management, Platform Services, Storage, Cloud, Linux/Unix, Networking, Business Operations, Change/Problem/Incident Management. The primary focus of this role is to ensure that Production runs as efficiently as possible and being a technical liaison to teams to ensure that operational readiness, documenting the issues impacting the business and following best practices are being adhered to.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Focus on shifting the overall operational posture from re-active to pro-active
• Analyze and report upon Production performance CI opportunities
• Analyze and report upon Production capacity CI opportunities
• Analyze and report upon Production critical-path processing CI opportunities
• Stand-up SWAT’s if when needed to drive resolution of ongoing Production issues
• Identifies and diagnoses complex problems and factors affecting Production performance
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective actions and/or interact with IT-staff/vendors in performing complex testing, support, and troubleshooting functions
• Move between tactical & strategic (ie. Forecast system demands and recommend upgrades, expansions and reconfigurations if/when needed)
• Consult & evangelize for operational best practices
• Collaborate across domains (ie. network, db etc) to assist with application tuning
• Adhere to any/all Production security requirements and best practices
• Adhere to, and advocate for, all ITIL processes (ie. Incident, Problem, & Change)
• Actively participate in Incident, Problem & Change as a ‘shepherd’ for all things Production
• Analyze repeating alerts to pro-actively identify environmental issues
• Surface any/all environmental & operational risks identified
• Evangelize for repeatably automated processes that can be scaled
• Prioritizes and align efforts to Production availability requirements and business priorities
• After hours, weekend work may be required during off hours maintenance windows.

Additional Responsibilities

• Employ first-level Incident identification and resolution techniques to address interruptions across Mainframe, Linux/UNIX, Windows, Storage and Network platforms.
• Monitor multiple applications and systems using OCC approved software.
• Monitor and respond to applications/systems alerts across all platforms in accordance with Quality Standards and/or Security Policies.                                        
• Report and document any processing anomalies utilizing OCC approved software. (Service Now / Remedy)   
• Maintain processing records and logs                                                                    
• Escalate Production Incidents to Second-Level support as required per policy to ensure a timely resolution.         
• Assist with mainframe IPL’s, and other system commands if and when required.                             
• Support transmissions across SFTP/NDM.  
• Support MQ channels                                     ��             
• Support the execution and troubleshooting of scheduling jobs.
• Provide first-level support for Production Installs, D/R and Industry tests.      
• Maintain all off-site storage records and shipments.                                           
• Rerun/Restart failed backups and perform restores when required.                                  
• Work scheduled overtime when needed to ensure 24 x 7 coverage.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A