Application Administrator

We are looking for our client, a respected IT & Consulting Company focused on IT, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Data Warehousing, and Reporting, to hire a skilled IT Finance & Risk DevOps – Application Administrator.

The team operates under Agile methodologies, drawing inspiration from a unique implementation adapted from Spotify's model. The role primarily involves managing financial applications in the portfolio, including third-party solutions and in-house developments, with plans to implement a Finance & Risk Data mart in the coming year.

What You Would Do & Responsibilities:

• Configure and maintain production application infrastructure components.
• Ensure system availability aligns with agreed SLAs.
• Provide on-call support when necessary, particularly during major promotes.
• Implement changes on production systems following change management procedures.
• Monitor system performance and implement active monitoring, identifying and tracking relevant performance indicators.
• Implement security patches and adhere to our client's security procedures.
• Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, and Service management teams to identify and resolve production and test environment issues.
• Understand and implement Business Continuity Planning (BCP) requirements, including maintaining DR infrastructure.
• Maintain and regularly test backup plans.
• Ensure high availability of applications and set up test environments with minimal risk for subsequent promotes to production.

Requirements:

Hard Skills:

• Experience in a technical environment using Oracle Weblogic, JBoss EAP, Apache Web Server, Oracle SQL, bash scripting, Python.
• Familiarity with RHEL/CentOS and Windows operating systems.
• Proficiency in shell scripting (bash, Python, awk, sed).
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Zabbix.
• Knowledge of automation tools and processes, including Ansible and Git.
• Strong ability to manage complex projects.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role.
• Good command of English.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly switch contexts.
• Encouragement of teamwork and willingness to take responsibility.
• Autonomy in executing tasks and making decisions about implementations.
• Perseverance in dealing with conflicts and setbacks to achieve acceptable solutions.

Nice to know:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure CI/CD pipelines and Cloud technology.
• Experience with MySQL/MariaDB, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana is advantageous.
• Professional certifications in relevant technologies are highly beneficial.
• Experience using Agile methodology is a plus.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, contributing to the management and enhancement of critical financial applications while leveraging advanced technologies and methodologies.

What our client is offering:

• Access to highly skilled experts to bring you the latest in learning and development with training in leadership, technical and personal development.
• A flexible working environment.
• A competitive remuneration and attractive benefits.