Hardware Analyst (Recent Graduate) - Immediate Start

at  BMO Financial Group

50 Reid Dr Barrie Ontario,L4N 0M4

Designs, builds, deploys, evaluates and maintains existing and future IT infrastructure. Ensures all IT systems function efficiently and seamlessly. Applies in-depth experience with components of on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Plans, acquires, and coordinates the installation of infrastructure devices across the enterprise while ensuring safe networks with disaster recovery options. Administers automated workflow tools, middleware application servers, and server visualization technologies. Acts as the primary technical liaison between Infrastructure and other IT teams, vendors and partners, as well as the business to design infrastructure solutions.

• Works to determine enterprise security controls and identify any threats to the infrastructure.
• Diagnoses complex network, storage and server issues and implements corrective solutions.
• Tracks vulnerabilities, applies remediations and patches to network and server assets.
• Conducts feasibility studies to determine the likelihood of proposed project’s success in the current environment.
• Administers automated workflow tools, middleware application servers (e.g. Oracle Weblogic, IBM WebSphere), and server visualization technologies (e.g. VMware, Red Hat Virtualization, or Oracle VM) to maximise their efficiency.
• Provides proactive network/server monitoring to ensure optimum performance and acts on real-time alerts of critical issues.
• Performs hardware, software, and firmware upgrades - researches and recommends network upgrades.
• Manages and coordinates the release of changes into production applying standardized procedures and minimizing risk to existing services.
• Creates release plans, test and validation strategies, schedules and tracking tools to coordinate the contents of release packages for network and business applications.
• Evaluates effectiveness of current systems and supports in developing improvement strategies based on the findings.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Foundational level of proficiency:

• Network routing, switching, and security.
• Configuration management.
• Systems administration.
• Scripting languages.
• IT infrastructure library.
• Root cause analysis.
• Troubleshooting.
• Cloud computing.
• Cybersecurity and privacy concepts, principles and solutions.
• It automation - DIGITAL FIRST.
• Building and managing relationships.
• Adaptability.
• Virtualization and virtual machines.
• Operating Systems and Platforms.
• Infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Quality assurance and control.
• Database administration.
• Containerization.
• Continuous improvement management.
• Communicating with impact.
• Customer Centricity.

Intermediate level of proficiency:

• Hardware Infrastructure.
• Version control.
• Verbal & written communication skills.
• Collaboration & team skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Influence skills.
• Data driven decision making.
• Complex Problem Solving.
• Typically between 4 - 6 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.

Please refer the Job description for details