Systems Administrator – Prophet Technical Consultant recruitment

Job ID: 11731

Position Description:
SunGard provides IT solutions for the insurance industry in each of the following major business lines: life/health/annuities/pensions, property and casualty, reinsurance, and asset management. Our software and services support functions from the front-office through the back-office--from customer service and policy administration to actuarial calculations, financial and investment accounting, and reporting. SunGard's insurance solutions help your business capture growth opportunities, improve regulatory compliance and optimize overall performance. More than 2,500 customer sites use SunGard's iWORKS solutions SunGard's iWORKS solutions are used in more than 50 countries More than half of the top 50 life insurance companies ranked in the Global Fortune 500 use SunGard's insurance solutions
• Support existing test environments including large scale compute clusters at multiple remote sites. Investigate problems and resolve issues with the test systems.
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate software builds, deployment and test execution.
• Work with closely with QA and other internal users to provide new test environments.
• Work with the Prophet Systems Team to enhance the deployment process and help investigate bugs and systems integration issues.
• Document systems, processes and assets.

Position Requirements:
Desirable Knowledge/Experience:
• Candidates should have proven experience in a systems administration role;
• Experience in a client facing role and be capable of close co-operative team working.
• Experience of deploying client applications across a corporate network.
• Experience of systems support and integration
• Some basic programming skills are also highly desirable for this role.
• A demonstrable aptitude for writing and maintaining control scripts.
• A working knowledge of XML and web technologies would be very useful.
• Some practical experience of using Microsoft .NET is also be useful. Desirable Skills:
• Microsoft Windows desktop and server configuration and administration
• Microsoft Networks administration
• Microsoft Active Directory
• Powershell • Microsoft HPC Server 2008 / R2
• Subversion Administration
• Team Foundation Server Administration
• VMWare ESX
• Citrix
• Web Server administration
• Relational database administration
• SQL language knowledge
• Sharepoint Administration Desirable Qualifications:
• MCSE 2003
• BSc in Information Technology
Desirable Competencies:
• Show knowledge and interest in cutting edge software and hardware technologies and display willingness to achieve understanding of such systems through self-study.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work, to meet the varying requirements of the role.
• A proven ability to work without close supervision or support.