UNIX Admin/Consultant Specialist

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist

In this role, you will:

• Unix Systems Administrator for a DevOps infrastructure delivery role; configuring, delivering, and supporting Linux and some Solaris based server environments and services.
• Work across one or more application development DevOps ‘pods’ to consume and deploy centrally provided services from Distributed Compute.
• Responsible for implementation of new technologies and the on-going support of hardware and software solutions across both live and non-live environments. 
• Deliver and provide technical support for ITID technologies while conforming to high quality standards and best practices, maintaining and improving SLAs, and ensuring compliance to HSBC policies at all times.
• Actively participate to achieve organisation objectives for efficiency. Perform pro-active analysis on day-to-day work to obtain automation on deliveries thereby reducing repetitive and standardised tasks/processes.
• Advise on Unix/Linux design, development, and best practice for Distributed Compute, throughout project lifecycles from build through to ITSA and implementation processes.
• Write Linux / UNIX scripts to automate and streamline BAU tasks. Building automation capabilities to support the execution of operational activities.
• Draft and maintain standards and procedures for service component capacity management. Ensures the correct implementation of standards and procedures. 
• Pro-actively review information in conjunction with service level agreements to identify any capacity issues and specify any required changes. Work with application teams to agree and implement short- and medium-term modifications to demand.
• Asses, analyse, develop, document, and implement changes based on requests for change. Understanding of functional requirements and translation of business requirements into technical specifications
• Provide troubleshooting support in incident and perform root cause analysis to prevent problems happening. Appropriate measures are taken to improve and sustain high quality and prevent recurrence.
• Provide consultancy, guidance and collaborate with other infrastructure, application, support and engineering teams.