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Job title

Sr Systems Administrator - Distributed Systems

Company T.Rowe Price
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Hourly
Location United States, Maryland, Owings Mills
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 1/29/2005
Description
The Sr. Systems Administrator will perform a variety of technical tasks that support daily Information Systems operations. This individual will be the first line of support for production problem resolution as well as principal operations technical support responsible for the productivity of the department and error free processing. Excellent communication skills and demonstrated technical ability are a must. In addition to daily Operational concerns, the individual will interact with other groups during system design, tests, and implementation.

RESPONSIBILITIES
*Resolves production support problems as they arise.
*Learns administration of the various software packages that provide System Backup, Media Management, Job Scheduling and Report Distribution functions (as assigned).
*Manages special projects as assigned.
*Analyzes existing methods and develop alternatives to increase operations and production efficiency.
*Provides 24-hour pager support and performs off-hours support as needed.
*Plans and manages hardware placements into various Data Center areas across TRP sites.
*Assists in the oversight of the operation and maintenance of central-site computer and peripheral equipment.
*Participates in the diagnosis and resolution of hardware and production problems.
*Interfaces between operations and systems development functions to expedite resolution.
*Interfaces with operations staff, management, Technical Support, IT staff administrative services, client IT users, contractors and outside vendors and suppliers.
*Strives to learn the job functions of the positions immediate superior as well as peer level positions with whom the individual interacts. It is the responsibility of the individual to be prepared for temporary re-assignment and/or promotion due to extended illness, personal emergency or business necessity.
*Fulfills departmental requirements in terms of providing work coverage and administrative notification during periods of personnel illness, vacation or education.

QUALIFICATIONS
*College degree and two years of related work experience, OR a minimum of six years related work experience
*BS or BA in Information Systems, Business or other similar discipline preferred
*Five or more years experience in a technical role with such operating environments as UNIX, OS/400, Windows/NT, OS/2 and /or IBM mainframe environment depending on area of specialization preferred
*Extremely self-motivated
*Excellent decision making capabilitydf-tc

Experience/Skills
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Sr Systems Administrator - Distributed Systems
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