About the Role
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
- Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
- Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
- Take measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role, in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite, making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy, protect assets, and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks, Policies, Standards, Procedures and Supporting documents), laws and regulations.
Requirements
- Foundational level of proficiency: Network routing, switching, and security.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Configuration management.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Systems administration.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Scripting languages.
- Foundational level of proficiency: IT infrastructure library.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Root cause analysis.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Troubleshooting.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Cloud computing.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Cybersecurity and privacy concepts, principles and solutions.
- Foundational level of proficiency: IT automation – Digital First.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Building and managing relationships.
- Foundational level of proficiency: Adaptability.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Network routing, switching, and security.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Virtualization and virtual machines.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Operating Systems and Platforms.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Quality assurance and control.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Database administration.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Containerization.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Continuous improvement management.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Communicating with impact.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Customer Centricity.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Verbal & written communication skills.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Collaboration & team skills.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Analytical and problem solving skills.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Influence skills.
- Intermediate level of proficiency: Data driven decision making.
- Advanced level of proficiency: Hardware Infrastructure.
- Advanced level of proficiency: Version control.
- Advanced level of proficiency: Linux and Windows servers, knowledge of clustering: installations and support, Automation with Ansible.
Skills
- 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
- Verbal & written communication skills
- Collaboration & team skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Influence skills
- Data driven decision making
- Hardware Infrastructure
- Version control
- Linux and Windows servers
- Clustering
- Ansible
Location
- 4100 Gordon Baker Road
Work Type
- Hybrid
- On-call shift
- Evening deployments
- Weekend deployments
Experience Level
- Typically between 5 - 7 years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $75,900.00 - $141,900.00
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Accident and life insurance
- Retirement savings plans
About the Company
- We are part of IT engineering and operations. This particular team is supporting Digital Library suite of applications.
- At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.
- As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.
- To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.
Equal Opportunity
- BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.
