Monitoring & Oberbility Engineer

Saxon Global • Charlotte, NC

2d

About The Position

A tool was developed for FBV use while standing up new colo environments that allows us to quickly compare configurations server by server in all environments to identify problem areas. There is an opportunity to enhance this tool to become a valuable daily Prod and non-Prod resource for identifying anomalies both proactively for configuration drift as well as reactively as an immediately available source of reference during a production incident. The proposal would be to add automation and to display the results in a visual fashion. Developers and production support resources can instantly see the current condition of all environments at any given time. The data points can include basics like directory structure and ownership, account permissions, or more advanced items such as WebSphere custom configs, database auto-extends settings, and TLS encryption levels. Within a couple of months, this could be demo'd for the Check processing as an example for other business lines. Most of the key data points are applicable across systems, so it is very portable to other areas. The enhanced tool would be valuable for ensuring Colo environment parity ahead of ACH colo cutover. Unlike other tools, ALL environments are available in a single view as opposed to a single server or application. This capability could significantly improve system stability, reduce configuration drift, and identify abnormalities before they become problems as opposed to relying on generated alerts after a problem occurs.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent.
• 5 to 10 plus years of work-related experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication abilities.
• Independent thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Strong programming skills in Java with strong object-oriented skills.
• Proficient knowledge of at least one Unix or Unix variant system.
• Proficient knowledge of at least one major relational database system.
• 3-4 plus years of experience in large systems software design and development experience.
• Tableau
• Splunk
• Grafana
• Unix / AIX / Linux
• Shell scripting in AIX
• Automated testing, builds or deployments
• Front-End development / Web design

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Spring, MVC, Java Script, Ajax is very helpful.
• Experience with Jenkins and GIT is helpful.
• Working knowledge of database SQL, creating objects and stored procedures is a plus.
• Good understanding of agile software development methodologies and the contrasts to waterfall methodologies.
• Ansible
• MS PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Enhance a tool for FBV use in new colo environments to compare server configurations across all environments.
• Identify problem areas by comparing server configurations.
• Add automation to the tool to identify anomalies proactively (configuration drift) and reactively (production incident reference).
• Display results in a visual fashion for instant understanding of environment conditions.
• Include data points such as directory structure, ownership, account permissions, WebSphere custom configs, database auto-extends settings, and TLS encryption levels.
• Demo the tool for Check processing as an example for other business lines.
• Ensure Colo environment parity ahead of ACH colo cutover.
• Improve system stability, reduce configuration drift, and identify abnormalities before they become problems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior