UNIX Analyst

Job Information
Job Title: UNIX Analyst 
Job Requisition ID: 61765
Ministry: Technology and Innovation
Location: Remote across Alberta
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: September 12, 2024
Classification: Systems Analyst 2 
Salary:  $2,800.43 - $3,845.10/ Bi-weekly ($73,091 - $100,357/year)
 

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported. For more information on diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/diversity-inclusion-policy.aspx

The Ministry of Technology and Innovation is responsible for making innovation and technology the driving force behind Alberta’s economic growth and diversification. To learn more about us, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/technology-and-innovation.aspx

Role Responsibilities

As the UNIX Analyst, you are an integral role in the development, implementation and administration of information technology (IT) projects or operational work. You will use your diverse IT expertise and experience with the Unix family of operating systems to develop and support hosting solutions for ministry line of business applications and to operate independently on assigned work. You will receive broad guidance on overall scope of work and assistance on more complex situations. In some instances, the position may be responsible for overseeing the work of a junior position.

Responsibilities:
Some of the role’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with clients to determine priorities and requirements and responding to priority changes as required.
• Participating in testing, debugging and performance tuning.
• Monitoring and maintaining the underlying technology (i.e. servers, appliances and applications) that is supported by the team.
• Identifying risks or issues and proactively updating and upgrading the services supported by the team accordingly.
• Recommending changes or enhancements for applicable information technology services/products.
• Understanding, interpreting, transferring, translating and resolving customer, system, application and procedure requirements or problems relating to various products and services, resulting in improved process functionality.
• Working with Team Leads to help build and design forms and workflows to fit Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Standards.
• Troubleshooting, identifying and resolving issues identified as a result of network and other activities monitoring and logs analysis.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate: 

• Strong communication skills to explain IT concepts, consult with stakeholders, and guide those with varying degrees of systems understanding (none to expert).
• Initiative and creativity in identifying and implementing new technologies and procedures.
• Strong organizational skills.
• The ability to work well in a team environment, lead and mentor junior employees and work within deadline constraints.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
 

• Systems Thinking: you will consider the whole system when developing, evaluating and implementing process and technology change.
• Creative Problem Solving: you will assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions. 
• Agility: you will need to provide results in a complex, diverse and changing environment.  
• Build Collaborative Environments: you will lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

Required:

• University graduation in Computer Sciences or a related field. 
• 2 years of related Red Hat Linux Systems experience. 

Equivalencies:  Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 

• A related two-year diploma in computer technology or a related discipline from a recognized postsecondary institution and four years of related experience. 
• Or a related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and five years of related experience.

 
Assets:

• Experience in Oracle SOLARIS 11.4
• Experience in any other Linux Distro.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience in Container Computing (i.e., Docker/OpenShift).
• Experience in Ansible Automation/Script.
• Experience in VMware virtualization.
• Experience in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
• Strong (written and verbal) communication skills to explain IT concepts, consult with stakeholders, and provide guidance.
• General understanding of IT policies and programs.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Term of Employment:  Permanent, Full-time position. 
 

Hours of Work:  36.25 hrs./week - Monday to Friday 
24/7 on-call rotation is required for this position.
 

Location: Remote across Alberta.
You must reside in Alberta to work remotely. 

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. 

Final candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced security screening.  

Cover Letter: Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies. 

Resume: For Employment Experience, please indicate duration of employment (month, year). Please specify employment status (i.e., Casual, part-time, or full-time)
Ex: Youth Worker, Jan 2006 - June 2009, Part-time (three 8 hr. shifts/week)

For any Post-Secondary Education:
Please specify your major and length of program and the year you graduated.
Ex: Bachelor of Social Work, 4-year Degree (Graduated 2017)

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - About the Alberta Public Service | Alberta.ca
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement
• Leadership and mentorship programs.

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
 

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
 

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.


Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Michelle Elliott, TAS Administrator at Michelle.Elliott@gov.ab.ca