eFinancialCareers

• Company

  ThomsonReuters

• Location

  UK-London

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  18 Aug 2008

• eFC Ref no

  446720

Provide technical expertise in the configuration, operation, support, standardisation, documentation, management, problem determination, problem resolution and security of Servers in Unix environments.

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing essential information to the world's businesses and professionals in Law, Financial Services, Tax & Accounting, Media, Healthcare and Scientific Research. With our deep expertise and understanding of these professions, we are able to offer our customers a broad range of innovative products and services. The relevant, insightful information and intuitive supporting systems we provide enable our customers to be successful. Thomson Reuters has operations in 93 countries around the globe. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com

Provide technical expertise in the configuration, operation, support, standardisation, documentation, management, problem determination, problem resolution and security of Servers in Unix environments. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing in-depth technical support for Unix Servers
• Acting as second line support for day to day problems and technical resource to other departments within the company.
• Providing the technical interface to vendors and maintain plans for upgrades to base software products and hardware as appropriate.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to other groups, as required.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of the technical infrastructure (eg standards and conventions, common procedures, housekeeping/systems management tools etc)
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of technical aspects of the operational infrastructure as required.
• Maintaining an awareness of appropriate technology.
• Managing the escalation of problems through the relevant channels, both internally and externally with suppliers.
• Problem ownership, determination and resolution where required.
• Providing technical support for in-house Unix data delivery systems.
• To evaluate, install, implement, integrate, tailor, maintain and fix Operating System tools that support open systems.
• Evaluate and report on new software products or upgrades to existing products.

Essential:

• Solaris administration experience in multi server environment (Versions 2.6 - 10)
• Linux administration experience in multi server environment
• Veritas File System, Volume Manager and Cluster experience
• TCP/IP - Networking - LAN experience
• Shell Scripting Skills
• NIS

Desirable:

• Solaris/Linux certification
• AIX administration
• Perl Scripting
• Windows system administration
• SQL Database administration
• SAN administration

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.