About the Bank:

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited was established through the merger of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd with Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking, Ltd. on April 1, 2012. We are the largest asset manager in Asia and number one among Japanese financial institutions by AUM, with $1,142 Billion USD in AUM. The Bank provides an assortment of financial solutions and manages a broad spectrum of financial products across its global branches.

Department Overview:

The Americas Division (“AD”) was established in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch) (“SMTBNY”) to perform corporate functions and supervise U.S. entities. Established under the AD are the “Global Banking Unit (“GBU”), Americas Division” and “Global Markets Unit (“GMU”), Americas Division” which performs business functions. The Information Technology Department (“ITD”) provides the users of the Branch’s information systems with sufficient and appropriate system resources and functionality to complete their day-to-day business and keeps security and consistency of the important information that is stored in the systems.

Position Overview:

Fully knowledgeable on the day-to-day activities, resolves complex issues where expertise is required to interpret policies, guidelines, and practice. May be considered a subject matter expert for one or more functions or processes. Focus on operational execution and occasional broader planning within areas of expertise. May have direct report subordinate staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Administration, maintenance, and production support for Windows server, VMware vSphere ESXi, desktop PCs, Amazon AWS, and other utility systems.
2. Engineers and implements new infrastructure solutions.
3. Provides technical support for the network, security, and monitoring systems.
4. Documents project requirements, proposes solutions, conducts budget and ROI studies, participates in the management of project plans and execution, and reports project status.
5. Participates in the remediation of network and security environment issues on a regular basis in order to meet all the business requirements. 
6. Acts as a subject matter expert for assigned back-end IT systems.
7. Trains and mentors other members of the IT department as necessary.
8. Participates in daily system/backup checks.
9. Performs upgrades, patches, and maintenance activities. 
10. Updates procedures and documentation based on system changes. 
11. Helps to plan and operate disaster recovery tests. 
12. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. 5 years of experience as a Windows System Administrator and/or Engineer.
2. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, and Active Directory.
3. Advanced Knowledge of VMware ESXi / vSphere 7.0 or higher.
4. Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Online / Office 365.
5. Knowledge of Amazon AWS (EC2, S3, CloudTrail, etc.)
6. Powershell or other scripting / automation skills
7. Knowledge of VMware Horizon VDI System
8. Knowledge of networking and protocols.
9. Experience with data center infrastructure and disaster recovery planning.
10. Good organization and multi-tasking skills.
11. Project Management skills
12. Knowledge of HP Tandem Nonstop System a plus.