Senior IT Operating Systems Analyst - Plymouth, MN

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.UnitedHealth Group IT provides a diverse and comprehensive array of application design and infrastructure services designed to advance improved health and well-being for our customers, and to benefit UnitedHealth Group employees across the enterprise.  Comprised of the Application Services Group, Enterprise Technology Services Group and the IT Business Services Group, UnitedHealth Group IT has over 7,000 internal and external resources across the globe, and offices in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin and India.    UnitedHealth Group IT Enterprise Shared Services group is responsible for managing and optimizing enterprise data, voice, and video services for UnitedHealth Group and its companies.  Focused on providing a world-class mix of cost, quality, and service delivery, this area is committed to building a top-tier network team and driving continuous improvement in the standards for performance.  This area is also responsible for supporting IT across the enterprise for development frameworks, standard operating environments, quality improvements, and application operations.    Primary Responsibilities:This job family provides expertise in infrastructure and web tier operations and overall middle tier distributed systems. Position is involved in the administration and support of web tier and Middleware applications including: WebSphere, iPlanet, WebLogic, LDAP, and  Vignette across a variety of UNIX platforms. Analyze all aspects of the existing infrastructure and recommends modifications that will enhance system reliability, availability, serviceability and scalability. Work with teammates, clients and other teams to identify and address systems problems. Evaluate new developments and recommend infrastructure modifications. Provide 24x7 on-call support of middleware applications as part of rotating team coverage. Provide in depth consultation to application teams on eBusiness applications. Assist in defining standards, guidelines, best practices and metrics.Qualifications:   Required:1 yr minimum of Unix experience 1 yr minimum experience with any of the Middleware products: either Websphere, Weblogic, Aqualogic, and Jboss Must have provided 24x7 on call support in the past Assets:Experience with LDAP or Vignette Development using the J2EE standardsDiversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V   UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace.  Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.