PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Think Tank is seeking an ideal candidate to be included in a proposal effort for an upcoming opportunity with the NYC Department of Social Services (DSS). The Critical Infrastructure support initiative entails the design, installation, customization, testing, and implementation of several enhancements to the Agency's Network, and Data Center infrastructure environments. These infrastructure related updates are crucial for the efficient maintenance and functioning of the network infrastructure, supporting the Network related security controls such as Switches, Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Proxy servers, etc., as well as its security components in the Data Center, Remote sites, as well as external entities (OTI, NYS, etc.) If you are chosen for this position, we will subit your resumé with our proposal. Upon award, you will receive a formal job offer.
Tasks & Duties
•Incident Troubleshooting and Environment Support
•Proactively troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in production environments, employing advanced diagnostic tools and methodologies to ensure minimal disruption collaborating with development teams.
•Persistent flow building test environments, mirroring production settings to facilitate seamless transitions and accurate testing.
•Ensure that the application environment is according to the agency standards.
•Orchestrate the deployment of applications to production environments, utilizing a blend of Windows architecture, Azure DevOps pipelines, and Octopus Deploy automation to achieve consistent and reliable releases.
•Server Administration and Configuration
•Architect and maintain IIS environments for hosting critical applications, ensuring all software configurations and optimization for performance and reliability.
•Oversee the entire lifecycle of server creation and configuration from building in VM Ware, Hyper-V and ensuring seamless integration with domain services and adherence to security protocols by configuring security components [McAfee, CrowdStrike] implementing load balancers, conduct comprehensive traffic analysis, and install quality enhancing tools like AppDynamics and other tools.
•Implement comprehensive server monitoring and maintenance using AppDynamics and other tools for performance assessment, anomaly detection, detailed reporting, routine maintenance, scheduled tasks management, and backup/recovery operations.