Systems Engineer - Georgia IT Inc.
New York, NY
About the Job
Job Title: Systems Engineer
Location: NYC
Job Type: Contract
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS (Desired):
Location: NYC
Job Type: Contract
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Implement and support infrastructure solutions architected by subject matter experts.
- Maintain the health of systems by identifying and applying patches and firmware upgrades related to storage, servers, applications, network, virtual environment, and backups systems.
- Document and implement configuration standards for utilization & manageability of datacenter systems.
- Ensure stability of all services by monitoring for trends of issues and growth.
- Interface with other technical staff regarding availability of the infrastructure, health of the hardware, technical considerations for planning and managing hardware replacements.
- Escalation point for operations in the event of issues with the technical design.
- Provide in-depth diagnosis for system software/hardware failures and develops solutions.
- Identify when platform software and OS upgrades are needed; coordinate upgrades to ensure timely scheduling and completion; ensure that appropriate documentation exists prior to implementation.
- Monitor end-user feedback in order to recommend future support and product enhancements.
- Participate in on-call rotation, ensuring proper resolution to escalated issues.
- Ability to work calmly in high pressure situations and manage multiple ongoing daily tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS (Required):
- 10+ years' experience with Microsoft Server Operating Systems, VMware, Backup Exec/Netbackup, Veeam, and related technologies in an enterprise environment.
- 5+ years' experience with enterprise storage systems (NetApp, EMC, etc.) in a NAS/SAN configuration.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, MCITP certification, or equivalent experience.
- Must have a strong understanding of monitoring, capacity management and provisioning as related to supporting and enhancing large Windows hosted applications and virtualized infrastructures.
- Possess a thorough understanding of monitoring and management systems such as Microsoft SCCM, Nagios, and other open source monitoring platforms.
- Strong (5+ years) Linux administration experience in a production environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and problem-solving skills.
QUALIFICATIONS (Desired):
- Working Cisco IOS administration experience for adding/removing VLANS, setting up ACLs, etc.
- Experience with Microsoft Exchange and/or Microsoft Lync
- ITIL v3 Foundation certification
Source : Georgia IT Inc.