Technical Advisor - Act Consulting

ACT Consulting has an immediate need for a Technical Advisor with our direct client.

ACT Consulting is a leader in the staffing industry providing candidates on a national basis for contract, contract to hire, and direct hire engagements while maintaining the highest regard for people, integrity, and customer satisfaction. Our clients are comprised mostly of Fortune 1000 companies, primarily in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Professional, Accounting and Finance.

Please take a moment to review the job description. If this is something you are interested in, please send a copy of your resume to jerald@act-info.com or contact me directly at 704-248-8877.

• Job Title: 31394971 - Technical Advisor
• Location: Remote   
• Duration: 12 months
• Experience: 10 Years IT experience including 5 years progressive responsibility within area of expertise.
• Skills: BigFix, AWS, Excel, SharePoint, Word, PPT, JIRA, Service Now

Duties:    

• Provide technical expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall systems architecture. 
• Provide technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate. 
• 20% Diagnose, isolate, and debug software problems and perform problem resolution. 
• Identify issues that the vendor is responsible for and refer those issues appropriately. 
• 20% Provide technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate. 
• Evaluate vendor-supplied software packages and make recommendations to IT management. 
• In coordination with Project Leads, provide input on all proposals that could potentially impact systems. 
• May perform sizing on proposed new services and systems through simulations of system configurations and capacity modeling for multiple platforms to establish capacity requirements. 
• 20% Serve as an expert resource to IT groups in planning the resource requirements for systems under development. 
• Review and design system software and hardware builds analyzing system options, risks, cost vs. benefit, and impact on the enterprise business process and goals. 
• Develop and document the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards. 
• 20% Coordinate installation, testing, and maintenance of systems software. 
• Provide data needed to ensure reliability and availability of platforms to meet business objectives. 
• Schedule system downtime in a way that minimizes user impact. 
• 10% Review customer requests, security patches, and audit requirements for additions or changes to systems, and evaluate feasibility to determine if/how to handle the request while maintaining an adequate/appropriate overall systems infrastructure. 
• To determine if requested changes are possible, review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. 
• Ensure data integrity and space requirements are met across a variety of platforms. 
• 5% Facilitate the establishment and implementation of standards and guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions, including architecting and implementing solutions requiring integration of multiple platforms, operating systems, and applications across the enterprise. 
• 5% Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software.

Skills:    

• Strong analytical and logical thinking skills. 
• Thorough understanding of operating systems and foundation architecture. 
• Expert knowledge of the following as applicable: systems programming, graphical user interfaces, control languages, development, quality assurance, integration methodologies, and the use of currently utilized programming productivity tools. 
• Expert knowledge in the analysis of system software, tools, technologies, and/or products and making recommendations for performance enhancements. 
• Thorough understanding of the implications of multiple systems software products. 

Required Software and Other Tools: 

• Standard office equipment. 

Work Environment: 

• Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
• Education:    Required Education: Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. Required Work Experience: 10 Years IT experience including 5 years progressive responsibility within area of expertise.