Systems Engineer

The Systems Engineer position requires a highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently, in a dynamic environment. The System Engineer will be directly responsible in the design and support of all windows server infrastructure. The candidate will work closely with team members to support a highly virtualized, mixed OS environment. Responsible for the daily operations, support, and maintenance of internal infrastructure.

Job Accountability Responsibilities:

• Administration and support for a load-balanced Microsoft environment.
• Provide Active Directory management and support.
• Perform day-to-day break-fix troubleshooting and support.
• Maintain Windows best practices, anti-virus, and patch management in a virtualized environment.
• Work with team members to support VMware, remote storage, and networking.
• Responsibilities include systems and equipment technology assessment, system performance analysis, system integration planning, specification development, test and evaluation, and system concept formulation/design/analysis.
• RHEL/*NIX knowledge and working in a mixed OS environment a plus.
• Works with little supervision with respect to scheduling and assignments of tasks with results and progress occasionally reviewed.
• Ensure user satisfaction by providing preventive maintenance, network troubleshooting and problem resolution services.
• Solve moderately complex problem situations and participate in the identification of opportunities for improvement to processes, procedures, or tools.
• Responsible for day-to-day maintenance of development, test, production, and DR environments including backup and log management, system monitoring, and user management.
• Create and maintain platform/architecture documentation.
• Be available for non-business hours support and afterhours work, including on-call rotation when necessary.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology and/or system/network administration certification such as CompTIA, CCNA, RedHat, Linux or relevant experience
• Proficient in Systems Administration with at least 5 years of experience
• Experience in the installation and administration of Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows environments
• A broad knowledge of IT infrastructure and IS applications including methods and techniques of business continuity and disaster recovery
• A broad knowledge in Networking, Subnetting TCP/IP addressing and VLANs
• Experience in systems/network/VMware/storage administration involving installation, support, and maintenance in a high availability environment.
• Experience with networking Concepts (Routing, VLANs, vPCs), Network Services (DNS, DHCP, and SNMP), and familiarity with the TCP/IP protocol suite.