Senior Systems Engineer

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 by Finastra USA Corporation
Strasburg, OH
Engineering
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Responsibilities:

Position:       Senior Systems Engineer

Position Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer’s role is to plan, design, and implement the organization’s physical and virtual infrastructure according to best practices, company policy, and regulatory requirements.  The Sr. Systems Engineer is responsible for adhering to project timelines while maintaining the highest level of accuracy, reliability, and infrastructure availability.

The Sr. Systems Engineer will develop, implement, and oversee policies and procedures to ensure consistent and repeatable practices for the provisioning of physical and virtual machines running Windows based platforms.  The Sr. Systems Engineer will be responsible for the management of corporate and production systems and will assist in the day to day operational support.  Additionally, the Sr Systems Engineer will function as a senior technical lead resource among the team.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Participates in the translation of architecture documents into design and configuration specifications

Leads in the areas of Microsoft and VMware technologies and products, providing subject matter expertise

Install and configure technology components as per the design or vendor specifications

Participates in the development of test plans and test cases and conducts system testing of technology components

Participates in project scheduling and planning activities

Interacts with project teams in the implementation and configuration of technology solutions

Assess impact of scope changes

Installation and configuration of system hardware and software

Identify and resolve operational and connectivity problems related to computer systems

Monitor, troubleshoot, administer, and tune operating system and hardware

Perform upgrades and testing for systems hardware, software and third-party tools

Perform system management activities including backup management, disk storage and VM sizing

Advise on the operations and functionality of various applications and systems

Research and recommend the purchase of computer and network software and hardware products

Documents build and run books for Steady State Operations

Develop and document the configuration and operations of computer systems

Perform capacity planning analysis and other needs assessments

Design redundant systems and policies for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage appliances and stored data assets

Develop strategies and policies to ensure best practice based regulatory compliance and reduce legal exposure

Manage the installation and configuration of new and existing virtualization hardware and products

Plan, design and implement messaging security products and related mechanisms

Specify, select, and manage the use of backup and recovery products and tools

Plan and implement Active Directory group policies, OU’s, group structures, AD replication and remote data center AD connectivity and replication

Function as part of an On-Call rotation to provide 24x7 support

Education, Experience and Competencies:

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science and 5 – 10 years of experience with Windows Systems design techniques, theories, principles, and practices

One or more certifications in corresponding technologies

Hands-on experience working with Azure or other public clouds along with one or more certifications

Experience with troubleshooting and maintaining a Citrix XenDesktop 7.x infrastructure

Excellent knowledge, design and implementation experience with Active Directory and related services

IIS and web server experience is a must

Strong authoring and debugging skills with system scripting languages (PowerShell, PowerCLI)

Familiarity with patching tools and best practices

Knowledge of monitoring technologies and best practices

Knowledge of data center infrastructure technologies: Windows and Linux operating systems, clustering technology, data storage solutions and middleware technology

Experience with SQL and Oracle databases is an asset

Knowledge and understanding of ITIL policies and procedures

Extensive design and management experience with VMware vSphere, ESX and vCenter products

Knowledge of core Internet and networking protocols (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, ARP, HTTP, HTTP/S, FTP) and IP communication is required

Experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform)

Experience as a member of a technical support team in a 24x7 operating environment

Reference: 201764538

https://jobs.careeraddict.com/post/95412634

Senior Systems Engineer

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 by Finastra USA Corporation

Strasburg, OH
Engineering
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Responsibilities:

Position:       Senior Systems Engineer

Position Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer’s role is to plan, design, and implement the organization’s physical and virtual infrastructure according to best practices, company policy, and regulatory requirements.  The Sr. Systems Engineer is responsible for adhering to project timelines while maintaining the highest level of accuracy, reliability, and infrastructure availability.

The Sr. Systems Engineer will develop, implement, and oversee policies and procedures to ensure consistent and repeatable practices for the provisioning of physical and virtual machines running Windows based platforms.  The Sr. Systems Engineer will be responsible for the management of corporate and production systems and will assist in the day to day operational support.  Additionally, the Sr Systems Engineer will function as a senior technical lead resource among the team.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Participates in the translation of architecture documents into design and configuration specifications

Leads in the areas of Microsoft and VMware technologies and products, providing subject matter expertise

Install and configure technology components as per the design or vendor specifications

Participates in the development of test plans and test cases and conducts system testing of technology components

Participates in project scheduling and planning activities

Interacts with project teams in the implementation and configuration of technology solutions

Assess impact of scope changes

Installation and configuration of system hardware and software

Identify and resolve operational and connectivity problems related to computer systems

Monitor, troubleshoot, administer, and tune operating system and hardware

Perform upgrades and testing for systems hardware, software and third-party tools

Perform system management activities including backup management, disk storage and VM sizing

Advise on the operations and functionality of various applications and systems

Research and recommend the purchase of computer and network software and hardware products

Documents build and run books for Steady State Operations

Develop and document the configuration and operations of computer systems

Perform capacity planning analysis and other needs assessments

Design redundant systems and policies for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage appliances and stored data assets

Develop strategies and policies to ensure best practice based regulatory compliance and reduce legal exposure

Manage the installation and configuration of new and existing virtualization hardware and products

Plan, design and implement messaging security products and related mechanisms

Specify, select, and manage the use of backup and recovery products and tools

Plan and implement Active Directory group policies, OU’s, group structures, AD replication and remote data center AD connectivity and replication

Function as part of an On-Call rotation to provide 24x7 support

Education, Experience and Competencies:

Degree or Diploma in Computer Science and 5 – 10 years of experience with Windows Systems design techniques, theories, principles, and practices

One or more certifications in corresponding technologies

Hands-on experience working with Azure or other public clouds along with one or more certifications

Experience with troubleshooting and maintaining a Citrix XenDesktop 7.x infrastructure

Excellent knowledge, design and implementation experience with Active Directory and related services

IIS and web server experience is a must

Strong authoring and debugging skills with system scripting languages (PowerShell, PowerCLI)

Familiarity with patching tools and best practices

Knowledge of monitoring technologies and best practices

Knowledge of data center infrastructure technologies: Windows and Linux operating systems, clustering technology, data storage solutions and middleware technology

Experience with SQL and Oracle databases is an asset

Knowledge and understanding of ITIL policies and procedures

Extensive design and management experience with VMware vSphere, ESX and vCenter products

Knowledge of core Internet and networking protocols (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, ARP, HTTP, HTTP/S, FTP) and IP communication is required

Experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform)

Experience as a member of a technical support team in a 24x7 operating environment

Reference: 201764538

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