Systems Engineer (Job #6338)

Location: Washington
Posted on: November 20, 2024

Job Description:

The purpose of this position is to help build and administer all information technology related infrastructure in a group which manages all data center, server, network, storage network, data, voice, and telephony. Provides support on these systems, and responds to outages within established SLAs. System Engineer II will be contactable on mobile phone. Candidate must support monthly Saturday maintenances and several off-hours software deployments per month.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• The position?s essential duties include the following:

• Collaborate with System Engineers to build new infrastructure (data center, server – Windows & Linux, network, storage network, data, voice, telephony, wiring, UPS, etc) including implementation, and documentation. Follow procedures, change management best practices, and ensure availability and maintenance of disaster recovery stance. Projects will include those driven by Systems Operations, and those driven by other IT, and business groups

• Maintain network and systems by managing product and capabilities roadmaps, establishing maintenance procedures, and working with Systems Administrators and other engineers to perform regular maintenance

• Perform Infrastructure Monitoring (setting up and monitoring alerts, events, notifications and reports on server, network, storage and environmentals). Work with Systems Administrators and other engineers to guide proactive monitoring

• Respond to tier 2 service tickets, production outages to SLA and procedure

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

Type of Experience Years of Experience

• Computer Networking 5+ years

• Advanced Linux or Windows OS 5+ years

• Advanced understanding of MS networking & DNS 5+ years

• Routing and Switching 3+ years

• Network and System Monitoring 3+ years

• Firewall Maintenance 2+ years

• Server Virtualization 1+ years

• Citrix 1+ years

Desired experience.

• Network Security

• EMC SAN and NAS technologies

• VMware

• Microsoft Active Directory – experience with design, migrations, sophisticated use of elements like group policies

• Experience supporting finance and accounting applications

• Sophisticated understanding of ports, protocols, and routing and switching in a firewalled, wide-area network

• Understanding of communications/telecommunications circuits

• Scripting

SPECIAL SKILLS:

• Computer Networking 5+ years

• Advanced Linux or Windows OS 5+ years

• Advanced understanding of MS networking & DNS 5+ years

• Routing and Switching 3+ years

• Network and System Monitoring 3+ years

• Firewall Maintenance 2+ years

• Server Virtualization 1+ years

• Citrix 1+ years

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