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POSITION SUMMARY

Team oriented Senior Systems Engineer is focused on systems architecting and design. A seasoned professional with advanced knowledge of installation, configuration and management of the company's IT infrastructure and related systems, supporting complex enterprise-level applications and providing leadership within the IS infrastructure. The individual will manage a variety of complex assignments related to planning and design of systems to meet business needs, upgrades to existing systems, monitoring and escalated troubleshooting of systems, analyzing system faults and performance issues, and running diagnostic tests on operating systems and hardware to detect and resolve issues.

The individual needs experience handling multiple server networks with multiple operating systems as well as knowledge of the project life cycle emphasizing design and architecture, technical reports and documentation. The Senior Engineer will be instrumental in establishing budgets and determining ROI on future system infrastructure projects, evaluating systems to meet business needs and eventual implementation of chosen technologies. This position will supervise other members of the team and requires exceptional professionalism, communication abilities and strong technical skills.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology or other related scientific or technical discipline required; or demonstrated technical proficiency may be substituted for education requirements.
• VMware Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MSCA), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCIPT), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), A+ or Network+, Windows Server 2016/2019/2022; Microsoft Active Directory; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or other certification of a similar nature considered a plus.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of progressive experience with advanced systems administration, systems design, hardware and software solution implementation and general server administration or 11 years of experience in lieu of degree
• 7+ years' experience managing Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, UNIX/Linux based systems and support of SQL Server and Oracle Enterprise production databases,
• 7+ years experience with F5 Load Balancer and SolarWinds monitoring tools, configuration and support,

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``` - Experience with Red Hat equivalent Linux (i.e. Oracle Enterprise Linux and CentOS), Linux bash shell scripting patching Linux O/S via yum/dnf to patch repository and Linux troubleshooting skills,

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``` - 5+ years' experience with backup/restore management, patch management, virtual and storage migration, business continuity/disaster recovery planning, knowledge of project management, - Advanced work with virtualized environments, ideally in VMware and Cisco Chassis / UCS Blades Servers; experienced engineer with a good understanding of Cisco networking, - Proficiency with Storage Area Networks (SAN) Fiber Channel and ISCSI connectivity, and storage implementation and management, Pure storage experience preferred, - Experience with multiple applications and protocols, software distribution methods, client management and configurations - Ability to explore and apply new technologies and methodologies in a distributed environment, - Demonstrate initiative and possess organizational skills, effective communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with IT staff and all levels of the organization, - Hold others accountable to established performance levels to achieve individual and group goals; trains junior admins in necessary skills needed to succeed and advance, - Direct the activities of contractors and consultants as needed or instructed to complete activities and tasks, - Develop relationships with vendor resources to evaluate and understand new technologies, - Fluent in English, oral and written required, - Ability to adjust schedule to meet business needs,

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

Develop standards servers and storage streamline requests for resources

Develop and maintain a scalable backup solution for the virtualized and standalone environments

Create and execute test plans to validate infrastructure and technical systems performance. Report on findings and make recommendations for improvement leading to an optimized environment

Develop and execute security standards and policies to ensure maximum security from internal as well as outside sources.

Ensure optimum monitoring, troubleshooting and resolution of system issues and ensures that processes are in place with proper documentation and diagrams where needed

Take a lead role and manage projects and ensure technical and system resources are available to complete tasks as assigned

Provide ongoing support of the disaster recovery plan with a focus on building a secure, highly available, environment ensuring successful system restoration of data to meet defined objectives

Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging engineering practices; participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations; reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks

Manages and directs supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. This includes Interviewing, training, planning, assigning and directing work, addressing