Location: COLUMBIA, SC (In person Interview)
Positions: 1
Duration: 9 Months
Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as support specialist reporting directly to the Network Infrastructure area of South Carolina client. One main focus of this position is to supplement the current Service Level Agreement in accordance with the needs of the Agency’s application projects, migrations and related environment. These applications involve Internet technologies in Microsoft .Net Framework and related web enabled components. Support contractor must demonstrate an expert knowledge of Citrix, VMWare and Windows 2003/2008. General duties include managing Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers, VMware ESX 3.x/4.x, Active Directory, and EMC SANs,effectively researching and provide guidance leading to solutions with our strategic direction initiatives, monitoring network infrastructure and security, assisting in supporting disaster recover/failover scenarios. Engineer will be a team member that ensures the stability and integrity of network, data and server services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all server and infrastructure systems. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.
The following areas of client also need assistance in support, but these are not a requirement to apply for this position. Experience in these areas would be a plus: Provisioning server, Sharepoint 07, Exchange 03/07, Active Directory Group Policies.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Non Technical
- Effectively interact and communicate with peer to Director-level IT professionals.
- Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
- Must have initiative, drive and be a self starter.
- Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.
- Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
- Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders
- Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.
- Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
- Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets.
Technical
- Troubleshoot and recommend technical solutions for customer issues related to software setup and configuration.
- Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.
- Monitor and assess current systems and recommend hardware and software enhancements
- Act as technical resource for other IT analysts and business units by resolving complex computer equipment and systems problems
- Diagnose and resolve problems related to hardware, software, or operator error, and resolve or repair
- Escalate complex problems to other groups, Help Desk, or vendors for resolution or for support under maintenance agreements; oversee vendor work
- Install, configure, test, monitor, and maintain system and application hardware, software, and peripherals for users; install and configure servers in collaboration with WAN group
- Perform equipment and software upgrades
- Lead and execute small projects
- Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products
- Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
- Qualified candidate will be responsible performing root cause analysis/resolution.
- Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
- At least 5 years experience in Information Technology
- Expert on Windows Server 2003 R2.
- Experience with Active Directory administration
- Experience with VMware ESX administration
- Experience with Windows 2008
- Hands-on technical knowledge of network and server operating systems
- Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and Internet standards, including TCP/IP, WINS and DNS, DHCP.
- Experience in developing and maintaining documentation for policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Experience in monitoring infrastructure systems for Windows environments
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills a must.
- Able to conduct research into infrastructure issues and products as required.
- Leading effective team meetings
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
- Highly self motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experienced hardware troubleshooting.
- Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- The ability to lift and transport moderately heavy objects up to 50 lbs, such as servers and peripherals.
SKILLS PREFERRED:
Highly Preferred
- Windows 2003/2008
- Active Directory management
- VMware Esx 3.x/4.x
- EMC SAN
Preferred
- Current industry certifications
- Citrix Administration
- Exchange 2003
- Active Directory Group Policies
- Microsoft Office 2007 Professional
- Familiarity with Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) and Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
- SharePoint 2003, 2007 and Windows Sharepoint Services
- Experience and working knowledge of backup products and methodologies.
- Knowledge of Virtual Machine operation, strengths, and weaknesses.
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