**Job Title: CIP Systems Specialist
** Rate: $37 – $40 per hour based on experience and qualifications
Employment Type: Temp Resource, W-2
Duration: 10/16/23 – 4/30/24
Location: Onsite position in Hammond, IN

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Scope of Services:**

As a CIP Systems Specialist, your responsibilities encompass field support for servers, workstations, and physical security systems, including cameras and card readers. You'll play a crucial role in system design, operational maintenance, backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning, and software evaluation. Collaboration with vendors, developers, and IT teams will be essential for problem resolution, while routine audits ensure compliance with standards. Your qualifications include a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Technology, or relevant experience, proficiency in various system administration areas, flexibility for occasional travel and 24/7 on-call availability, and the physical ability to handle server equipment installations. This would be a position that would entail field support in line with servers, workstations, and physical security (cameras, card readers, etc).

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Roles, Responsibilities and Deliverables:**

• Assist in the design and development of System implementations
• Perform all required operational maintenance and troubleshooting of supported systems
• Develop and implement standards and operating procedures
• Perform daily backup and recovery operations for the supported systems
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, development, exercises, and actual events
• Evaluate and test software changes and updates supplied by vendors, prior to installation
• Work with vendors, application developers, database administrators, corporate IT, and other technology groups to resolve any problems
• Conduct routine hardware and software audits of all supported systems to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, procedures, and requirements
• Maintain proper change management documentation for all hardware and software modifications
• Provide reliable 24 x 7 support

Qualifications:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer and Information Technology or Electrical Engineering Technology. Experience will be considered.
• Windows Server administration,
• VMware Server / vSphere administration,
• Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp administration,
• Enterprise SAN administration,
• Linux administration,
• Directory server management.
• Occasional travel, including air travel, ability to meet pressured deadlines and time constraints
• Ability to work overtime and weekends, available for 24 x 7 on-call access
• Must have the physical dexterity required to install heavy server equipment
• Entry-level technical skill set
• Capable of working under general supervision
• Requires significant day-to-day direction
• Some tactical break-fix responsibilities
• Ability to satisfactorily complete technical training and related certifications
• Contributes to a safe work environment
• Understands compliance Standards and applicability to job role
• Advanced degree.

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To apply, please submit a resume outlining your relevant experience and approach to being a CIP Systems Specialist.
_Short-listed candidates will be expected to complete a Blue Star Partners Bio.