Job Description

Growing government contractor looking to hire a Sr. Systems Engineer to their team. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provide day-to-day operational support of web-hosting activities (iis/Apache) and work on a variety of projects designed to improve the firm’s back-end infrastructure.
• Maintain a highly virtualized (VMware 6.X) Enterprise environment with new system builds, configuration for new hosting applications, maintenance, upgrades and patching of systems. 
• Follow VMware best-practices management and maintenance procedures to provide maximum uptime of the virtualized systems and applications. 
• Monitor servers and applications to ensure high availability, usability and security. 
• Provide server and network administration and other related support, including maintenance and operation of a diverse array of Windows and Linux servers (Knowledge of WordPress is a plus). 
• Follow security best practices to maintain a stable and highly secure IT environment. 
• Develop and maintain working knowledge on a wide range of Enterprise applications and systems to include Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, GPO, IIS, SharePoint in clustered and non-clustered configurations. 
• Work directly and effectively with other teams in troubleshooting problems and finding solutions. 
• Utilize ticket queues to address all server and application issues in a timely manner, recording solutions, and escalating tickets as required. 
• Participate in on-call rotation, ensuring uptime of critical servers, networks, and applications. 
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and other technical documentation for operational tasks. 
• Manage complex problems through to a successful conclusion.
• Understanding and experience of public and hybrid cloud solutions such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus.
• Evaluate and recommend changes to improve and optimize system infrastructure.
• Creating and managing automation processes, deployments and packaging.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 6+ years experience working with windows technologies and design/implementation (Windows OS 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, Domain Controllers, AD trust, DHCP, DNS, IIS, GPO, & Clustering).
• 6+ years extensive administrative experience with VMware virtual infrastructure in an enterprise environment.
• 6+ years experience working with Storage Technologies (Nimble preferred)
• 3+ years experience with Cisco UCS is a must.
• Experience with cloud solutions (AWS, Azure or GCP) preferred.
• Experience with Backup and restores (Veeam/Symantec Backup Exec)
• Working in-depth knowledge of Email MTA (DKIM/SPF/DMARC/MX records)
• Linux experience is preferred (CentOS)
• Ability to work independently, prioritize existing projects, and proactively determine areas requiring additional attention in a high-pressure environment.
• Work well in a team environment, engage in knowledge sharing and backup support for other team members.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule (on-call rotation and nights/weekends as needed)
• Highly self-motivated, willingness to learn new skills and technologies.
• Understanding of PCI/SBOX compliance.

CERTIFICATION: MCSE, VCP, Linux, AWS, Azure or GCP certification preferred or equivalent experience.

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