Senior Systems Engineer

enior technical lead resource among the team.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in the translation of architecture documents into design and configuration specifications

• Leads in the areas of Microsoft and VMware technologies and products, providing subject matter expertise

• Install and configure technology components as per the design or vendor specifications

• Participates in the development of test plans and test cases and conducts system testing of technology components

• Participates in project scheduling and planning activities

• Interacts with project teams in the implementation and configuration of technology solutions

• Assess impact of scope changes

• Installation and configuration of system hardware and software

• Identify and resolve operational and connectivity problems related to computer systems

• Monitor, troubleshoot, administer, and tune operating system and hardware

• Perform upgrades and testing for systems hardware, software and third-party tools

• Perform system management activities including backup management, disk storage and VM sizing

• Advise on the operations and functionality of various applications and systems

• Research and recommend the purchase of computer and network software and hardware products

• Documents build and run books for Steady State Operations

• Develop and document the configuration and operations of computer systems

• Perform capacity planning analysis and other needs assessments

• Design redundant systems and policies for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage appliances and stored data assets

• Develop strategies and policies to ensure best practice based regulatory compliance and reduce legal exposure

• Manage the installation and configuration of new and existing virtualization hardware and products

• Plan, design and implement messaging security products and related mechanisms

• Specify, select, and manage the use of backup and recovery products and tools

• Plan and implement Active Directory group policies, OU's, group structures, AD replication and remote data center AD connectivity and replication

• Function as part of an On-Call rotation to provide 24x7 support

Education, Experience and Competencies:

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science and 5 - 10 years of experience with Windows Systems design techniques, theories, principles, and practices
• One or more certifications in corresponding technologies
• Hands-on experience working with Azure or other public clouds along with one or more certifications
• Experience with troubleshooting and maintaining a Citrix XenDesktop 7.x infrastructure
• Excellent knowledge, design and implementation experience with Active Directory and related services
• IIS and web server experience is a must
• Strong authoring and debugging skills with system scripting languages (PowerShell, PowerCLI)
• Familiarity with patching tools and best practices
• Knowledge of monitoring technologies and best practices
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure technologies: Windows and Linux operating systems, clustering technology, data storage solutions and middleware technology
• Experience with SQL and Oracle databases is an asset
• Knowledge and understanding of ITIL policies and procedures
• Extensive design and management experience with VMware vSphere, ESX and vCenter products
• Knowledge of core Internet and networking protocols (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, ARP, HTTP, HTTP/S, FTP) and IP communication is required
• Experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform)
• Experience as a member of a technical support team in a 24x7 operating environment