Job Title: Senior Senior Systems Engineer
Primary Location: Hybrid – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Position Type: Contract
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be managing various systems and environments including Windows, Active Directory, virtual and on-prem environments and storage systems.
- Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.
- Perform root cause analysis related to service disruptions and implement changes to remediate the problems.
- Perform regularly scheduled after hours maintenance and system patching cycles Windows Servers.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
Education and Experience Requirements»
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science or similar area of study or 7+ years of specific Systems Engineering experience
- Windows Server Management
- Hyperconverged Infrastructures
- VMware 5 - 6.7
- Veeam Backup
- MS Azure On-Premise and Cloud
- Active Directory, Azure AD and Single Sign-On (SSO)
- PowerShell Scripting with ability to Create Functions
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong experience and expertise with VMware 5.0 – 6.7 and Veeam backup environments.
- Strong hands-on experience working with hyperconverged technologies such as Dell, Client HPE SimpliVity.
- Advanced expertise and experience with Microsoft technology stack including Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, SSL, TLS, SSO, Certificates, PowerShell scripting and automation of Windows servers.
- Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience with on-premise servers, storage, and Cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, IaaS, PaaS, M365, O365 and others.
- Experience with Azure Cloud resources, Azure Active Directory, Single Sign On.
- Experience or knowledge of software deployment platforms including Desktop Central or Microsoft SCCM, IT asset and patch management tools.
Experience or knowledge of AS400 is a plus