Description
Windows Operational Analyst
We are looking for a Windows Operational Analyst for our client in a financial sector based in Braine-L'Alleud.
Your role:
The main part of the job involves:
Deployment and Configuration of Windows applications for the test, pre-production and production environments (automated & manual), liaising with the developers, testers and infrastructure experts (system engineers, security engineers, DBA, etc);
Validation of the operational documentation (including scenario of launch in Production) for the deployment and configuration of Windows application;
Creation and validation of procedure and operational scripts to automate the deployment and configuration of Windows application ensuring the traceability of launch activities;
Review of the architecture of the applications and ensure they can be released into the production environment in a simple and efficient way according to internal guidelines;
Provide second level support to Production Operations available for on call duties during certain weekends;
Work outside of business hours is sometimes required as launches in production are generally carried out after 5PM or on Saturday;
Your Profile:
A background in development on Windows Server is essential (System Engineering experience is not required for this position). However, it's not a mission of pure development, the candidate should be interested in the various aspects of integration of applications running on a Windows infrastructure (Security, network, Middleware).
Essential skills:
Windows Server (2000 and/or 2003 and/or 2008);
Visual Basic (VB6 and/or VB.NET);
SQL Server (2000 and/or 2005 and/or 2008);
Scripting (VBS and/or Perl);
Problem solving and lateral thinking mindset.
Desirable skills:
MS Internet Information Server (IIS);
MS COM+;
ASP.NET;
Notions of security & architecture (clustering, load balancing, DMZ).
Experience of working in a similar, high availability environment (Conscious and focused on the controls required to assure the required service levels) is a plus.