Description
Title: Systems Engineer
Location: Durham, NC
Duration: 6 months Contract
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support and maintain Symantec Enterprise Vault, Microsoft SQL and compliance infrastructure systems.
- Follow engineering/operations methodology that includes requirements, design, certification, implementation, and release management.
- Develop and document relevant engineering documentation and operational run books.
- Perform scheduled weekend and after-hours work, as well as after-hours emergency work, as required.
- Candidate should be familiar with Microsoft Exchange 2013 and Microsoft SQL.
- Candidate will be supporting a large Corporate IT mission critical email service.
- Candidate should also have working knowledge of journaling and retention environments.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Information Technology, or Engineering
- 10 years of Microsoft Experience with at least 5-7 providing direct operations with Microsoft Technologies.
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification and MCSE a plus
- SaaS and Cloud experience are beneficial
Skills and Knowledge:
- Knowledge of common Email Server Systems, Microsoft Windows Systems, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange Server and Office365.
- Working knowledge of other server-based software packages and protocols including:
- Symantec Enterprise Vault
- McAfee Antivirus
- SMTP, MAPI, CDO, TCP/IP, RPC over HTTP
- Products/vendors: Microsoft, Veritas, Actiance
- Application integration; familiarity with utilizing API's for data collection and reporting
- Experience engineering/sizing, installing, configuring, and maintaining mission critical applications
- Knowledge of Microsoft SCOM
- Ability to communicate well with team and customer, both written and verbally & attention to detail
- Active Directory hands on experience
- Experience with server performance tuning and monitoring tools
- General knowledge of storage technologies such as SAN and NAS
- Ability to assess performance data and determine system bottlenecks
- Work effectively both independently and in a team environment
- Proficient in PowerShell
- Familiar with the Agile methodology and JIRA would be helpful