Description
*Contract to Hire Opportunity!*
Looking for a dynamic individual capable of thriving in a fast-paced and high pressure environment to support the business as a Windows Data Center Associate Systems Admin. This individual must have experience providing support for Servers/networks in complex production data center infrastructure environments. The duties of this position are to prepare, implement and maintain Servers and networking hardware in a large-sized, heterogeneous computing environment made up of standalone, virtualized, and clustered Servers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Wintel server installation, support and administration including: physical server and virtual server setup, OS installations, and troubleshooting
- Assist with the maintenance of inventory databases for all equipment including hardware, software, node/IP addresses etc.
- Work with various delivery teams to ensure that all Server Side configurations associated connectivity requirements are met prior to server introduction into various environments such as AD/LDAP, SAN, SQL, backup, monitoring, clustering and HA environments
- Coordinate with network engineering, business application, and database administration teams to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of systems and infrastructure to meet company objectives
- Assist storage teams to with the management of NAS and SAN storage arrays, SAN switch fabric and server storage allocation requirements
- Assist remote based network engineering and platform services teams to perform hardware and software maintenance on equipment located in the data centers
- Utilize change management systems to properly schedule and document infrastructure changes
- Develop and maintain policies and procedures in regards to configurations, installations and systems for IT staff
- Work to meet or exceed team based SLA's and KPI's around delivery and support
- Work with a team of project managers, project coordinators and inventory specialists to ensure successful delivery of server, network and data center based projects
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Significant experience with multiple versions of Windows Servers including demonstrated expertise in physical hardware installation, operating system installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and maintenance
- Proven experience installing, supporting and troubleshooting Windows on various models of HP, Dell and IBM Wintel server hardware
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds to perform the physical installation and decommissioning of equipment including Servers, network components and data center infrastructure gear
- Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 2+ years direct work experience in data center support role, including all aspects of support required for Windows OS support in a heterogeneous environment
- Experience working with Active Directory, domain services and application installation and support
- Solid experience working with server, network, storage and communications equipment, protocols (ie DNS and TCPIP), transmission media, security and network management practice
- Demonstrated experience installing, administering, maintaining and troubleshooting Servers running Windows Server )
- Solid technical knowledge and experience supporting Servers and infrastructure devices in a production level data center with a complex TCP/IP network
- Solid knowledge of computer systems and connectivity requirements for the installation and maintenance of data center infrastructure components
- Excellent interpersonal skills including tact, diplomacy, adaptability and skills in recognizing politically sensitive situations
- Solid administrative and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent problem solving skills, ability to take ownership of the work assigned, and deliver results timely, reliably and correctly
- Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-pace environment with constantly changing priorities
PREFERRED:
- Microsoft OS and related certifications : MCSE, MCP
- Hardware certifications: HP G Series (mainly G6 & G7) certifications, IBM iDataplex and Blade server related certifications