Infrastructure Programmer/Analyst-Team Lead

South Carolina  ‐ Onsite
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Join the Software Specialists Winning Team! We have an exciting opening for an Infrastructure Programmer/Analyst-Team Lead with a progressive client in Columbia, SC.This is a (1 Year) Contract Opportunity. Excellent communication skills required.

This is a W2 contract opportunity
- Competitive Salary Structure
- Medical/Dental Insurance
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- 401(k)

Job Description:
Candidate will be responsible for proper work flow control from the client side to the infrastructure technicians. The ideal candidate will have zLinux experience. However, since zLinux is not a common infrastructure platform in the server/distributed side of IT infrastructure, the hiring manager is more focused on finding someone who has experience handling teams (15+ in size) who maintain (build, patch, upgrade) enterprise infrastructure environments with hundreds of Linux Servers and WebSphere App Server Middleware Technologies even if the environment is on X86 or other On-Mainframe Platform.

  • Manage the support, maintenance activities for the enterprise Linux and WebSphere Application Server systems and the related technologies.
  • Coordinate staff activities and various meetings related to formal/informal infrastructure projects/efforts.
  • Attend meetings with customers and user groups for planning and incident resolution
  • Tracking and communicating status, resource needs, deadlines, and issue resolution in a timely manner. Report progress/productivity of work to management including key project milestones.
  • Cross trains with technical staff to gain thorough understanding of the projects and processes of the assigned area

Candidate Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree OR 4 years job related work exp OR 4 years combined education and experience Required
  • 3 Years Experience in a Technical/Team lead role handling a team of 15+ in size that maintain Enterprise Infrastructure Environments with hundreds of Linux Servers and WebSphere App Server Middleware Technologies Required
  • 5 years Enterprise Level Technical Experience for Infrastructure Software Delivery or Server Software Administration (OS and/or Middleware) Required
  • Mainframe operating system or Mainframe system software planning is a plus.

Working Hours:
Weekend and on-call work is involved. Sunday onsite (at least once a month) for system maintenance is required.

About Software Specialists, Inc:
Software Specialists is a company with extensive consulting experience in the Information Technology Industry. Incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1998, we bring over a decade of experience in providing IT talent to Fortune 1000 companies.

Our experience in providing thousands of consultants has taught us that customers require contractors with more than just the technical knowledge. Team work, cultural fit, and attitude are as equally important as aptitude. From one position to 100, Software Specialists is focused on finding the "Smart Fit" for our clients needs. This has made us not just one of the fastest growing Information Technology consulting firms in the country but a trusted advisor to our customers in their talent acquisition process.

As a trusted partner, Software Specialists provides consulting solutions for our Clients that are not only flexible, but minimize risk while maximizing results and meeting their business goals. Recruiting and retaining the highest calibre resources ensures our consultants are capable of creating systems that our Clients can build upon to make their organizations more robust, agile and equipped for future shifts in the IT. and global business world.

Specialties:
Java/J2EE, .NET, Mainframe, Unix, Linux, Oracle, SQL, SAP, PeopleSoft, Project Management, Business Analysis, Data warehousing and others

Start date
3/25/2013
Duration
1 Year
From
Software Specialists
Published at
09.03.2013
Project ID:
502189
Contract type
Freelance
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