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Reference Number:
C0N091901209SR
Job Description:
Our Client is a large Investment Trading Firm.
Project Description:
The VMware Tech Lead Architect/Consultant will contribute to the overall engineering, design, build and high level support of all existing and new Windows Server infrastructure for our client, a large investments institution. As a senior member of the team, the successful candidate will work closely with our client?s internal teams to develop consensus and find solutions to problems facing their business constituents.
Job Responsibilities:
Monitor windows environment for anomalies and errors, reporting and escalation of issues.
Provide the required daily support, maintenance, and management of the platforms.
Provide Level III support and repair, as well as escalation to the Business Application Group and/or Operations.
Manage enterprise applications with responsibility for server builds, patch management, virtual machine management, virus scanning, etc.
Develop and maintain high standards in establishing procedures and policies to address routine jobs and certain resolution protocols.
Meet or exceed SLA obligations consistently and on an ongoing basis, allow for accurate metrics to measure response time, meet BCP requirements for offsite access, and reduce the time needed to address hardware/software failures.
Candidates MUST be very strong technically with ESX. Candidate must have strong experience working in a mission critical, high stress environment. Financial Services is strongly preferred. Experience handling an on call rotation (every 8 weeks) and understanding how to handle crisis situations.
Candidates must have experience with 200+ server environment. In addition to conversions and upgrades, candidates must be conversant with the bits and bytes of VMWare. Lastly, the selected Consultant must have prior experience leading meetings with Senior Management.
Experience Level:
5+ Years
Requirements:
Tools/Technologies/Skills/Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
1. This candidate MUST be very strong technically with ESX. In-depth Knowledge of VMware architecture and hands-on experience with V-motion, ESX Ranger and other virtual management software are required. VMware and ESX are required. The most recent version of ESX is 3.x
2. We are looking for a Very Senior Windows Systems Engineer that has strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills. Our client is presently using Windows 2003 server and will be migrating to Windows 2008. The candidate needs to have 2003 server (2008 would be a plus).
3. The candidate should have strong experience working in a mission critical environment. Financial Services is strongly preferred.
4. Experience handling an on call rotation (every 8 weeks) and understanding how to handle crisis situations.
5. Ideally the candidate should come from an environment similar to our Client's (900 Windows Servers globally). The candidate should have minimally managed 300 servers.
6. Strong Active Directory and Microsoft Clustering skills are a big plus.
Technical Qualifications:
8+ years of managing a Windows Server environment (Windows 2003 Server): (Required).
In-depth Knowledge of VMware architecture and hands on experience with V-motion, ESX Ranger and other virtual management software: (Required).
Extensive experience with Microsoft Clustering: (Required).
Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve independently: (Required).
Ability to design and build an Active Directory infrastructure: (Required).
Hands on management of an Active Directory infrastructure: (Required).
Proficiency in DNS, DHCP and other naming services: (Required).
Experience in Server management with an emphasis on HP servers: (Required).
In-depth Knowledge of disk management with SAN, NAS and local storage with an emphasis on disk layout and performance: (Required).
Strong systems engineering skills with an emphasis on enterprise scale architecture: (Required).
Experience with LINUX skills: (Desired).
Understanding of High Availability, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery concepts as they relate to Open Systems architecture: (Required).
Non-technical Qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with Information Services professionals: (Required).
Excellent written and verbal communications skills: (Required).
Willingness to work in an energetic, fast-paced, and team-oriented environment: (Required).
Ability to work independently and without constant supervision: (Required).
Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively: (Required).
Ability and willingness to work effectively in a business-critical production environment: (Required).
Education:
BS in Computer Science or related experience.
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