Microsoft Systems Engineer

  • $45.00 - $50.00/hour
  • Overview of Job Function:
    Manage all aspects of Microsoft on premise and cloud environments, including design, architecture, availability, reliability, performance, monitoring and security. Manage the Azure Windows server infrastructure and hosted applications including SharePoint and web applications. Provide T3 support to internal customers and IT teams. Must be able to work with very little supervision in a highly charged and fast paced environment. 
     
    Principal Duties and Essential Responsibilities:
    ·       Design and build Microsoft infrastructure to support company needs.
    ·       Oversee the Azure cloud infrastructure and platform that host critical applications.
    ·       Participate in planning and execution of tasks related to the evaluation of new functionality, based initiatives (upgraded versions, third-party solutions, integration with additional enterprise systems).
    ·       Perform typical system administrative activities such provisioning environments, backups, restores, security updates and issue resolution.
    ·       Provide tier 3 Technical support for any issues related to infrastructure and platform.
    ·       Maintain and administer the Microsoft windows AD and server environment, including health monitoring, T3 troubleshooting and performance analysis. Provide technical guidance to the team in the technologies related to the development and support of an enterprise Microsoft environment (O365, AD, Azure, IIS, etc.)
    ·       Monitor, analyze, develop and implement response to problem trends.
    ·       Evaluate system capacity. Plans for the future system development and expansion.
     
    Minimum Requirements:
    ·       Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field and/or equivalent work experience.
    ·       8+ years of hands on system architect experience with Microsoft platforms.
    ·       Expert (architect level) in Azure cloud infrastructure.
    ·       Expert (senior architect level) Microsoft AD, messaging and server platforms.
    ·       Strong project implementation/maintenance experience in compute infrastructure.
    ·       Strong technical knowledge around virtualization (VMware is a must).
    ·       ITIL savvy.
    ·       Hypervisors knowledge (VMware – Mandatory).
    ·       Knowledgeable with colocation and DR projects.
    ·       Experience with compute information security best practices.
    ·       Proven ability to analyze, design, and optimize servers and storage performance.
    ·       MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure experience.
    ·       Proven IT work experience with top tier server platforms (HP, UCS, Nutanix).
    ·       Strong problem solving skills with a keen ability to apply resolutions
    ·       Ability to see the big picture and analyze future impact.
    ·       Strong time management skills with the demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and multitask.
    ·       Excellent communication and presentation skills.
    ·       Less than 20% travel – internationalRequired to work outside of normal business hours in case of P1 T3 level incidents.
    ·       Successful completion of a background screening process including, but not limited to, employment verifications, criminal search, OFAC, SS Verification, as well as credit and drug screening, where applicable and in accordance with federal and local regulations
     
    Preferred Requirements:
    ·       Familiar with NetApp hardware and management tools.
    ·       Familiar with Commvault backup products.
    ·       Hypervisors knowledge (Open source – advantage).

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