• Job Description

  Req#: 18-00107
  SUMMARY
  • Senior Systems Engineer opening in Irvine, CA with a stable, global enterprise (onsite position)
  • On call rotation once every 5 weeks
  • No travel
  RESPONSIBILITIES
  
  Systems Support and Administration - 65%
  • Provide Infrastructure services in all areas needed: storage networking, Operating System, directory services, server virtualization, system backup and restore, system monitoring/alerting and response, server builds, application installation and configuration
  • Level 2 and Level 3 Support for problems identified with systems. Will act as an escalation for Level 1 and Level 2 Managed Services support technicians
  • Troubleshoot and resolve system issues. Identify and help implement prevention measures. Follow Severity 1/outage procedures and processes.
  • Participate in after-hours upgrades, troubleshooting, and/or on-call availability as scheduled.
  • Perform database monitoring, backup/restore and general administration activities.
  • Manage ProofPoint email security gateway, anti-virus and anti-spam software. 65%
  • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to server equipment, and configuration(s).
  • Follow and help maintain formal procedures and policies related to server operating patching, system security, database integrity, performance monitoring and system changes.
  Technology Projects - 35%
  • Evaluate current systems in area of specialty to identify areas for improvement or new direction and provide as input into future systems strategies.
  • Evaluate new technologies in area of specialty and provide input into future systems strategies.
  • Influence and contribute to detailed designs, functional and technical, for all projects.
  • Create, request, and present technical specifications and requirements for purchasing of new servers and server equipment via quote procedure
  • Work closely with IT staff to clearly define issues and/or requirements that result in modifications to any of the systems, hardware or OS in area of specialty.
  • Provide expert advice, training and project management and technical support for various projects in area of specialty.
  Additional Responsibilities - 10%
  • Accountable for properly following all IT standards, processes and methodologies as applicable including but not limited to Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC).
  • Other responsibilities and accountabilities may be assigned based on business and organization needs.
  • Effectively transition senior level knowledge to other members of the team to help grow the organization as a whole.
  • Train and mentor other team members in team standards, processes and methodologies.
  • Accountable for hardware and software license management, upgrades and warranty in area of specialty.
  
  REQUIREMENTS
  8+ years of experience with design, implementation, engineering, administration and support of:
  1. Windows Server Operating Systems
  2. Active directory
  3. MS Exchange
  4. VMWare and/or Hyper-V NAS/SAN administration
  Nice to have experience:
  1. Bachelor's Degree in a related IT field
  2. ITIL
  3. Powershell or other scripting experience
  4. SAN administration
  5. Disaster recovery
  6. Data center infrastructure
  7. Networking experience
  8. SQL Server

• About the company

  1872 Consulting is a Chicago-based IT Recruitment, Staff Augmentation and IT Consulting firm. 1872 focuses on emerging technology such as Data Science, Blockchain and Cloud Native Infrastructure.

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