12-18 months contract
Rate : DoE
Locals.
- Prior experience with Application Engineering required
- Ability to own multiple Application Engineering duties and provide post-implementation server and client support
- Attend and/or lead application team meetings representing Engineering with technical and non-technical staff and document deployment requirements
- Liaison to Senior Management, good presentation skills
- Work with offshore Engineering team to complete deployments, sometimes hands-on other times oversight responsibilities
- Administrative experience with Windows Server OS 2008/2012 required, 2016
- Intermediate knowledge of MS IIS web platform. Understanding of http/s, SSL, Microsoft IIS 6.0/7.x/8.5 administration and configuration, networking protocols, load balancing methodologies.
- Significant experience as lead Engineer with Microsoft Azure IaaS & PaaS Services (MUST have hands on experience integrating w/ IIS and PaaS Services, 2 years' experience ideally)
- Template/Image creation and maintenance
- Scripting – PowerShell
- Functional understanding of Windows/System Patch Deployment, WSUS/SCCM and Microsoft System Center components: SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM
- Microsoft Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, CSV – Build, Administration, Best Practices, Maintenance
- General understanding of networking/LAN/WAN/DMZ concepts, firewall knowledge
- MS SQL Server 2005/2008/2012/2014/2016 administrative experience and relational database concepts.
- Creation of simple SQL queries, running pre-defined scripts, configuration, security, and interpreting logs and traces.
- Working knowledge of LDAP and Microsoft Active Directory Administration and Maintenance, Group Policy Design and implementation
- VDS (virtual directory service)
- TLS 2.0+
- Encryption technologies, Bit locker/SSH, etc.
- Focus on system security/hardening
- Strong analytical and technical troubleshooting skills
- Knowledge of troubleshooting tools and techniques related to networks and systems i.e. remote access tools, Windows Support tools, connectivity tests, etc.
- Understanding of performance monitoring and capacity analysis
- Proficient written and verbal English skills
- General understanding of various IT security concepts as they relate to an enterprise environment.
- *Flexibility in scheduling with a willingness to work extra or non-standard hours as needed
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team structure, but also independently
- MCP/MCSE certification (optional, but preferred)