Sr. Server Engineer

Company: Experis
Location: Scottsdale
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Working independently, the Senior Server Engineer is responsible for the execution of the server infrastructure and administration of Active Directories. his senior-level professional is a seasoned individual that works on complex development assignments and delivers solutions. NOT ABLE TO USE CANDIDATES WHO REQUIRE SPONSORSHIP AT THIS TIME Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sharing expertise and insight with other engineers
• Motivating staff and fostering collaboration
• Own backend services related to the identity and e-commerce needs of the entire company
• Translate requirements into technical designs and product roadmaps
• Lead the development effort and help the team turn designs into reality
• Ensure your services can handle the load generated by users
• Interface with external groups to provide integration support, strategy and direction
• Help set team standards around documentation, programming best practices and overall code quality
• Demonstrate a strong bias towards service, quality and customer satisfaction; applying information on past experiences and assists others in applying these lessons to solve problems.
• Monitors server performance, virtualization performance and provides utilization projections. Monitors backup system performance and reliability. Monitors messaging performance and performs troubleshooting of errors.
• Performs diagnostic analysis, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting of networks and servers. Identifies inefficiencies in deployment/build process and provides solutions. Server setup, installation and configuration.
• Configures and maintains HA configurations of various types. Defines the hosts in the backup system and establishes schedules. Allocates Servers based on application needs using the appropriate protocols and tiers.
• Server capacity planning, forecasts server growth, consults vendors, plans and executes server installation. Collaborates with programmers and database administrators to optimize server performance.
• Uses communication skills to listen to, identify & address customer needs while building a relationship and rapport with customers.
• Builds positive working relationships with team members, managers & all departments.
• Ensure the appropriate level of documentation to support the operation.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients.
• Completes IT Governance & IT project job assignments to ensure achievement of established project milestones
• Prioritizes and responds promptly based on severity levels to needs of the customer. Proactively or timely recognizes opportunities for service recovery and acts to resolve issues.
• Provide technical assistance in server planning, engineering and architecture.
• Provide recommendations on changes and design enhancements to improve reliability, security, processes, and performance.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging server tools and technologies.
• Research, evaluate and recommend system technologies to support business requirements.
• Develop and manage a robust data backup and retention strategy
• Coaches and mentors' Level I and II
• Other duties as assignedQualifications:
  • BSc. degree (or higher) in Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-motivated attitude with an ability to carry ideas from inception to completion
  • Experience with setup and maintenance of MS System Center Products.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to effectively exchange ideas and information and effectively relate to others in order to accomplish work responsibilities.
  • Can effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization.
  • Superior working technical knowledge, including Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and Active Directory to include a detailed understanding of the configuration and operation of Microsoft server products.
  • Experience developing system administration scripts using PowerShell.
  • Experience with setup and maintenance of MS Hyper-V.
  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills - ability to plan and achieve a variety of tasks. Able to set priorities for client requests and deal with a number of issues concurrently.
  • Working knowledge with hyper converged infrastructures. - provided by Dice

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