SUMMARY: A strong Houston based company is seeking a Systems Engineer to join their team in a contract or contract to hire possibility.
DESCRIPTION: The Systems Engineer supports a wide range of hardware and software platforms. This includes implementing new hardware and technologies, researching innovative solutions, and providing the necessary maintenance and troubleshooting. This person specifies, configures, installs, troubleshoots, upgrades, and administers hardware and software.
- Assist in architecting the operations infrastructure.
- Regularly monitoring system usage, capacity and availability.
- Develop and execute procedures for optimizing server performance and capacity.
- Assist in the administration of Windows
- Assist in the administration of Windows XP and Vista desktops
- Work closely with direct supervisor to coordinate all hardware and software changes.
- Perform routine maintenance and work through vendors to resolve issues.
- Diagnose and resolve complex hardware, routing and system problems.
- Use structured and systematic approach to gather information and identify cause of problem.
- Understand the urgency of the problem and the impact on customers.
- Initiate contact with hardware and software vendors as necessary to resolve problems.
- Develop and implement temporary circumventions to be used if immediate resolution is not feasible.
- Ensure direct supervisor is kept appraised of problem status.
- Rotating on-call assignments.
REQUIREMENTS:
5+ years of experience administering a complex 1000+ user environment.
5+ years of experience in Windows Server 2000/2003
Experience with SMS - System Center Configuration Server 2007 administration and Deployments
Experience with HP Storage - SIS
Experience in Microsoft management products / HP servers / Dell Workstations
High-school diploma or general education degree required.
Must be flexible enough to accommodate after hours assignments and support.
Strong communication skills
Preferred:
College degree in computer-related science
Microsoft certifications
Liz Turpin
lturpin@searchsvc.com
Senior Recruiter
SearchTechnology
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