VMS Systems Engineer

Manpower

13h

About The Position

This role involves managing, administering, maintaining, and supporting the TAPFIN Technology application infrastructure, performing a variety of complex and routine tasks and projects. The Systems Engineer will develop and apply best-of-class engineering concepts and research techniques to support production, disaster recovery, and lower tiers. Key responsibilities include identifying and implementing infrastructure improvements for cost and performance efficiency, refining business processes through technology, and providing infrastructure subject matter expertise in application development projects. The position requires testing, troubleshooting, and resolving complex application infrastructure problems, researching relevant practices, and evaluating/monitoring hardware and software. The engineer will work closely with the application development team, set up and maintain virtual/cloud Windows servers hosted at third-party locations, evaluate vendor products, and manage special projects. Additionally, the role supports data analysts with SQL Server integration scripts and client file integration issues. The engineer will also partner with third-party data centers for server administration, monitoring, and configuration, including firewall, SAN, load balancers, and SSL certificate management, and handle Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, FRS, and file sharing issues in a Windows environment. The ability to work independently or as part of a team and quickly self-educate on emerging technologies is essential.

Requirements

Extensive Knowledge of Windows 2008/2012 Active Directory Domain Services, DNS in an AD environment.
Extensive Knowledge of Virtual/Cloud server administration (Hyper-V) & cloud based solutions.
Extensive Knowledge of Networking – firewall configuration, web application load balance, SSL certificate management.
Diagnostic experience in determining connectivity issues and resolution.
Ability to configure, install, upgrade and troubleshoot server hardware and software.
Extensive MS SQL server administration (2008r2, 2012) experience.
Experience in supporting SQL Server Log Shipping.
Extensive Knowledge of TSQL.
Working knowledge of Enterprise patching methodologies.
Working knowledge of SMPT.
Working knowledge of SQL Server SSIS and Integration management.
Working knowledge of IIS 7.
Working knowledge of Change Management.

Responsibilities

Manage, administer, maintain, and support TAPFIN Technology application infrastructure.
Perform a variety of both complex and routine tasks and projects.
Develop and apply best-of-class engineering concepts, methods, and research techniques to support production, disaster recovery, and lower tiers.
Identify and implement infrastructure improvements, including cost efficiency opportunities, as well as performance efficiencies.
Refine business processes and improve efficiencies through technology.
Provide Infrastructure subject matter expertise in application development projects.
Test, troubleshoot and resolve application infrastructure problems of high complexity.
Research and review literature and current practices relevant to complex problem resolution or assigned projects.
Evaluate, monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software.
Work closely with application development team for project work and support/maintenance.
Setup, configure, troubleshoot and maintain virtual/cloud Windows servers hosted at third party.
Evaluate vendor products/capabilities and make recommendations.
Plan, monitor, direct and complete special projects as assigned.
Assist data analyst resource in maintaining and enhancing SQL Server integration scripts used to import/export client data.
Troubleshoot and provide support for client file integration issues.
Partner with third party data centers in administering, monitoring, and configuring Windows servers (physical and cloud), firewall, SAN, and load balancers including SSL certificate management.
Administer and resolve Active Directory issues using AD or Resource Kit utilities.
Configure, troubleshoot and resolve DNS, DHCP, FRS and file sharing issues in a Windows environment.
Connect and login to local or remote servers to manage and monitor device status.
Review, stop and start Windows services.
Verify server status and hostname resolution using fundamental TCP/IP utilities.
Serve as a peer to data analyst in learning and support SQL Server integration scripts and processes, including some light database administration functions.
Work independently or as part of a team.
Quickly self-educate oneself on emerging technologies.