I have a 3-6 month contract opportunity in East TN. It is NOT a programmer position. The client is looking for a Systems Engineer (focus on Security) It will be a 3-6 month contract with the possibility of rolling perm afterwards. The rate per hour is OPEN at this time within reason. The client will need to have your resume in hand by close of business Monday Oct 5 th . I will be available and working on this through the weekend.
A bit about the client.
This is a very large, diverse and well organized company. With a long local history of community involvement. They provide an excellent opportunity for career growth along with a generous benefits package for those contractors who come on board as an employee.
Responsibilities:
The Systems Engineer II is responsible for the overall integrity, integration, performance, and security of all assigned systems. They provide leadership and guidance to other staff providing systems engineering services, coordinating tasks and ensuring their execution and documentation in accordance with established corporate standards.The Systems Engineer II is responsible for keeping abreast of new technologies and evaluating their applicability to the CLIENT s environment and stated business goals.
Functions
Serves as top-level technical expert in the analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance of all assigned systems, responsible for their overall security, integrity and reliability.
Oversees the implementation of system upgrades and modifications, including planning,testing, scheduling and coordination. Ensures that change management and defined security procedures for all assigned systems are executed in accordance with I/S policies and procedures.
Minimizes service interruptions through early identification and resolution of problems. Analyzes monitoring and maintenance data and implements changes as required to achieve optimum performance. Makes recommendations for resources required to maintain and/or expand service levels.
Is able to direct and work independently in analyzing very complex technical systems and in resolving technical problems within those systems.
Oversees all support and problem management activities, provides tier-three support and guides less experienced staff in problem resolution. Reviews and analyzes problem-management data, in aggregate, to identify issues and trends directly affecting the quality of services.
Drives the development,implementation, and maintenance of all policies, procedures, and standards pertaining to assigned services and systems, ensuring their conformance with industry-defined best practices. Oversees the maintenance of all operating records, and coordinates the production of assigned systems and services management reports, ensuring the accuracy of the data and the relevance of report metrics.
Provides general oversight of all projects pertaining to assigned systems. May serve in the role of project lead,assuming responsibility for oversight of most or all aspects of a project.Undertakes research and/or evaluation projects as assigned, providing formal documentation of findings and conclusions according to established department standards.
May function in the role of core team lead, with duties of instructing, directing, and checking the work of team members.
Requirements:
A Bachelor's degree in a computer-sciences related field, or equivalent and demonstrable training and experience. Appropriate technical certifications are a plus.
Seven (7) or more years experience as a Full time technical professional. Mainframe experience required, although distributed platform skills (especially Unix/Linux) are a benefit.
Knowledge of specific z/OS subsystems, such as IMS, and CICS required ,and experience in systems like DB2, MQ Series, OnDemand and SAS/WPS is desired.
Experience using SMP/E to install products is needed.
Skills with Performance reporting and tools such as Omegamon, and MXG or equivalent will be beneficial.
RACF and security knowledge is helpful.
Familiarity and exposure to audits such as FISMA, DISA/STIG, HIPPA and the methodology to document responses to specific controls is important.
Disaster Recovery experience is also very useful.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proven ability to direct enterprise-scale technical projects.
Extensive experience in the analysis and design of enterprise systems, as well as providing technical support for these systems.
Excellent debugging and problem analysis skills required. The ability to diagnosis issues between various system components is needed.
The candidate should be prepared to be on-call for all assigned responsibilities.
G ary G omes
Technical Recruiter (I.T. Genius Finder)
CPC, Certified Personnel Consultant
RECRUIT WISE
an Accredited Firm of the National Association of Personnel Services
a 2009 Inc. 5000 honoree (second year in a row!)
704 S. Illinois Ave. Suite C-202
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Main: 865.425.0405
Mobile: 423.506.1332
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