Senior Windows Systems Engineer

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):

• Maintain the enterprise virtualization environment including performance planning, capacity planning and continuity planning.
• Lead in the design and implementation of new virtualization versions and technologies.
• Ensure company standard server technologies are being followed by all business groups
• Interact with hardware and software vendors to assure timely resolution to any issues
• Ensure Servers meet proper performance and capacity standards
• Develop new or maintain existing programs based on specifications
• Develop, implement and maintain unit tests of programs
• Participate in Windows Systems Group projects
• Participate in requirements gathering and definition
• Leading the design of new or changing programs and producing requisite specifications
• Participate in functional test planning and testing for the Windows environment and related applications.
• Participate in problem solving and troubleshooting for the Windows environment and related applications.
• Sharing knowledge by effectively documenting work
• Maintain expert level of knowledge in area of expertise
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the virtualization environment, related applications and projects
• Work with the team to ensure the quality of coordinated business functions
• Respond quickly and effectively to production issues and taking responsibility for seeing those issues thru resolution.
• Mentor less experienced Engineers
• Participate in project planning
• Participate in design and maintenance of enterprise architecture
• Research and implement new technologies to improve the windows environment

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Expert knowledge of VMWare ESX Server 3.x
• Expert knowledge of VMWare Virtual Center
• Expert knowledge of SAN storage and the integration with VMWare ESX
• Expert knowledge of virtualization technologies and industry best practices for virtualization
• Expert knowledge of Windows 2003/2003 R2 server and client technologies
• Expert knowledge of system and network management tool concepts
• Expert knowledge of a Scripting language such as Power Shell, Perl, VBScript, WSH, ADSI Scripting and Kixtart
• Excellent knowledge of DNS, DHCP, WINS, TCP/IP, SMTP, NAT and network related technologies such as LAN/WAN topologies, transports and routing.
• Excellent knowledge of HP/COMPAQ Intel based server hardware and rack deployment
• Experience designing scalable multi-location LOB application infrastructure on Windows 2003/2008 based OS
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Accomplishes task with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or equivalent experience
• More than 6 years experience in a large Data Center Environment and related technologies
• Experience managing more than 25 virtual hosts in a Data Center Environment
• Experience managing more than 250 quests in a production Data Center Environment
• Experience supporting Servers in a LAN/WAN environment
• Experience supporting HP/COMPAQ Servers

REQUIREMENTS

• VMWare VCP Certification
• More than 2 years experience managing a VMWare ESX Virtual Center environment
• More than 2 years experience managing a complex multi-datacenter virtual environment