Sr. System Administrator

for Nous Infosystems in Lincolnshire, IL

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Skills:
MPLS networks, IPv6NAT, IPSec, VLANs, DHCP / IP, DNS, IDS, Cisco Firewalls. LDAP 
Location:
Lincolnshire, IL
Area Code:
847 
Travel Req:
none 
Telecommute:
no 
Pay Rate:
DOE 
Tax Term:
FULLTIME 
Length:
Permanent 
Posted:
11-14-2014 
Position ID:
802458 
Dice ID:
RTL54710 

Responsibilities:

  • Installing and maintaining hardware including, but not limited to system integration, enterprise storage technologies (SAN, disk arrays), server hardware, desktop or mobile hardware, network components (routers, switches), firewalls and other security appliances, wireless network devices, peripherals.
  • Installing, integrating and maintaining various software components including, but not limited to Microsoft server operating systems and servers, Microsoft desktop operating systems, Microsoft active directory services, virtualization technologies (VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V), application virtualization technologies (Vdi, RDS), enterprise anti-virus software, enterprise backup software.
  • Install and maintain servers in a network infrastructure; including email servers (Microsoft Exchange), SQL servers, web servers, anti-virus servers, network switches and firewalls, both internally and externally for our client base.
  • Disaster recovery design and implementation.
  • Migration of Exchange servers, migration to Office 365
  • Coordinate activities related to MPLS network
  • Vendor management

Requirements

  • Understanding of MPLS networks, IPv6, Quality of Service, NAT, IPSec, VLANs, DHCP / IP address management, DNS, IDS, and Cisco Firewalls and Switches
  • Strong knowledge and experience with Windows Server 2008 and 2012, AD 2012, Exchange 2010 and 2013, LDAP, and Group Policies
  • Experience in virtualization technologies with VMware, , Hypervisor and Citrix XenServer
  • Minimum of 5 years in implementation and support of Microsoft technologies       Windows server 2003 to 2012Exchange, Lync, Office 365 Migration and Active Directory
  • Experience in installation and configuration of SQL Server 2012/2014, Business Intelligence tools (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS), Sharepoint 2010
  • Deep understanding and experienced with Cloud IAAS / PAAS integration with AWS

Critical Success Factors:

  • High technical aptitude with up-to-date knowledge of broad technological advances and solutions.
  • Experience and ability in breaking down technology projects into distinct tasks, developing time and cost estimates, and building and presenting proposals to clients.
  • Ability to take initiative to achieve value-added results within scope of responsibility.
  • Excellent communication and persuasive skills.
  • Proficiency at administering Microsoft Server and Desktop Operating Systems, Microsoft Exchange, networking technologies (i.e.: TCP/IP, Routing, Switching, Firewalls), administering Microsoft Active Directory, and Group Policy Objects (GPO).

Preferred certifications

  • MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and 2013, Configuration, Server Virtualization
  • Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 and Microsoft Lync 2010 and 2013
  • Virtualization technologies, including VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V Server
  • Microsoft System Center 2007, 2012
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