Senior Server Engineer

Overview

On Site
$72 - $82 hr
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12+ mo(s)

Skills

Financial Services
Jersey
AutoCAD Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server
Microsoft Operating Systems
DNS
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
DHCP
WINS
Microsoft Cluster Server
Server Farms
Network
Load Balancing
Active Directory
VMware vSphere
VMware
Supplier Relationship Management
SAP SRM
Hyper-V
Performance Management
EMC
EMC SRDF
Computer Hardware
Blade Servers
Microsoft IIS
.NET
F5
Computer Networking
TCP/IP
SNMP
Subnetwork
Routing
Relational Databases
Sybase
Oracle
SQL
IBM WebSphere MQ
Communication
Project Management
Documentation
English
Trading
Servers
Virtualization
Microsoft
Failover
Microsoft Windows
Management
Disaster Recovery
Performance Monitoring
Dynatrace
Dell
IBM
Capacity Management
Application Support
Project Implementation
Scripting
Incident Management
Problem Management
Inventory
Recruiting
PTP

Job Details

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Senior Server Engineer to join a financial services company in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12-month contract to start with the potential for extensions.

Pay: $72.00 - $82.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.

Description:
The principle objective of this position is to architect and provide expert level support and strategy for the production Windows server environment. Maintain proactive performance monitoring of the environment utilizing specific monitoring tools. Play an active role in the day-to-day support activities, administration and projects associated with windows infrastructure/applications and maintain all the Windows servers. Strong knowledge of Active Directory is mandatory.

Position requirements:

  • 10 plus years of experience preferred.
  • Expert knowledge of Windows OS (2022/2019/2016/2012) and Windows 2022/2019/2016/2012 Enterprise components and technologies such as Domains, DNS, Registries, DHCP/WINS.
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft cluster technologies and strategies: server cluster, network and component load balancing
  • Strong knowledge of Active Directory
  • Good knowledge of VMWare vSphere and associated products (eg vCenter, SRM)
  • Hyper-v knowledge is a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of performance management and capacity planning.
  • Strong knowledge of the SAN / EMC storage including the different SRDF types
  • Strong knowledge of installing Windows W2K16 and above on industry standard hardware (e.g. Client/IBM/Dell -including blade servers)
  • Knowledge and experience of IIS, .NET, Knowledge of F5 are a big plus
  • Working knowledge of Dynatrace monitoring is a plus.
  • Good working knowledge of networking functions (i.e. function of TCP/IP, SNMP) subnetting and routing.
  • Knowledge of relational databases such as Sybase, Oracle, and SQL along with MQ Series.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Project Management and Documentation skills
  • Service oriented, positive, committed and enthusiastic team player.
  • Will be required to work weekends & on an on-call rotation 24*7
  • Proficient in English.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for supporting a trading environment consisting of Windows 2016/2019/2022 servers & to be actively involved in the planning & implementation of new projects.
  • Proactively monitor virtual environment for capacity, stress, risk and workload and take necessary remediation steps
  • Build & support Microsoft Failover clusters & also work with stretch clusters.
  • Maintain the windows environment in the Americas Region for all business lines
  • Interface with Vendors and Internal Global Teams to ensure the environment conforms to the current standards.
  • Manage Business Continuance in relation to Disaster Recovery.
  • Maintain System high reliability, availability and resiliency levels.
  • Provide 1st, 2nd and 3rd Level Support for the production Environments
  • Proactive System Performance Monitoring (using Geneos, Dynatrace Client/DELL/IBM ) and capacity management
  • Perform system upgrades and mandatory security/OS patching.
  • Liaise with application support teams to gather requirements, design, and deploy standard systems
  • Project implementation for all business lines.
  • Provide 24*7 On call support based on rotation within the team
  • Perform thorough morning checks on all critical applications using existing tools or scripts.
  • Strictly abide and follow the company policy and procedures pertaining to change and incident management.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all systems are deployed consistent with group standards and best practices.
  • Incident and Problem management: take ownership and work with team to resolve production related issues.
  • Follow groups standard security practices within the environment.
  • Maintain an accurate and current inventory

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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