Network / System Engineer

This is an application systems monitoring role, working with an application development team, infrastructure operations and engineering team to develop monitoring solutions that will mimic end-user experience and synthetic transactions. The candidate will need to understand how different components in an application work together. Interaction with the middleware, system software and hardware is essential. They will also need to know how the clients are using the systems to benchmark key performance indicators, document use cases, create test and implementation plans. Diverse engineering skills to architect and implement monitoring solutions.

The ideal candidate will have experience working and being successful in a large, multi-data center enterprise environment. Business acumen a plus. Communication and flexibility are important skills for this role, as special projects may be assigned
- 3+ years Development or Architecture experience for multi-tiered business applications
- 2+ years production systems engineering and/or support role.
- Proven experience with Splunk and Dynatrace implementation, design/build of dashboards and alerting
- Other experience with SiteScope, Catchpoint, and AppDynamics is a plus
- Knowledge of OS (Windows/Unix) based infrastructure services, processing, monitoring, shell scripts, etc.
- Proven experience in application/network performance and availability monitoring
- An excellent communicator
- A self-motivated, hands-on, driven individual
- A strategic thinker who can link business context to technical reality
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment whilst meeting deadlines

EDUCATION:
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) or similar, including experience.
Requires Weekend 2nd shift work AMRS East Coast Hours including Friday Saturday
• Automation skills to reduce manual activities
• Proven team player who can work comfortably in a multicultural environment
• Proven ability to work independently, multi-task and effectively work in a complex environment with a global team structure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Strong influencer, facilitator, and collaborator.
• Detail oriented and organized
• Must be proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, results driven with attention to detail
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Motivation to achieve results and the ability to quickly integrate into teams
• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment and draw and defend results and conclusions
• Ability to work in a dynamic and team-oriented environment
• Ability to balance a significant workload, prioritize and multitask