EMS Engineer (Hybrid / Remote) - SEMSENGG24-06306

Overview

Remote
On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
No Travel Required

Skills

syntax
computer science
database management
SSH
Sencha
Splunk
UNIX
JAVAScript
JQuery
LINUX
Nagios
Network Management
Python
SNMP
Ajax
Angular
Angular JS
Cacti
EIGRP
ExtJS
Front End Development
communication skills
education industry
planning
self - starter
written communication

Job Details

Title: Senior EMS Engineer
Duration: 24 Months
Type: Hybrid Remote

Job Description:

The Enterprise Management Systems team is responsible for providing monitoring capabilities to the network infrastructure that is utilized by the client. This includes infrastructure that provides internet connectivity for all teachers, students, and administrators located in instructional and central building locations. The EMS team's responsibilities also include creating and managing tools that allow for monitoring and support of critical applications. This specialized role places a strong emphasis on expertise in Python, Splunk SPL and JAVAScript programming. The Senior EMS Engineer will be responsible for providing high-level support to all monitoring tools, programming, and scripting needs for reporting, internet connectivity, and database management.

Client requires IT professional services to support day-to-day operational needs for critical business functions and objectives related to:

  • Data Center Resiliency: This project is a comprehensive initiative designed to fortify the availability and continuity of critical applications and essential business functions.
  • The primary objective is to establish a robust and fail-safe infrastructure that minimizes downtime and ensures seamless operation even in the face of unforeseen disruptions or challenges.
  • Network and Application Availability: Provide monitoring services to critical applications and schools' network environments. Early failure detection enables support teams to proactively triage and resolve issues with minimum downtime.
  • School Bandwidth Management: Monitor school's bandwidth usage to identify schools that need bandwidth upgrades due to increased usage.
  • Network Infrastructure Management: Client and track network equipment at NYCPS to assist support engineers in troubleshooting and finance team with inventory reports.

OUTLINE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Maintains and enhances the Network Management Infrastructure (Splunk, Netscout, Nagios, Cacti,..) that provides support to all administrative and school-based environments. Utilizes best design practices to ensure the operational availability of all networking infrastructures.
  • Work with scripting and programming languages such as Python, or JavaScript
  • Maintains familiarity with Angular JS or Sencha ExtJS Front End Development, JavaScript, HTML, JQuery, and Ajax.
  • Serves as the technical resource for the network management environment and collaborates with NYCPS Level 2 and 3 network engineers to resolve as well as isolate complex network-related compatibility, service, and project issues.
  • Develops, configures, deploys, and tests complex tools and toolsets, scripts, and related systems, and recommends, performs, and implements tool enhancement initiatives to support and improve existing processes.
  • Interacts with all support teams to provide and develop technology planning, standards, and design for the Network Management Group responsible for the overall network architecture, technology deployment, and support processes for network management technologies.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate must have minimally achieved the following level of experience:

  • 5+ years of experience working with Python, Splunk SPL and JavaScript programming.
  • 5+ years of experience working with UNIX, LINUX scripting.
  • 5+ years of experience working with SQL syntax and experience writing database queries.
  • 2+ years of experience working with networking protocols such as EIGRP, HTTP, SSH, SCP, SFTP, SNMP.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant industry/project experience.

PREFERABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in computer science or relevant industry/project experience.
  • Prior education industry/project experience
  • Must be a self-starter and be able to work well independently and in a team setting
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate in a credible and confident manner at all levels in the organization, especially on technical issues to a non-technical audience
  • Detailed and process-oriented