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Peak17's direct client is seeking a
Windows Systems Engineer II to join their team in Las Vegas, NV 89113 on a 3-month Contract to Hire basis. We are looking for highly qualified professionals at our state-of-the-art, corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, NV. The Windows Senior Systems Engineer will play a technical leadership role in a 24x7 highly available production environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and articulate, recognized as an expert with Microsoft operating systems (Windows Server 2012, 2016 or newer), related software technologies and have a proven history of using administrative tools and automating routine administration tasks. Day-to-day responsibilities include:- Must be able to work independently to troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis, identify and isolate technical issues
- Must be willing to take ownership of the issue analysis and resolution efforts and commit to "doing what it takes" to resolve technical issues regardless of the effort or timeframe required.
- Triaging as necessary for production, QA & development environments.
- 6+ years overall experience with at least the last 2 years focused on providing technical support across a broad range of Microsoft technologies
- Mentor System Administrators through leadership and setting positive examples
- Serve as the team lead for the group
- Capable of performing design, test and implementation of complex technical solutions and architecture
- Ability to lead and manage system initiatives and new projects
- Troubleshooting issues related to production systems, triaging as necessary for production, QA & development environments
- Work with external vendors/consultants to diagnose complex problems and drive resolution
- Resolve errors and alarms quickly and provide timely escalation
- Complete tasks required to maintain service levels and availability of all site features and functions
- Help define and support process improvements
- Full-time position with on-call duties
- 6+ years' work experience as Windows Server Administrator
- Must have experience implementing and managing 700+ server environments (with server-class hardware and peripherals), located in multiple datacenters
- Expert understanding of and experience with Microsoft operating systems, Active Directory & Domain architecture, NTFS permissions, DNS, OS security and systems patching
- Expert understanding of and experience with IIS, Microsoft Exchange and/or Microsoft SQL
- Strong understanding of networking - routing, subnets, UDP, TCP, IP and VLANs
- Strong expert level scripting skills - batch, PowerShell and/or VB
- Strong experience with NAS and/or SAN
- Strong experience with virtualization technologies - preferably VMware vSphere
- Bachelors in an engineering discipline or Technical certification in Windows Server 2012/2016 Administration or equivalent work experience. Microsoft and VMware certifications are highly desirable.
- IT staffing and placement such as Project Managers, Agile/Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, DBAs, Software Engineers, Mobile Developers (iOS, Android), DevOps, Automation, QA, Systems & Network Engineers, Cyber Security / Information Security Specialists, ERP, CRM, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Big Data and Creative (UI/UX, Web Design)
- Operational staffing and placement of Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing professionals, as well as Information Technology resources.
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