Urgent requirement : Sr. System Engineer : Oakland, CA : Immediate interview

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Role: Sr. System Engineer

Location: Oakland, CA

Duration: 6-12 Months

Start: Immediate

Interview : Phone

Job Description:

Requirements:

The Position

The Sr. Windows Systems Engineer is responsible for provisioning, installation and configuration, operation and maintenance of Corporate IT systems and related infrastructure. This position is responsible for system integrity, adherence to organizational SLA values, usability and business continuity planning. Regular projects include the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development, technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and deployment.

This position will collaborate with the Technical Operations teams on various issues, with a primary focus on Corporate IT and Helpdesk.

General Responsibilities

Engineering technical solutions for various project and operational needs
Install new and rebuild existing servers and hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in both physical premise and AWS virtual environments
Configure, install and monitor systems that support Sun Gevity infrastructure applications
Daily system monitoring to verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes
Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions and adherence to best practices
Research and recommend innovative and automated approaches for system administration. Identify processes that leverage our existing resources
Perform backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media
Manage user authentication according to established best practice
Repair and recover hardware or software failures
Apply patches and upgrades on a regular basis. Upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure new services as necessary
Maintain operational and configuration procedures
Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning
Perform ongoing performance tuning and resource optimization as required
Support the Desktop Support Team at large by infrastructure or automation
24/7 on-call support

Minimum Qualifications

5 + years of experience in systems administration on Windows platforms for large-scale, mission-critical applications
Strong Active Directory/LDAP troubleshooting skills
PowerShell/WMI scripting and automation skillset
Solid foundation in 2008 AD/FSMO monitoring, replication and Kerberos authentication
Hands-on experience with Sites, cross-platform SSO, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and WDS deployment
Knowledge of load-balanced print spooling services
Experience with Crash plan backup and recovery applications/procedures
Experience with JAMF management for Mac
Project management skills
Proven successful experience working with cross-functional teams.
Must have strong analytical and design skills, planning and problem solving skills
Excellent written e-correspondence and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated, organized and able to work well both independently and in a team-environment, with an appropriate sense of urgency
Whatever-it-takes/can-do attitude