Systems Engineer P1

Systems Engineer P1Who We AreThe role:What You’ll Do:- Effectively deploy, configure, and maintain Windows servers in a Data Center environment.- Be accountable for server health, uptime, and performance.- Routinely patch, remediate and secure operating systems in alignment with security policies.- Create and maintain standardized OS images and employ automation to rapidly deploy virtual machines.- Assist project teams in technical design, strategy, planning and implementation of server and software rollouts.- Provide daily operational task support including change requests, resolving trouble tickets, server monitoring and problem triage.- Produce and maintain server documentation.- Adopt DevOps practices to drive the use of automation to simplify routine tasks.Key Skills- Windows server installation, configuration, and administration (Windows Server 2012 > current)- Scripting and other automation (i.e. PowerShell)- Performance tuning and troubleshooting- VMWare, Networking, and storage fundamentals.- Good, clean documentation skills- Working within a team to drive improvements, stability, and security.Desirable Skills- Windows Server and IIS administration- Windows Remote Desktop Services- OS security and server hardening- Software deployment tools (Octopus, Jenkins, Git, etc)- SCCM or similar- Monitoring tools (Icinga, New Relic, Opsview, Zabbix, etc)- Disaster Recovery methodologies and implementationExperience- Desirable 1 year of experience in supporting Microsoft technologies within a production setting.- Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.- Working experience in a multi-platform, multi-data center IT environment.- Experience executing tasks using scripting languages like PowerShell, Ansible, etc.- Experience creating and maintaining good documentation.- Experience in ISO compliance.Personal Characteristics- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills- Willingness to identify, implement and drive improvements.- Proactive, enthusiastic, and output driven.- Flexibility with regards to working outside normal business hours as required.