Client Technologies Technician - Advanced

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: MANAGES SYSTEMS SOFTWARE. PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, INSTALLING, AND USING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS FOR MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS. 40% - SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO CREATE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM SOFTWARE ON MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS. TUNE SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE. TRACK SYSTEM CAPACITY. ENSURE SYSTEM STABILITY. 35% - COLLABORATE AND LIAISE WITH OTHER UNITS AND SERVE AS A TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT. 10% - TRAIN AND ADVISE LESS SKILLED SYSTEMS PROGRAMMERS AND PROVIDE EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OTHERS. 15% - CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS REQUIRED. REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WINDOWS SERVER 2016/2019, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, AND RELATED MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES. MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, OR SIMILAR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONS. EXCELLENT POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION. PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND TUNING, LARGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION. Job Description: THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A MIXED ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND LINUX ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A VMWARE OR OTHER CLOUD BASED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT. SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A FAST PACED, STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. CUSTOMER FOCUSED, DETAIL ORIENTED, TEAM PLAYER PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): HOST BASED FIREWALLS DNS KNOWLEDGE POWERSHELL AUTOMATION VMWARE VMWARE VSAN SPLUNK/ELASTICSEARCH OR SIMILAR LOGGING TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS VEEAM OR OTHER BACKUP SOLUTIONS UNDERSTANDING OF: MSSQL ALWAYS ON PATCH MANAGEMENT SECURITY VULNERABILITIES REQUIRED EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND EXPERIENCE WITH WINDOWS SERVER OS. Category Name Required Importance Level Last Used Experience Database Platforms Performance Tuning Yes 2 Advanced Within 2 Years 4 - 6 YearsSkills Networking & Directories Active Directory Yes 1 Advanced Within 2 Years 4 - 6 Years Operating Systems/APIs PowerShell Yes 3 Advanced Within 2 Years 4 - 6 Years Operating Systems/APIs Windows Server OS Yes 1 Advanced Within 2 Years 4 - 6 Years