• Address: Houston, TX 77204 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/03/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Company Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc.
Position Title Wintel Server Administrator
Job Code 2880758
Job Location Houston, TX -
Description



Description

One of SGA's major financial clients is looking for a Wintel System Administrator for a long-term consulting role in Houston, TX. This person will handle the day-to-day production support of the Wintel environment including break/fix, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventative measures, mentoring of Level 2 and 1 Wintel SA with regards to clustering, monitoring and troubleshooting, be able to work in an On-Call environment that is global and 24x7, and be able to pass and receive work for global peers in different time zones, handle streamlining of processes and procedures, ongoing improvements to the environment, patching, management reporting, etc.

Diagnose and troubleshoot Wintel physical and virtual server problems and issues with minimal supervision, Document detailed problem resolution summaries and work histories, technical documentation and application discovery, manage multiple production service requests and internal projects and perform routine root cause analysis investigations and document as required.

Skills and Experience:

*7 years experience in administering Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, 2003, 2008 Servers in a Distributed Enterprise Environment and 5 years experience with Microsoft Active Directory
*Expert knowledge on installing, configuring & troubleshooting Windows based operating systems
*Installation and maintenance of external monitoring tools such as Tivoli, Netcool
*Must possess an understanding of networking technology and expertise in DNS, WINS and DHCP
*Experience with Citrix, SQL databases, IIS, blade Servers, Clustering and virtualization.
*Operational experience in a large-scale data center
*/ Understanding of security best practices for multi-tiered operating systems
*BS in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or related field preferred
*Systems administration certification for supported Operating System (Windows Server) preferred
*In depth experience with installing, configuring and maintaining Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster Server
*Good knowledge of systems management covering the following key products:
*Tivoli 5.0 or Higher
*SNMP Traps
*Virtual Center
*Microsoft SQL Server 2003 or Higher
*Perl Scripting
*Windows 2008 Clustering Procedures
*Change Management Procedures
*Versioning

Skills Required:

*Perl Scripting
*Shell Scripting
*Root Cause Analysis
*Advanced Windows Skills

Skills optional:

*MSCE
*RHCE
*VLAN
*VBScript

Desired Skills:


Non-Tech Skills:


About Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc.:

Since its inception in 1981, Software Guidance and Assistance, Inc. (SGA) has been providing consultants with the best jobs in the field, for the most competitive wages. We take care of our consultants the way we take care of our clients €¦ with the utmost of professionalism and dedication.


*We offer the best rates in the market for your skills
*We will pay you in advance of funds receipt from our clients
* We customize our benefits packages to suit your needs
*We will never take your resume to a client without your approval
*We will pay your referral fees


We have an established reputation in the field and are extremely selective with what we present to our consultants. We understand how valuable your time is, and we will not let it be wasted.

If you believe you are the perfect match for this position, please send your resume as a Word attachment & include the 7-digit position identifier IN THE SUBJECT LINE TO: sgamail@sgainc.com

*Candidates must have 5 years of US experience.
*Direct candidates only, no third parties.
*Must be available for face-to-face interview at client site.
*If you meet ALL of the requirements, please submit your resume today.



Start Date: ASAP
Emp. Type: Contract
# of Openings: 1
Location: Houston, TX -
Overtime Pay: None
Job Number: 35789090 : JS09-02054
Date Posted: 11/1/2009

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