Senior Distributed Systems Administrator

Senior Distributed Systems Administrator

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Senior Distributed Systems Administrator, Richardson TX

Founded in 1944, Parsons, an engineering, construction, technical, and management services firm with revenues of $2.7 billion in 2010, is 100% owned by the Employee Stock Ownership Trust. We conquer the toughest logistical challenges and deliver design/design-build, program/construction management, professional services, and innovative alternative delivery solutions to private industrial customers worldwide as well as to federal, regional, and local government agencies. Parsons is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, environmental, and defense/security. Currently, more than 10,500 Parsons' employees are engaged in more than 4,500 projects in 50 states and 24 countries. These dedicated workers speak 72 languages collectively, and hold more than 7,900 college degrees and professional registrations. Parsons' employees continue to go anywhere in the world, meet every technical and management challenge, and persevere until the job is done.

NEED:
As a member of the Parsons Core Infrastructure & Architecture team in the GSS IT Department, the Senior Server Administrator will be responsible to provide support in a heterogeneous server (Dell, Netapp) environment performing installation, customization and maintenance of the IT server components. The Senior Administrator is a key technical resource in the design, architecture and deployment of new systems to keep the server environment stable and interruptions to a minimum in standalone and multi-tiered environments. Individual must work closely with the other IT teams to bring resolution to all issues and perform proactive duties such as installs, access/permissions issues and software/hardware upgrades. Candidates will be required to escalate to vendors and provide root cause analysis and incident reports and to provide timely resolution to break/fix issues.

Other duties will include:

• Evaluate and integrate new operating system versions, drivers and hardware
• Tests software updates and patches
• Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels in standalone and multi-tiered environments
• Conducts system analysis, configuration management and develops improvements for system software performance, availability and reliability
• Perform Incident resolution, Problem Determination and Root Cause Analysis in accordance with Service Level Agreements using trouble ticket software to track and respond to tasks
• Designs, develops, recommends and implements new or revised system software, utilities and automated processes as necessary. Provides in-depth diagnosis for operating systems software/hardware failures and develops solutions
• Ensures server data integrity by evaluating, implementing and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions
• Prescribes system backup / disaster recovery procedures and directs recovery operations in the event of destruction of all or part of the operating system or other system components. Implements appropriate levels of system security
• Provides technical expertise for system Transitions, Migrations and Consolidations
• Provides technical assistance to IT support staff, including but not limited to, DBAs, Network Engineers, Application Developers, Middleware Engineers, other System Administrators, Project Managers, Change Managers and Business Development staff

Qualifications:
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other Bachelor degree with equivalent server technology coursework
  
• 8 years of Systems Administrator experience
  
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP-Enterprise Administrator)
  
• Configuring, deploying, administering and optimizing a variety of IT Servers such Dell/Cisco Blade Chassis & Blades, PowerEdge Rack/Tower configurations, Dell PowerVault disk attached storage arrays (DASD)
  
• Administering User Network id and ACL's administration in a Corporate Windows Active Directory Domain Environment
  
• Demonstrable knowledge of virtualization system configurations using VMware Server, VMware ESX/ESXi, and Microsoft Hyper-V
  
• Networking protocols including TCP/IP, WINS, DNS, DHCP and network devices such as routers, Ethernet switches, firewalls
  
• Operating Systems Software - VMware ESX/ESXi Server, Windows NT , Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Window 2008, Windows 95, 98, XP and Vista , Windows 7, Redhat Linux, with special emphasis on Microsoft Products:
  
• Products - Cluster Server, Remote Access Service, Internet Information Server, Server, SQL Server, Outlook, Office Professional, Terminal, Server, Visio, Scripting skills (batch files, KIXstart, vbScript, Windows instrumentation (WMI), ADSI).
  
• Troubleshoot Server-related issues
  
• Provide on-call Support
  
• Capable of performing heavy lifting associated with server installs
  
• Required skills relating to Data Security, Management and Backup include: Exposure to Backup methodologies and technologies, Disaster recovery techniques and planning; Knowledge of media handling and care; Disaster recovery techniques and planning; Data restoration and verification and Database backup methods and management.
  
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
  

DESIRED SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• ITIL Certification
  
• VMware Certified Professional Certification 3.0 or 4
  
• NETAPP / network storage array configurations (NAS)
  
• CommVault Experience
  
• CCNA
  

Parsons offers an ethical, challenging, diverse, rewarding and fun work experience where enthusiastic, responsible people use their energy, talent and dedication to make a difference in the world.

We provide career growth and development, a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; tuition reimbursement program; credit union membership; Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 401(k) plan. Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. M/W/D/V.