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IT Manager

 

This person will design and maintain Infrastructure.   Could be for supporting future and existing voice/data networks. Manage all IT aspects of Facilities Engineering Projects as well as being responsible for all wire termination areas (MDF’s IDF’s).  Plan, develop, implement and maintain infrastructure for voice, multimedia and data technologies as well as future growth.  Manage the IT/ Facilities Group on the following: moves, add and change requests; new IT/ Facilities Building Projects; internal and external wiring inventory and daily data center tape backups; and adherence to all IT standards.   Attend IT and Facilities meetings as required.  Keep current on advancements in both the voice and data technologies and develop a strategic plan for optimizing company IT services, both short and long term, and costs.  Supervise, hire, train and develop staff members, provide timely and appropriate performance feedback, and recommend compensation and department structure decisions. Ensure that staff knowledge and skills remain current as technology changes.  Ensure the development and implementation of safety and security procedures as per Corporate Standards.  Manage IT/Facilities Budgets as required.  Develop the department's annual budget and ensure that expenses are controlled in an appropriate manner. This includes reviewing, recommending and negotiating contracts with vendors and approving all department supply and maintenance requests. Develop and keep current emergency contingency plans to minimize voice and data infrastructure disruptions within or between company sites.  Ensure readiness of disaster recovery team and resources; participate in disaster recovery team response. 

 

Minimum Job Requirements:
BS/BA in Computer Science, Telecommunications or equivalent experience. 6-8 years’ experience in voice/data applications, including specific experience with Cisco and Nortel data equipment, Avaya PBX’s. Knowledge of Lan/Wan networks, IDF, MDF and campus environment wiring. Strong customer service orientation with demonstrated communication and leadership skills including 7 years managerial experience. Ability to handle multiple simultaneous priorities. Ability to travel depending on company size.

Network Administrator

Responsible for user setup and support, maintaining and supporting networking hardware and software; perform application installs and upgrades.  Trouble shoot system and network related issues.  Perform network and server administration.  Purchase hardware.  Manage IT vendors and service providers.  Manage phone system.  Experience installing and maintaining network devices and systems and maintaining server applications. Experience on various servers administration. Must possess strong test, debug and optimization skills.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in CS, MIS or related field; minimum of 2 years experience in computer networking.

Database Administrator

Under supervision of the Manager, Database Administration performs a variety of complex administrative and technical work in database management, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the databases and data dictionaries of the enterprise. Installs and configures application software, creates and manages database instances. Inspects and resolves database problems quickly and efficiently, develops reports and ancillary paperwork and maintains system security. Performs other duties as assigned. Experience with installation and patching of client server, client and application software; Experience with client database creation and configuration; Experience with use of client database tools, including export/import and SQL-Loader; Experience with database monitoring, capacity planning and performance tuning; Experience with proper database backup and restore procedures; Ability to troubleshoot all areas of the database environment, including networking; Ability to create, maintain and troubleshoot PL/SQL objects, shell scripts, and utilities; Ability to develop and execute complex DDL and DML SQL statements; Experience in Oracle on UNIX (Solaris preferred) and/or Red Hat Linux environments; Experience with supporting Oracle Applications 11i a plus; Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL a plus; Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing; Ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; Ability to troubleshoot issues beyond the database environment and into related OS and application areas; Ability to meet deadlines; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consultants, peers and supervisors; Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions; Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, as applicable.

 Requirements: BS degree in computer science, or comparable technical education. A minimum 2-4 years work experience as a database administrator in a commercial environment using Oracle RDBMS. Ability to work on tasks with a high degree of complexity, errors can cause substantial delay, expense and disruption of significant portions of the company's IT operations.

Unix Systems Administrator

 

Unix Services group which is a part of the Systems Administration and Network Services organization. Unix Systems Administrators tasked with designing, building, and operating both customer-facing Internet and internal Unix and Linux systems. Requires excellent written communications skills; a can do, enthusiastic attitude toward work and internal customers; strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to perform advanced performance and capacity tuning administration tasks. Must be well organized, self-starter, able to deliver assigned tasks on time, and manage multiple tasks. Experienced in security administration, including system hardening best practices, network security, and vulnerability scanning/assessments.

Responsibilities to include:

o        Rack, network, OS, configure, harden Linux servers.

o        Provide on-going administration of Unix/Linux systems.

o        Compile source code, source RPM's, patch code, test and install patches and updates.

o        Support Java production and development platforms.

o        24 x 7 on call duties (on a rotation schedule). Must be willing to carry a pager 24 x 7 x 365 in case of emergencies.

o        Document HOWTO's and procedures for troubleshooting and system management.

o        Hold meetings to gather system requirements with engineers, architects and other system stakeholders.

o        Write project plans, interact effectively with various architects, engineers and resources in resolving problems during the project planning and implementation phases.

Qualifications:

BA or BS (4 year undergraduate degree) from an accredited institution.  A minimum of 4 years of experience as a Unix Systems Administrator in a corporate environment.  Experience in either an Oracle or DB2 environment. Possess strong scripting skills in shell and Perl, coding in C, C++, or Java. Extensive experience with core internetworking concepts and technologies: OSI model, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, DNS (BIND), SMTP (Sendmail, procmail), HTTP. Security focused, experience with SSL, Apache configs, SSH, certificates, PKI. Experience with LDAP configuration and schemas, NIS, YP services.

 

 

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