Systems Administrator

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We are seeking to welcome a Mid-Level Systems Administrator. The Senior Systems Administrator interfaces regularly with other IT Operations Administrators, Network Administrators and Technical Services leadership, and is responsible for the installation, monitoring and support of client facing systems in our IT infrastructure environment. 

Additional duties consist of standard Enterprise IT infrastructure support of Servers and Active Directory.

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Responsibilities

• Hands on administration of all IT infrastructure related services with a focus on – though not exclusively – compute, networking, identity, and VMware services; to include tiers 2 and 3 end user support as needed

• Hands on administration of Windows virtual environment to include management of GPOs, troubleshooting and resolving OS level issues; to include tiers 2 and 3 end user support as needed

• Hands on administration of all backup and patching activities for the IT Infrastructure.

• Routine auditing, and proactive assessment of, the IT infrastructure environment in order to continuously, and systematically, identify opportunities for improvement, service enhancement, and cost optimization for the business

• Continual assessment and management of risk within the IT infrastructure environment and remediation of identified vulnerabilities and risks

• IT Infrastructure backup and disaster recovery capabilities; ensuring on and offsite backups, redundancy, and high availability of all resources is optimized and maintained in order to minimize downtime and maximize recoverability

• Supporting secure identity management and authentication capabilities via centralized authentication mechanisms; SAML, Kerberos, LDAP, and/or federation

• Additional duties as assigned, ability to work with minimal supervision, and availability to work night and weekend hours as required

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information technology or related field, or 7 or more years of equivalent experience

• 4-5 years or more of hands-on experience in supporting applications and functions in a IT Infrastructure environment

• 3 years or more of hands-on experience in Windows system administration

 

Preferred Skills

• Strong experience in implementing, monitoring and maintaining Microsoft and VMware data center solutions, including major services related to Compute, Storage, Network and Security

• Strong knowledge of Backup, Restore, Recovery and high availability for Microsoft and IT server environments

• Windows Server creation, configuration, upgrade, migration and patching

• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving IT Server environment performance issues, connectivity issues, security issues, etc

• Ability to identify and troubleshoot Windows server related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resources

• Strong understanding and background of working with a complex Active Directory, LDAP and the requirement of strictly following standards, procedures, and processes

• Advanced knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Kerberos and Windows Authentication

• Knowledge of modern Windows operating systems.

• Excellent PowerShell skills

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Data center and Azure Systems Administrator

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The Azure Systems Administrator interfaces regularly with other Systems Administrators, Network Administrators and Technical Services leadership, and is responsible for the installation, monitoring and support of client facing systems in Azure, cloud-based technologies and our traditional data centers. 

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Additional duties consist of standard Enterprise Data Center support of Servers and Active Directory.

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Responsibilities

• Enhancing current Azure cloud environments

• Monitoring and enhancing the security of Azure environments

• Evaluating and automating the scaling and capacity requirements within Azure environments

• Ensuring federated access across Active Directory and Azure AD

• Troubleshooting and resolving Azure environment performance issues, connectivity issues, security issues, etc.

• Implementing new environments in the Azure cloud

• Working with application teams to integrate Azure infrastructure components into Venture Global LNG’s processes and procedures

• Additional duties as assigned

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Availability to work night and weekend hours on occasion as required

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information technology or related field, or 7 or more years of equivalent experience

•  5 years or more of experience in supporting applications and functions in the Azure Cloud

• Certification(s) related to the cloud environment preferred, such as MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure (Microsoft), CCNA Cloud (Cisco)

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Preferred Skills

• Strong experience in implementing, monitoring and maintaining Microsoft Azure and data center solutions, including major services related to Compute, Storage, Network and Security

• Strong knowledge of Backup, Restore, Recovery and high availability strategies for Microsoft Azure and data center environments.

• Strong knowledge of IaaS and PaaS services

• Windows Server and SQL database creation, configuration, upgrade, migration and patching

• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving Azure environment performance issues, connectivity issues, security issues, etc.

• Ability to identify and troubleshoot Azure server and SQL database related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resources

• Strong understanding and background of working with a complex Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP and the requirement of strictly following standards, procedures, and processes

• Advanced knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Kerberos and Windows Authentication

• Knowledge of network protocols such as: DNS, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, SFTP

• Knowledge of Network and TCP/IP routing/subnetting.

• Knowledge of Cisco network equipment/IOS: routing, switching, and firewalls a plus

• Knowledge of Windows operating systems.

• Working knowledge of VPN connectivity and client trouble shooting.

• Excellent PowerShell skills

• Experience with Azure AD, Active Directory including managing/maintaining GPOs

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Network Engineer

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We are seeking to hire a Network Engineer to develop and maintain functional and secure networks. The ideal candidate will have excellent problem-solving skills, a thorough knowledge of network administration and architecture, an passion for security and data protection.

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Responsibilities

• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)

• Configure and install software, servers, routers and other network devices

• Manage firewalls

• Monitor network performance and integrity

• Resolve issues tiers of support have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure

• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness

• Mentor team members on technical issues

• Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)

• Communicate with users when needed

• Maintain complete technical documentation

• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability 

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, computer science, or management information systems

• 6-7 or more years of industry-related experience as a Network Engineer or Network Administrator

• Professional certification preferred (e.g. CCNP, CCDP)

• Solid background in network administration and architecture

• In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF)

• Familiarity with access control models and network security

• Knowledge of coding languages for scripting (e.g Python, Perl)

• Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SolarWinds network tools)

• Solid understanding of network operating systems (JUNOS, Cisco IOS)

• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills

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Solution Architect - Applications

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Architect is a critical role in the solution implementation lifecycle cutting across all phases. Architects are technical leaders with strong understanding of technology and ability to apply it to drive business outcomes. Architects provide guidance for the solution definition, architectural assistance, technical delivery for the top critical cloud solution implementations 

 

Responsibilities 

• Ensure all solutions exhibit high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, repeatability, appropriate reusability, and reliability upon deployment​ 

• Proactively identify opportunities for integrating modern architecture patterns and emerging technical solutions into the current design 

• Evaluate, identify, mitigate and eliminate risk, provide guidance, and propose immediate solutions 

• Comfortable and effective communicator with all stakeholders, including senior customer executives, Enterprise Architects, Developers, Data Scientists, and IT Management 

• Lead deep technical architecture discussions and development of POCs 

• Work with multiple customers to create Proof of concepts (POCs) / Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) etc. and guide customers to production deployment and operationalization.​  

• Apply technical knowledge and expertise to architect and design solutions that meet business and IT needs, create solution roadmaps, drive POCs and MVPs, and ensure long term technical viability of new deployments, infusing key technologies where appropriate 

• Collaborate with other Architects and technology stakeholders to develop complex end-to-end Enterprise grade solutions.​  

• Create exceptional cross-team collaboration and communication. Partner with all required Microsoft stakeholders and partners to drive role clarity, account coverage, project assignment and effective cross-team collaboration  

• Ensure delivery of high-quality production deployments that are resilient and successful  

• Coach and enable your team members to accelerate innovation programs to production, including guidance on architectural design, technical recommendations, blocker escalations, and technical resource orchestration. 

 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) 

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) 

• OR equivalent experience. 

 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain 

• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain 

• OR equivalent experience. 

• 6+ years technical sales experience.  

• 6+ years project management experience. 

• Technical or Professional Certification in Domain 

 

Technology Areas 

Application Development  

• Extensive experienced in implementing, operating, customizing, tuning and troubleshooting Cloud solutions.  

• Designing scalable solutions on cloud platforms with focus on performance and resiliency, utilizing microservices architectures  

• Engineering distributed applications within architectural scenarios such as Web and IoT  

• Application design patterns, and anti-patterns, such as MVC, CQRS and/or SAGA  

• Interacting with and querying databases and/or NoSQL datastores  

• Application monitoring and end to end telemetry  

• Containers for packaging application deployment units and interacting with container-orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Service Fabric, Cloud Foundry  

• Defining CI/CD pipelines to automate test and release across different application environments using concepts such as Blue/Green and Canary deployments and related technologies (e.g. Jenkins, Spinnaker, Azure for DevOps, Chef, Puppet)  

• Source code management using Git or other source control technologies such as TFS  

• Open source technologies and frameworks  

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Microservices

• Comprehensive expertise in microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes  

• Proficient with Kubernetes ecosystem such as DAPR, ISTIO, HELM, Linkerd.  

• Software architecture, data structures, modern design patterns, and network protocols  

• Source control experience including branching, merging and rebasing  

• Running microservices and container-based workloads in production.   

 

Other Qualifications

• Inclusive and collaborative – driving teamwork and cross-team alignment.  

• Strong partner relationship management and solution development skills.  

• Conversant knowledge of competing platforms and solutions.  

• Proven track record of building deep relationships with CXOs  

• Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small technical audiences.  

• Problem solving mentality leveraging internal and/or external resources, conflict resolution, and follow through with partners.  

• Orchestration of application development lifecycle.  

• Experience in vertical industries, proven by projects/solutions implemented with substantial business processes covering Financial and Insurance, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Retail, or other business to consumer industry scenarios.  

• Demonstrable architecture, design, implementation, and/or support of complex application architectures  

• Candidates must also demonstrate ability to adapt to new technologies, learn quickly, and understand relevant cloud trends is required. 

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Responsibilities  

• Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment

• Gathers customer/partner insights from a broad range of stakeholders as well as the main business sponsor to shape and form disruptive solutions to address customer problems. Is familiar with industry trends (customer industry verticals, information technology [IT] industry) and brings those insights to model solutions 

• Works with customer/partner stakeholders (e.g., Enterprise Architects, Security Team, Development Team, Operations Team) and business sponsor to socialize both the business solution and the project approach to achieve alignment and consensus.  Contributes to Microsoft-centric operations and cadences to align with customer feedback.  

• Uses evidence-based approach to represent the customer/partner as a customer advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams and the business with a view to improving Microsoft technologies, products, services and offerings such that they can better meet customer/partner needs across a territory.  

  

Architecture Design and Deployment 

• Leverages an agile approach to Architecture, is familiar with reference architectures and established architectural styles and design patterns. Proposes and develops new solutions to scale across multiple customers/partners.   

• Is an expert at Microsoft Azure platform, its services and preferably atleast one competitive cloud platform  

• Is able to architect solutions to large and complex customer problems, is able handle challenges to the decisions made and provide traceability to ensure technology choices made are well researched and thought through.  Familiar with the DORA metrics and ensures the architecture allows teams to build solutions that are highly performant.     

• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to jointly drive governance to ensure quality and fitness for purpose of the solution 

• Anticipates and identifies risks during presales and delivery and ensures participation of the broader Microsoft team to address blockers.  Plans a way forward in complex and ambiguous situations with an innovative approach and durable design. 

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ACAI Partner Architect

 

Microsoft’s ACAI Domain Infrastructure Global Delivery Practice team is aligned with the Infrastructure Solution Area and brings delivery capability focused on designing and implementing solution to fit with business requirements and customer initiatives. The solution architect also helps customers to maximize the potential of their infrastructure by measuring their performance, taking tactical and strategic decision based on discoveries and assessment of the environments.

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Responsibilities

The focus of the Partner Architect role is to jointly work with Microsoft Domain Solution Architect (DSA) to Make the Market and drive Digital Transformation and Modernization Solutions with deeper focus on the Technology and Service Offerings that are specific to each of the Microsoft Consulting Services Domains. The Partner Architect plays a key role in driving the entire lifecycle of large and complex projects, and responsible for architectural and technical success for our customers. They will jointly work with Microsoft DSA in identifying and creatively solving complex customer problems, envisioning, and enabling critical processes, and fundamentally helping the customer to achieve their objectives.

The Architects responsibilities will include:

• Drive & Accelerate production-level Cloud Solutions in line with Customer and Microsoft strategy.

• Providing customer guidance during envisioning solution & benefits, defining workloads & methodology, project scope and sizing.

• Drive a positive Customer Experience by providing high quality delivery on strategic, complex deals, demonstrate Technical Leadership: Create Clarity, Generate Energy and Deliver Success

• Leverages a structured approach to Architecture Projects using Agile methodologies that make use of existing reference architecture and established architectural styles and design patterns.

• Contributes to definition and documentation of the Architecture through an architecture description document, and architecture decisions log to communicate the value proposition of the business solution along with the project approach.

• Participates in cost-based and technology-based discussions to explain the Architecture in terms of its build, deployment, and ongoing operational use to determine customer appetite for the business solution.

• Contribute to development and execution of test plans to prove that each requirement/constraint has been implemented as expected by the customer.

• Driving successful solution deployments by ensuring proper business value and customer satisfaction. Technically driving Microsoft and partners team to secure delivery of the solution in the defined scope of work.

• Driving operational excellence and innovation, leveraging new ideas contributing to increase Microsoft value to customers.

 

Experience required for this role includes

• Engagement / Stakeholder management​.

• Successfully demonstrated leadership in 5+ years as solution architecture for enterprise class customers.

• Excellent Communication (up / down/ peers).​

• Proven track level in business domain & technical conversation​.

• Holistic Infrastructure solution, design and architecture​.

• Previous track record delivering the full project life cycle​.
   

A strong focus on below technologies is required

• Deep domain expertise of cloud infrastructure solutions including Subscription Design, Identity and access management, Network topology and connectivity, Storage, Monitoring, Compute.

• Knowledge on Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF), Well Architecture Framework (WAF), Zero Trust Security Framework.

• Knowledge on Application Architecture, Migration of Infrastructure services to Azure IaaS / Pass, Greenfield deployment- optimization of applications, automation using Infrastructure-as-Code.

• Knowledge on Networking fundamentals- VNet, ExpressRoute, vWAN, Ingress/Egress patterns and services.

• Knowledge about OSS, Docker Containers, Kubernetes and related architectures.

• Knowledge On Various DevOps Tools and Technologies: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub.

• Knowledge on using integrated development environments - Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) relevant to Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering.

• At least 12-15 years related IT experience with Solution Architecture having experience in enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, database migrations, and technology management.

• Good to have a proven record of delivering business value and proven trust-relationships with ITDM, BDM

• Fluent English verbal and written communications skills are a must.

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