Operations Engineer Ii Jobs

Summary/objective: The Operations Engineer II role oversees maintenance, hardware and software upgrades, and repairs of network issues, and infrastructure, including cloud and on-prem hosted environments. Candidates will provide creative solutions in close collaboration with key business & technology partners, develop and implement new processes to prevent future maintenance needs, and employ continual improvement processes to identify areas of improvement and streamlining. A vital technical position, and our ideal candidate has at least three years of professional experience in a role related to information technology and operations. Candidates should have experience with ITIL / ITSM servicing and understand the tiered servicing, support, and delivery methodologies.

Core Job Duties

• Aid cross-functional support of Azure, AWS, Linux, and other technologies for performance troubleshooting and optimization
• Provide current state analysis and future state recommendations of customer technical environment Managing multisite network technologies (Router, Firewall, Switch and Load Balancer technologies)
• Data Protection (Configuration, Datasets, Schedules, and Retention Policies)
• Troubleshoot difficult problems and recommend appropriate actions, enlisting peer and vendor support as needed
• Evaluates compliance with the organization's technology standards
• Participate in team cross-training, knowledge transfer and best practice dissemination
• Serve as an escalation point for technical problems in a tiered support setting
• Assist in scoping, simulating, and performing disaster recovery-related exercises
• Support, document, and execute on migrations and upgrades in support of platform asset lifecycle management
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate to both the technical and management teams in an effective manner
• Have ITIL / ITSM servicing process experience
• Delivery and Implementation Support across multiple on-prem and cloud environments
• Develop and provide technical review of proposed design and architectural solutions
• Implement and support Cloud compute Infrastructure (including installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, and maintenance & monitoring)
• Storage (Storage Architecture, Capacity Management, Change and Configuration Management)
• Analyzes, defines, and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, cloud hosting, hardware and operating system environment, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks, controls, and outputs using standard development methodology
• Create and maintain appropriate documentation to ensure others can successfully support customer infrastructures

Job Complexity

A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization. Emerging understanding of broader organizational context and goals. Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.

Interaction

Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.

Supervision

Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.

Minimum Qualifications

Expert knowledge and experience administering servers in domain environment including installing, troubleshooting, and configuring DNS, DHCP, IIS, Group Policy, User/Group administration, auditing event logs. MCTS or MCITP Certification a plus.

Experience with VMware and vSphere Infrastructure, solid understanding of virtualization concepts.

Knowledge and experience with Windows 10, Server 2012R2/16, Microsoft Office, Exchange

Strong attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills. Additional Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (BS) in computer science and/or related experience

5-7 years of experience

• Network administration experience (LAN/WAN connectivity, network architecture, network security concepts, firewall administration, remote connectivity (VPN), subnetting, wireless networking, managed switches, QoS, VLANs, TCP/IP concepts).

Experience with MS SQL Server administration and SQL language a plus.

Experience with network and systems monitoring tools such as Solarwinds a plus.

Experience with Linux a plus.

Experience with cloud-based backup methods and tools.

SAN technology experience, iscsi and fc knowledge.

Experience working with third party hosting services

Customer service focus and communication skills a must

Ability to quickly assess problems and execute a viable plan of action

Strong Communication Skills (oral And Written) Required

Physical Demands: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds.

Work Authorization: Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

FLSA Classification Exempt

Location: Office/Hybrid/Remote

About Isolved

isolved is an employee experience leader, providing intuitive, people-first HCM (Human Capital Management) technology. Our solutions are delivered directly or through our partner network to more than five million employees and 145,000 employers - who use them every day to boost performance, increase productivity, and accelerate results while reducing risk. Our HCM platform, isolved People Cloud, seamlessly connects and manages the employee journey across talent management, HR & payroll, workforce management and engagement management functions. No matter the industry, we help high-growth organizations employ, enable and empower their workforce by transforming employee experience for a better today and a better tomorrow. For more information, visit www.isolvedhcm.com.

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