Senior Cloud Operations Engineer Job in Redwood City, California US
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer
Title: Senior Cloud Operations Engineer Duration: Full-time Employment Location: Redwood City Rate: Flexible with experience Industry: Healthcare Target Start Date: ASAP Skills Summary: Virtualization, Cloud Services and Service Management, Microsoft AD, SQL, SharePoint, SCOM, NOC/dashboard, analytic readouts, and automation tools Overview: Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer to support their operations team responsible for providing engineering support, operations, and maintenance for their research and development operations functions, high performance computing, as well as related systems and processes that leverage cloud technologies. A candidate will provide a range of services that include Service Monitoring, Change Management, IT Asset Management and Incident/Problem management. Responsibilities: - Install, Deploy, Configure, Test, Monitor, Patch, Troubleshoot, and Maintain third-party and proprietary servers, networks, production systems and applications preferably in Cloud or Virtual environments. - Join a team of System Administrators and Operations Resources and build a tiered cloud Service Desk Management System and help guide / write the processes and procedures for service monitoring, call resolution, patching, etc. - Support 24x7x365 operational systems. - System monitoring and escalation. - Present and future capacity planning for required system resources. - Create, maintain and disseminate operational tools including NOC/dashboard, analytic readouts, and automation tools. Degree/Education Requirements: - Bachelor*s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related scientific or a technical discipline. Equivalent experience and/or industry standard certifications can be substituted in lieu of degree. - Minimum of 5+ years* experience in System Infrastructure Administration (over 200 nodes). - Minimum of 7+ years* managing a range of Microsoft-based enterprise technologies. - Minimum of 5 years designing and deploying networked applications and services on Linux or FreeBSD systems in a production environment Required Skills/Experience: - Strong knowledge of Windows/Lines system administration practices and troubleshooting including but not limited to installing, deploying, securing, maintaining enterprise services - Experience with writing the Operations and Service Desk processes and procedures - Experience with the one or more of the following: Microsoft AD, SQL, SharePoint, SCOM, Linux - Experience maintaining multi-tiered application environments. - Strong foundation in Virtualization, Cloud Services and Service Management - Strong knowledge of Microsoft Enterprise-class software and services (e.g. Server OS, Microsoft Active Directory, Databases, SharePoint, desktop). - Familiarity with virtualization Environments to include large scale deployment and design for server, application and desktop virtualization and emerging cloud technologies (e.g. VMWare, Hyper-V). - Experience with automation, configuration and release management technologies and tools - Experience scripting in one of the following languages: Shell, Python or Perl - Proven analytical abilities, coupled with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. - Proven ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies - Excellent organization skills, project tracking abilities and communications skills - Familiarity with SAN based storage systems a plus - Familiarity with MySQL databases a plus - Demonstrated ability to generate and maintain technical documentation is required. - Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills. Please contact Jono Grayson by phone (415) 343-6011 or email your resume, along with any questions or comments to bgrayson AT teksystems.com. We have a wide range of opportunities available and can be a valuable resource to you in the local market. Thanks, Jono Bgrayson AT teksystems.com or (415) 343-6011