Senior Network/Systems Engineer Job in Kalispell 59901, Montana US
StoneRiver Group is a holding company that owns several insurance services businesses, including StoneRiver National Flood Services, StoneRiver Insurance Solutions, StoneRiver RegEd, Emerald Connect, StoneRiver Pharmacy Solutions and Progressive Medical. The businesses are operated as separate companies with independent management teams. The StoneRiver Group affiliated companies are committed to being the provider of choice for the Life/Annuity, PC/Workers Comp and Reinsurance markets. Hundreds of insurance carriers, as well as thousands of agents, brokers, and dealers, and tens of thousands of pharmacies rely on us. Through innovative solutions, flexible services offerings, and strategic sourcing options, we provide the agility to remain competitive in the changing insurance landscape – today and tomorrow.
Description:
Position Summary The Network/SystemsEngineer is responsible for providing innovative and robust network and system solutions to support the information technology infrastructure of NFS. This position also supports various technologies implemented by the company to run their flood insurance processing business. This will include design, analysis, project planning, resolving daily operation issues and recommendations for solutions. This position reports to the IT Operations Infrastructure Manager and will be 70% Network Engineering, 30% Systems Support.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
• Create, maintain and follow standards, policies, and procedures
• Network, systems and applications engineering (analysis, design, and implementation)
• Network, systems and applications security
• Routine network, system, and application reviews, documentation creation and maintenance
• Infrastructure disaster recovery
• Level III operations support including on-call rotation
• Project management of IT engineering projects including: identify risks and issues, leading the vision and direction of a project team, and meeting timelines
• Maintains current knowledge of hardware and software changes, and plans for changes in response to dynamic business needs.
• Plans, analyzes, and implements complex technology; defines requirements for creative, logical, and effective systems; confers with management to determine feasibility of recommendations.
• Must be able to concisely communicate issues, provide suggestions for solutions as well as document problem resolutions.
• Continue to develop skills, knowledge and ability to improve processes and procedures as well as to staying up-to-date on trends and developments in the industry. This includes meeting annual personal development goals.
• Cross-train colleagues
Additional, Non-Essential Functions/Responsibilities
• Works independently as well as within a team environment.
• Forecasting and budgeting for future infrastructure projects
• Facilitate team meetings when required.
• Works with minimal supervision
• Ability to effectively manage or oversee multiple systems and applications
• Uses sound judgment and experience to solve complex problems
• Keeps manager apprised of project status and issues
• Has strong commitment and ownership
• Ensures applications conform to industry best practices and standards
• Able to multitask and shift between priorities as required
Resource Management
People Management: N/A
Fiscal Management: N/A
Property Management: N/A
Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education, Certification, License, Training
Job Related Experience:
• 7+ years of systems/networking experience in multi-platform environments
• Consideration given to 5+ years of experience with Cisco network certification
• Microsoft and Cisco certifications/training preferred
Skills and Abilities:
• Networking design and support, including in depth IP routing knowledge: tcp/ip, routing, switching, load balancing, DNS, DHCP, IPS/IDS
• VMware Server Virtualization Technologies
• Storage Solutions: SAN, NAS, ISCSI, fileservers
• Microsoft client and server products: Office, Outlook, Project, Visio, ISA, PKI, Exchange, SQL, MOSS, TFS, WSUS/SMS
• Active Directory design and support
• Monitoring: Solarwinds or other solutions
• Enterprise Backup design and management
• Antivirus solutions design and management
• Scripting and Automation languages: vbscript, .net, LDAP, GPO, WMI, SNMP, IIS/HTML, powershell, xml
Minimum Education:
• Bachelors degree in computer science related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Physical Conditions/Requirements (Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without accommodations)
Physical Conditions/Requirements:
• Position requires the ability to hear and communicate clearly, orally and in writing.
• Uses vision to view screens, create and review documents; requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Capable of using a keyboard effectively
• Frequently required to sit for long periods of time, stand, walk and may occasionally lift and move 25 pounds
• Occasional travel to meetings or outside training may be required
• Available to work irregular hours when required
Employee must perform all of the essential functions/responsibilities for classification in this position.
Unique Functions, Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education, Certification, License or Training to
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Essential Functions:
Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education, Certification, License or Training:
Physical Conditions/Requirements:
Travel: Occasional travel required
The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absence or relief, or to equalize peak workload periods.
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