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job summary: The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for designing significant new functionality with a consideration of performance, stability, and supportability. Review and provide feedback on business requirements to fully leverage technology to improve business functions. Defines standards and design patterns / paradigms for system development within a team. Actively participate in the planning and implementation of systems, infrastructure and related hardware and software. Provide advanced troubleshooting for infrastructure, networking, security, and application issues. Provide project architecture and oversight with in-depth technical expertise on infrastructure projects. Assess and recommend architectural designs/changes to customer systems in response to business or technical drivers. Contribute to written proposals and develop technical documentation. Provides operational and technical leadership to the team. Participates in a 24/7 On Call rotation for Priority Level 3 and higher service calls. Key Functions/Duties of Position Develop strategic direction and road maps for all aspects of the Unix infrastructureSet design standards regarding system and project planningProvides final level support for Unix administrators as needed in their duties working on complex issues where analysis of situation and data requires evaluation of intangibles and data relationships.Ensures Unix Admins are doing proper monitoring and tracking of the health and performance of the Unix infrastructure adhering to SOX and audit regulations.Participates as Unix Project Manager in Infrastructure involved projects.Supports Kubernetes Platform solutions both On-Prem and Cloud - OperationsDemonstrated support and deployment of high availability Linux, AIX / P-Series EnvironmentsSubject matter expert for specific technologies within the infrastructure practice (e.g. AIX/Linux OS, HACMP, Ansible, Kubernetes & Scripting). Demonstrates problem solving skills that span the application, middleware, and infrastructure levels. Ability to clearly communicate problem/resolution process to customers or management. Actively participates in the planning and implementation of systems, infrastructure and related hardware and software. Provides advanced troubleshooting for infrastructure, networking, security, and application issues. Collaborates with technical staff, including project managers. Provides project architecture and oversight with in-depth technical expertise on infrastructure projects. Be able to serve as a Lead Engineer on engagements and work directly with Project Management, Account Management and Customer teams. Assess and recommend architectural designs/changes to customer systems in response to business or technical drivers. Customer liaison for solutions including presentation of design and deployment strategies. Contribute to written proposals and develop technical documentation. Mentor and cross-train technical staff. Understanding daily administration of Linux servers, AIX servers, and SAN based mass storage assignment. Able to configure, integrate, maintain, debug performance issues, analyze recovery, and address user issues on standard Unix Platforms.Highly Knowledgeable around ESX VCenter Tasks including; Deployments, Cloning, Migrations, and API Calls.Provide Scripting support and scripting abilities within Perl, Python and Standard Shell commands.Understand IBM Virtualization layer including HMC's and IBM Power Series Frame deployments.Ability to troubleshoot and provide Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning for Linux and AIX environments. Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software procurement and development efforts. Education Requirement Bachelor's degree or combination of education/experience/certification Qualifications 7+ years reasonable UNIX platforms/vendor experienceLinux Server Technology support for a minimum of 7 yearsExperience managing Kubernetes on-prem solutions (Azure/AKS is a plus)Working knowledge of High Availability and Load balancing technologiesExpertise in hardening, testing, and monitoring systems against possible security threats, with exposure to PCI and SOX standardsFamiliarity with SAN and NAS technology Working Conditions and Physical Requirements Ability to sit at a desk and work on a computer for extended periods of timeMust occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.   location: Wilmington, Delaware job type: Contract salary: $60 - 70 per hour work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for designing significant new functionality with a consideration of performance, stability, and supportability. Review and provide feedback on business requirements to fully leverage technology to improve business functions. Defines standards and design patterns / paradigms for system development within a team. Actively participate in the planning and implementation of systems, infrastructure and related hardware and software. Provide advanced troubleshooting for infrastructure, networking, security, and application issues. Provide project architecture and oversight with in-depth technical expertise on infrastructure projects. Assess and recommend architectural designs/changes to customer systems in response to business or technical drivers. Contribute to written proposals and develop technical documentation. Provides operational and technical leadership to the team. Participates in a 24/7 On Call rotation for Priority Level 3 and higher service calls. Key Functions/Duties of Position Develop strategic direction and road maps for all aspects of the Unix infrastructureSet design standards regarding system and project planningProvides final level support for Unix administrators as needed in their duties working on complex issues where analysis of situation and data requires evaluation of intangibles and data relationships.Ensures Unix Admins are doing proper monitoring and tracking of the health and performance of the Unix infrastructure adhering to SOX and audit regulations.Participates as Unix Project Manager in Infrastructure involved projects.Supports Kubernetes Platform solutions both On-Prem and Cloud - OperationsDemonstrated support and deployment of high availability Linux, AIX / P-Series EnvironmentsSubject matter expert for specific technologies within the infrastructure practice (e.g. AIX/Linux OS, HACMP, Ansible, Kubernetes & Scripting). Demonstrates problem solving skills that span the application, middleware, and infrastructure levels. Ability to clearly communicate problem/resolution process to customers or management. Actively participates in the planning and implementation of systems, infrastructure and related hardware and software. Provides advanced troubleshooting for infrastructure, networking, security, and application issues. Collaborates with technical staff, including project managers. Provides project architecture and oversight with in-depth technical expertise on infrastructure projects. Be able to serve as a Lead Engineer on engagements and work directly with Project Management, Account Management and Customer teams. Assess and recommend architectural designs/changes to customer systems in response to business or technical drivers. Customer liaison for solutions including presentation of design and deployment strategies. Contribute to written proposals and develop technical documentation. Mentor and cross-train technical staff. Understanding daily administration of Linux servers, AIX servers, and SAN based mass storage assignment. Able to configure, integrate, maintain, debug performance issues, analyze recovery, and address user issues on standard Unix Platforms.Highly Knowledgeable around ESX VCenter Tasks including; Deployments, Cloning, Migrations, and API Calls.Provide Scripting support and scripting abilities within Perl, Python and Standard Shell commands.Understand IBM Virtualization layer including HMC's and IBM Power Series Frame deployments.Ability to troubleshoot and provide Performance Analysis and Capacity Planning for Linux and AIX environments. Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of systems software procurement and development efforts.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 7 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: UNIX Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.

job summary: We have an urgent need for an Enterprise Architect for Network & Communications for a client of ours in San Antonio, TX. Below are the required qualifications/ background for this role: Bachelor's degree from accredited university in technology or related fieldstrong leadership skills; coaching and mentoring skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.High degree of flexibility and ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization with diverse backgrounds.strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly.Recognized as a thought leader.Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.Excellent leadership and management skills.TOGAF Certification or equivalent. Additional Qualifications: Enterprise communications and network architecture experience in a complex, multi-platform distributed environment strong experience with On-Prem / Private, Public Cloud network services. CCIE or equivalent technical certification will be beneficial Experience in architecting and working with large scale IP networks with multiple routing domains & service providers, routing protocols including BGP, EIGRP & OSPF. Experience architecting and implementing network security & QoS technologies. Extensive experience in layered solutions and designs, diverse technical configurations, across multiple technologies and processing environments. In-depth understanding of enterprise network architecture, operations, technology trends, as well as security minded. strong leadership skills; coaching and mentoring skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control. strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly. Recognized as a thought leader Able to develop opportunities, pitch and deliver projects of: Network Transformation, Network Roadmaps, automation and SD-WAN with SASE, Software Defined Data Centers, Data Management & Analytics, IoT, Remote Access, WAN Cost Optimizations etc.   location: San Antonio, Texas job type: Permanent salary: $130,000 - 160,000 per year work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: The Enterprise Network and Communications Architect is a combined practical and strategic position that involves establishing technical strategy, defining enterprise architectures and leading architecture roadmaps for Enterprise Network, Voice and Communications solutions from a technology perspective. The position provides technical guidance and training to the implementation teams, serves as technology and best practices evangelist and ensures that implementations follow the finest of implementation standards and principles. This position advises technical management and business areas on key architectural decisions regarding platforms and supporting technologies. This position produces technical architectures (documented by deliverables) that are scalable, maintainable, dependable, secure, and meet performance requirements. This position represents the Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) organization across the company and works across the company to deliver technical solutions, including providing continuity on major solution decisions, communicating technology solution value across all levels of the company and ensuring solutions are implemented according to the defined solution architecture and technical standards. Responsible for enterprise communicating / network architectural design and planning of complex interactions of IT systemsShould have a solid understanding of general IT application structures, the supporting components to the network, and general overall wholistic IT functions, operations, security solutions, and general dataflows of an enterprise network.Must be knowledgeable of past, present, and upcoming network technologies, standards, and best practices to properly plan and integrate solutions in the most effective wayDevelop enterprise networking architectural patterns, approaches and design solutions, research new technologies and approaches Create standards and roadmaps, develop recommendations for migrating to future standards.Responsible for the design, architecture and automation designs of on premise, wide area and Cloud networking solutions. Design and architecture of a multi-site, multi-cloud network infrastructurePartner with vendors to select appropriate technical solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop consensus, drive results, and execute projects across the organization on time and within budget. Manage several simultaneous initiatives from conception through implementation. Contribute to standards and design patterns. Deliver solutions tailored to internal business requirements. Articulate design rationale, flexibly adapt solutions, and iterate designs when required. Provide 3rd level support and input as required to teams diagnosing reported issues, providing root cause analysis to management and the business teams. Work closely with Senior management, Architecture, Application managers and IT operations teams. Enhances efficiency via automation when and wherever possible. Cross train other team members on projects, and network technologies.Address security requirements across the enterprise through the application of appropriate people, process and technologyDevelop architectures and roadmaps for large scale IP networks with multiple routing domains & service providers.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 8 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Enterprise ArchitectCiscoNetworkTelecomVMWAREWANLANIoTNetwork RoadmapNetwork Architect Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.

job summary: The Server and Storage Infrastructure team is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining compute, storage, backup, and additional shared infrastructure technologies to support Securian's business applications and processes. Team efforts are predominantly cloud focused as we are actively migrating our data center infrastructure to cloud platforms and hosted services. Specific technologies supported by the team include enterprise file services, backup, workload automation (batch scheduler), Managed File Transfer, Active Directory, and engineering of Linux and Windows server operating system images. Team responsibilities also include partnering with managed services in supporting hosted Mainframe, iSeries, and private cloud platforms as well as support for several technologies that will be retired as we complete our migration such as virtual server infrastructure and Storage Area Network. Qualifications: Knowledge of IT technologies, networking, security, infrastructure automation and scripting1-2 years of experience with AWS and/or Azure, and related cloud technologiesExperience with the deployment and support of AWS technologies such as EC2, EFS, FSx, etc., leveraging Infrastructure as Code (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform).Software engineering/coding experience in one or more languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, PowershellCI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub, GitHub Actions) for the management and deployment of codeBachelor's Degree in related field, or similar experienceSolid analytical skills, creative problem-solving skills and high attention to detail.strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to clearly convey complex technical messagesHighly motivated, self-directed, continual learner, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a project team.strong organizational skills and the flexibility to adapt to changing project priorities and deadlines.   location: ST PAUL, Minnesota job type: Contract salary: $60.00 - 72.41 per hour work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Team responsibilities include but are not limited to: Engineer Infrastructure technology Design, create, and deploy solutions for Securian's applications running on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) using industry best practicesImplement and manage server and infrastructure applications through the use of IaC.Lead or execute the engineering and implementation of upgrades, patches or enhancements.Lead or perform technical proofs-of-concept, pilots and validations.Ensure security, compliance, governance, and audit requirements and best practices are metPerform research and plan future state for new or enhanced solutions. Support Infrastructure technology Respond to and resolve escalated incidents and problems.Ensure availability, capacity, performance, and resiliency meet service level objectives.On a rotational basis, provide off-hour support for critical issues.Develop, automate, execute and continually improve processes to support the use of IT solutions.   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 4 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: Professional Engineer (3 years of experience is required)AWS Cloud Formation (2 years of experience is required)LinuxWindowsPythonPowerShell Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). Applications accepted on ongoing basis until filled.