Reports To
Vice President of IT and Data Center Operations

Position Summary
Our client is looking for a Sr. Systems Administrator oversees the design, implementation and 7x24xforever operations of their Cloud Networking infrastructure. 

This senior role will lend guidance and leadership to other team members, without having direct, managerial responsibilities. The ideal candidate will be an extremely customer-focused and organized individual. 

He or she will also possess a high level of experience related to networking, storage hardware, and the Windows .NET environment. He or she must work well in a self-directed team environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Design, implement and support a world-wide network including Cisco, WebMux and SonicWall devices
• Design, implement and support large-scale storage systems in a 100% up-time environment
• Maintain and support SAN/NAS environments such as RAID groups, allocating disk space and host configurations
• Analyze, monitor, and resolve performance issues related to hardware and software in a 7x24xforever environment
• Provide Subject Matter expertise to research and development teams
• Develop and implement advanced monitoring systems to ensure 100% up-time
• Assist in the development of the world-wide data center roll-out and disaster recovery plans
• Implement continuous improvement methodologies to ensure systems are always current and performing with optimal efficiency
• Responsible for data protection and backup strategies
• Schedule and coordinate installation and maintenance of standard software/hardware on the network and ensure compatibility of all communications and computer hardware/software

Non-essential Job Functions

• Maintain IT Lab and tools

Requirements

• Strong, practical experience with network attached storage using RAID configurations
• Senior level experience with Windows Server 2003 in an on-line (e-commerce, SaaS, hosting) environment.
• Experience with SAN tuning and support, preferably EMC Clariion or equivalent
• Production configuration and support of various flavors of Linux distributions
• Experience with performance monitoring and tuning in a large scale storage environment
• Thorough understanding of critical SLAs in a production environment and proactively strive to exceed target
• Strong skills in Windows operating systems
• 4+ years of system administration experience supporting Windows servers with an emphasis in .NET, clustering and MS-SQL
• Proven expertise of Cisco network equipment
• 3+ years hands-on experience designing, deploying, maintaining large storage systems
• Reliability and a "can do" attitude
• Advanced knowledge of SAN and NAS principles and design to scale and maintain complex deployments
• On-call availability for emergencies; willingness to work non-standard hours

Other Skills/Abilities

• Experience with remote, managed service providers
• Experience supporting Linux in a production environment (LAMP)
• Familiarity with SAS-70 and ITIL principles

Compensation:
DOE