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Recent hands-on design, deployment, and/or administration experience in Windows Server and Linux systems administration
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Working familiarity with Unix variants and Mac OS; prior administration experience a plus
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Working familiarity with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and other IaaS providers preferred
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Strong enterprise networking design, deployment, and/or administration experience
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Working familiarity with enterprise-class vendors and product lines strongly preferred ( e.g. Cisco, Cisco Meraki, HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Extreme, Brocade)
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Working familiarity with enterprise-class network security appliance vendors and product lines strongly preferred ( e.g. Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, Fortinet)
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Working familiarity with SMB /”prosumer ” vendors and product lines a plus ( e.g. Ubiquiti/UBNT, SonicWall, Mikrotik ) a plus
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Working familiarity with load balancers, VPN appliances/concentrators a plus
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In depth understanding of current enterprise design patterns and norms for basic networking capabilities/concepts ( e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLAN segmentation, routing and switching, wireless)
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Strong familiarity with SMB and entry-level on premises computing infrastructure technologies
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Working familiarity with multiple server hardware vendors and associated management tools/platforms ( e.g. Dell, HPE, Cisco, SuperMicro ) strongly preferred
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Working familiarity with hypervisor platforms ( e.g. VMware vSphere/ ESXi , Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, or others) strongly preferred
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Strong familiarity with enterprise storage
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Working familiarity with DAS, SAN, and NAS/filer solutions
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Working understanding of contemporary network storage protocols and interconnect methods ( e.g. iSCSI, CIFS, FibreChannel , NFS)
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Strong familiarity with basic on premises infrastructure management best practices
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Rack management
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Power and cooling demand management
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Physical security
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Strong familiarity with scripting for administrative, auditing, and other operational purposes
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Prior experience writing PowerShell, Python, BASH/other Linux shell scripts strongly preferred
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Prior experience with typical infrastructure and server/endpoint management toolsets
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Performance and capacity management tools
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Endpoint management / RMM platforms
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Patch and vulnerability management tools
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Log and event aggregation technologies (Kafka, SIEMs, Splunk, etc.)
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Prior experience with capacity planning, VM/server “right-sizing ”, performance analysis
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Prior experience and ownership designing server, network, application solutions through deployment phase
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Prior experience administrating Office 365 services
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Prior experience administrating Microsoft Exchange, Google G Suite/Workspace is a plus
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Experience designing, building, or remediating an environment to meet specific regulatory requirements such as PCI-DSS, CMMC, NIST 800-53
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Prior experience translating undocumented systems / applications / operating procedures into usable documentation is absolutely necessary ; Ability to update or create visualizations of dependency maps or architecture overviews is a must
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Prior experience with integration of IT systems in a post-merger/acquisition environment
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Prior experience with application rationalization / dependency mapping exercises
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Prior experience designing, implementing, or administrating backup and replication/continuity solutions for server, storage, and application infrastructure
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Familiarity with typical project management methods (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
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Prior experience translating business requirements ( e.g. compliance controls, vendor / business partner requirements) into technical configurations / solutions
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Prior experience dealing with third party hardware/software/service vendors preferred
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Prior experience translating business continuity / disaster recovery requirements into technical solution designs preferred
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Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
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Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele.
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Ability to translate and communicate issues, risks or challenges to client personnel, including executives
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Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.
