Senior IT Systems Engineer

Company: Northwest Fiber
Location: Everett
Posted on: March 29, 2020

Job Description:

Northwest Fiber is about to become one of the largest internet providers in the Northwest region. If you are ready for an opportunity to shine with your IT Systems Engineer expertise join us as a Senior IT Systems Engineer. The leadership team of this Northwest Fiber successfully built up Wave Broadband which sold in 2018 for 2.4 billion dollars so, they know what it will take to make this new opportunity a success. Be a part of their success and feel a sense of accomplishment and pride in your work apply today for immediate consideration! What will you be doing? As a Senior IT Systems Engineer your skills and experience will be critical as you build out our environment and ensure our IT infrastructure can keep pace with our growth. We are in an exciting place Bring your knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm to help us build robust systems and practices. Corporate IT systems, project planning, design, implementation, documentation and maintenance. Windows Administration Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Windows Server 2008Windows 10 operating systems and software (Exchange, Office 365, Sharepoint, OneDrive) Strong knowledge and experience with cloud-based computing Microsoft Azure and AWS Manage existing corporate environment, with a focus on security, stability and growth. Implement all new systems and applications. Maintain and support production, test, and development environments. Disaster Recovery - Maintain backups provide system restore and look at best practices to enhance this critical area. Direct ownership of Change Control. Responsible for working closely with product teams around release planning, implementation and patch management Install, test, implement and maintain vendor application software releases. Develop policies and formal documentation IT systems and process. Work with Network team to eliminate single points of failure and introduce redundancy and best practices Work with Security and Network team to design remote access strategy to accommodate the needs of the business and virtual employees Provide escalation support for internal IT staff Research and evaluate emerging technologies and services Provide performance analysis and recommendations for hardware systems to include log analysis, performance tuning and monitoring and support multi-pathing (high availability) or load balancing. Provide Level 3 problem determination support. This includes debugging scripts, opening cases with hardware or software vendor and looking at diagnostic tools for hardware, software and capacity related problems. What skills and experience do we require? 4+ years of experience, possessing a strong mastery of windows server roles (AD, DS, DNS, DHCP, IIS, File Services, etc.) Microsoft Win10 or MCSA in Windows Server 2012, 2016 or 2019 MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) or MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Experienced with implementing, migrating and maintaining a cloud-based solution (Azure or AWS) Familiar with the fundamentals of networking (Experienced with Cisco based hardware) Possess solid knowledge of virtualization technologies A multitasker, with strong project management skills allowing you to oversee multiple projects at once An excellent communicator with a strong customer focus disposition Bachelor s Degree preferred. Company Background Northwest Fiber (NWF) recently entered into an agreement to purchase Frontier Communication s northwest operations (WA, OR, ID, and MT) the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2020. What this means is that we are about to become one of the largest internet providers in the Northwest region. The leadership team of this new company successfully built up Wave Broadband which sold in 2018 for 2.4 billion dollars so they know what it will take to make this new opportunity a success. Diverse Workforce EEO NWF recognizes and strongly supports the benefits of a diverse workforce and strives to provide a culture that recognizes the unique contributions of each of our employees. NWF requires a drug test, background check, employment and education verification as conditions of employment. NWF is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability, or any other legally protected status. Talent Gap is an RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) firm partnering with Northwest Fiber in their recruitment.

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