Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at DescriptionJob Title: Sr Systems EngineerDuration: 6 Months (Possible Contract to Hire)Location: Portland, ORDuties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to: development, automation, installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of all system components. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to analyze, evaluate and solve technical problems within a fast-paced team environment including QA, Software Engineers, Security Engineers and DBA's in a DevOps environment. Strong organizational and verbal/written communication skills required. Collaborate on new solutions that challenge conventional thinking.Required Skills:Windows Server 2008/2012 AdministrationIIS 7.0, 7.5 (.NET) Architecture, Security, and Performance TuningDirectory Services Administration (Active Directory, LDAP, ADAM)Microsoft SQL 2008/2012/2014Desired (not required) Skills:Linux Server AdministrationVMWare ESX AdministrationDistributed Web Architecture Server Load BalancingPKI Administration (x.509, PGP)Data Backup and Recovery (Networker/Data Domain)Alerting and Monitoring (Zenoss)Storage Area Networks (EMC)Server Hardware Maintenance (HP)Experience managing public/private cloud environmentsStrong background in Security (CISSP or similar certification a plus)Experience in a DevOps EnvironmentExperience with Continuous DeliveryExperience with working with open-source toolsExperience with server automation software (puppet, chef, HPSA, etc)Education/Certifications:Bachelors Degree in CS/CIS preferred#J-18808-Ljbffr