VIRTUALIZATION AND SERVER ADMIN

Virtualization And Server AdminIntegrated Resources, Inc is a premier staffing firm recognized as one of the tri-states most well-respected professional specialty firms. IRI has built its reputation on excellent service and integrity since its inception in 1996. Our mission centers on delivering only the best quality talent, the first time and every time. We provide quality resources in four specialty areas: Information Technology (IT), Clinical Research, Rehabilitation Therapy and Nursing.Job DescriptionTitle: Virtualization and Server AdministratorLocation: Bridgewater, NJThe Virtualization and Server Administrator is responsible for advanced administration, design, build, implementation and support of server environments, including VMware vSphere-hosted virtual machines, Citrix XenApp farms, and physical Windows servers. This position also provides support of UNIX and LINUX server environments, disk storage systems, backup/restore environments, and local area network/wireless network communications equipment to effectively support the LifeCell's network and server operations.Primary Duties/Responsibilities: (give an estimated percentage of time for each duty)Manage and administer Server Virtualization (VMware 4.x & 5.x/Citrix 5.x) and Windows Servers: • Build/design VM Requirements, manage and perform physical server host and guest operating system maintenance, installation, patching, configuration, support, backup/restore, monitoring, trending. • Administration of Windows server environmentsAdministration of SAN and disk storageAdministration of LVM structures and file systemsSQL Server administrationTuning systems and I/O for optimal performanceDevelopment, debugging and maintenance of shell scriptsMaintenance of user accounts, group membership and printer configurations 30%Provide technical scripting, tooling and automation for continuous and efficient operations. 10%Participates in activities/projects involving server hardware and/or disk storage solutions. Serve as team representative on projects related to server/storage builds. Responsible for more critical and senior level assignments, tasks and trouble-shooting. 10%Operational Server Support activities: • Define and implement system/applications monitoring procedures and health checks. • Generate metrics to trend performance and overall resource consumption. • Provide recommendations for hardware and software architectures. • Produce and maintain documentation related to any and all activities, such as customer contact lists, escalation procedures, scheduled job inventories, "how-to" documents, and operational "cookbooks." 10%In collaboration with Corporate IT, ensures compliance of policies and procedures are followed for the LifeCell network and servers. 5%Participates in on-call rotation and after-hour duties. 10%Generates metrics to trend disk storage consumption, server performance, and network utilization. 5%Responsible for scheduling and monitoring all server backups and daily, monthly and year-end operational activities. 10%Participates in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning and execution. 10%University Degree BS degree in computer science or related fieldPlease list degree type and area of study/concentrationExperience: (please list specific experience and field of work)1-3 yrs SAN, NAS, 3-5 yrs VMware/ Citrix Administration, SharePoint 2007 administration, Active Directory, Backup/Restore 5-7 yrs 7-10 yrs Windows Server AdministrationOther Required Skills:Bachelor's degree in computer-related field and minimum 6 years computer related experience, OR 10-12 years of computer related experience in Windows server administration.Minimum two years of experience in VMware Administration.Minimum two years of experience in Citrix Administration.Minimum two years of experience in SharePoint Administration.Minimum five years of experience in SQL, Active Directory and backup/restore.At least 5 years of experience in Windows server administrationExperience in Disaster Recovery concepts and strategies relative to data recoveryExperience using MS Office applications including: Word, Outlook, Excel, and Visio