This position is on-site and based in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
This senior-level position will manage and perform all activities related to the design, installation, operation, optimization, troubleshooting, maintenance and protection of the companies’ physical and virtual server infrastructure and associated applications.
PRIMARY DUTIES/TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTED:
- Windows Server – Versions 2016 and higher. Active Directory, Group Policy, Print + File Servers, Remote Desktop, IIS, Failover Clustering
- Exchange Server – 2016/2019
- SQL Server – Versions 2017 and higher
- VMware ESXi/vCenter Server (7.x/8.x)
- Veeam and/or Veritas NetBackup
- Report on various performance metrics
- Create documentation for system configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance tasks
- Conduct research on emerging products, services and technologies
- Participate in an on-call rotation with a team of other engineers
DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- At least 5-7 years working in a 150+ server, 24x7x365 environment
- Strong familiarity with networking topics such as TCP/IP, firewalls and basic switching + routing.
- Experience performing upgrades, maintenance fixes and vendor-supplied patches
- Experience opening and fielding high-level support cases with vendors
- Experience with Disaster Recovery planning + testing
- Familiarity with both batch and PowerShell scripting
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- SAN experience a plus but not required
Must have a team-oriented attitude
This position will require work outside of regular business hours but scheduling is flexible. Travel is minimal but short-distance travel in the Metro Detroit area may be required.
