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<p class="MsoNormal">I currently have multiple Linux positions open in the DFW area. I have included a job description below for a position that I currently have open (quantity #2) here in the Dallas area with Isis.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Isis is seeking an experienced, analytical and enthusiastic Senior Systems Engineer, i.e. someone that is a strong Unix/Linux candidate with an equally strong
Microsoft background. Someone to integrate and partner with the integrated design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the specific IT infrastructure components: server, database, network, enterprise service business, storage, etc. to support Isis products
and applications. This individual would work with other architects, developers, and the outsourced data center provider and provide technical leadership and expert level skills to an organization’s infrastructure components and integration.<br>
Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:<br>
• IT Specialist with Senior Systems Engineering experience, minimum 8-10 years.<br>
• Depp technical skills in key areas of infrastructure (systems, networking, security, storage, etc..)<br>
• Help direct the work of others with the ability to define, document, and clearly communicate overall engineering decisions and direction.
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• Expert experience w/ application infrastructures in the Unix, Linux and WINTEL platforms; engineering design for operations effectiveness in business-critical environments.<br>
• Provide consultation on complex projects and is considered to be a top level contributor and subject matter expert on all types of infrastructure integration.<br>
• Gain buy in and commitment from IT/business partners; drive and facilitate standards compliance; ability to work in a dynamic, multi-vendor environment.<br>
• Establishes engineering framework for implementing best practices in infrastructure engineering.<br>
• Drive processes to monitor and support network and servers in a data center environment.<br>
• Provide infrastructure best practices on design, support, and maintain core Isis network.<br>
• Partner with Infrastructure Architect on architectural, administration and support responsibilities for the infrastructure components.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">• Provide project leadership, engineering oversight, and guidance for processes and procedures around various infrastructure solutions developed by Data Center
Team. • Ensure that systems are managed per established service level agreements. • Collaborate with team members and mentor junior staff to execute the IT Infrastructure strategy in a cost effective and timely manner. • Receive and respond to escalations
from LAN/WAN, Desktop and field support team. • Work closely with client/application engineers, senior managers, and project managers to design and assist with the implementation of the solutions infrastructure related components. • When assigned to specific
implementation projects, provide project specific technical leadership including system definition (server, memory, storage, operating systems, connectivity), storage strategy and engineering, capacity planning, security engineering, operational system configuration
specifications, design reviews, engineering frame-work, solution research and status reporting from project inception to project deployment. • Provide technical direction for cross-project engineering decisions and design for hosted systems monitoring and
alerting, service continuity, and asset management. • Coordinate communications between various internal and external resources on formulating solutions, executing project plans and resolving issues. • Provide technical solution guidance to both internal and
vendor implementation teams. Education/Experience: • BA/BS in information technology or relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience. • Minimum of eight year’s experience in engineering/developing systems in
a team environment. • Minimum three years in financial/payment solutions or credit card industry. • Experience in all aspects of engineering including application, data, security and infrastructure. • Experience in designing infrastructure to meet the performance
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The challenge to the business is that the production environment doesnt mirror the non production environment. that must change so testing can be properly
done so the transactions flow in the correct manner and without security breaches.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">If the non prod environment is not consistent with the prod, then the transactions cannot be tested properly and therefore you could have service degradation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Isis is a growing company that hasn’t released it's product yet and therefore a lot of opportunity exists for someone with the right attitude seeking a great
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">less than 10%
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#454545">Travel Details :<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">No travel required
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Isis runs the background. education verification, employment verification etc
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:maroon">Ashton Kendall</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif";color:maroon"> </span></b><b><span style="color:navy">
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