Systems Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI

Duration: 12+ Months (W2 Contract)

Detailed Job Description:

• Engineer and deploy web & application products built on the Microsoft stack, including Windows Server 2003 (IIS 6.0), Windows Server 2008 (IIS 7.0 or 7.5) and Windows Server 2012 (IIS 8.0 or 8.5) 

• Troubleshoot and support operations such as corporate web sites, SFTP sites, ticketing system sites, test management suite and SMTP services and back end Application Services. 

• Author internal documentation, such as environment diagrams, installation/configuration documents and release notes. 

• Troubleshoot and debug performance, configuration and infrastructure problems found in the production and non-production environments. 

• Manage and support product integration services with multiple business partners, including real-time web services and batch processing. 

• Work with Operations management to analyze, plan and develop the run-book automation related to the software deployment processes and supporting infrastructure 

• Automate systems monitoring tasks using standard monitoring tools. 

• Establishing and implement configuration management program and policies. 

• Develop deployment scripts on a lifecycle automation platform for the orchestration, integration and automation of build promotions and software releases 

• Manage and control the continuous release promotion cycle (manually short-term, through automation long-term) including the following environments: development, quality assurance, user acceptance testing, capacity testing, staging and production 

Candidate Profile 

• Experience with .NET programming a plus 

• Detailed knowledge of PowerShell & VBScript 

• Detailed knowledge of hardware load balancing scenarios 

• Detailed knowledge of Windows operating systems and tools 

• Detailed Knowledge of Active Directory

• Basic conceptual knowledge of the System Center Product Suite with an emphasis on SCOM 

• Experience working in a virtualized environment (e.g. VMware) 

• Working knowledge of web services, web application development, MS SQL Server, MSMQ, and multi-tier application systems 

• Knowledge of software configuration, source control, and build engineering, scripting and system administration is required. 

• Customer centric attitude with experience executing deployments and troubleshooting in a 24/7 production environment. 

• Willing to work after hours and weekends (as needed) in order to deploy product releases in predefined, maintenance windows. 

• Organized and detail-oriented, with demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Highly motivated, experienced, resourceful and efficient with a “Can Do” attitude. 

• Must be able to learn quickly, work in a fast-paced, team-driven environment and have the ability to communicate well with technical and non-technical personnel. 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to assess and clearly communicate technical and project risk. 

• Mastery of English with strong verbal and written skills is a necessity