Sr. Network & Infrastructure Engineer
6 months contract (Possibility for contract to hire)
Huntersville, NC (North of Charlotte)
Hybrid (Onsite/remote)
SMART IT People has an exciting contract opportunity for a Sr. Network & Infrastructure Engineer with our client who is experiencing rapid growth and an aggressive acquisition schedule. This is an urgent need for a strong senior resource on their corporate IT team. For the right candidate, this could convert to full-time and role could grow into a leadership position in the future.
Must have skills:
- 10+ years of network/infrastructure experience
- Microsoft stack (MS Office 365, Azure AD, Sharepoint, SSO)
- Security (concepts & process) - work with a MSSP
- Network (Firewalls, Access Points, Circuits)
- Upgrade & configuration of virtualized environment (VMWare servers, VDI)
- Flexible to do whatever is needed to satisfy customer needs
Responsibilities:
- Implement and manage the infrastructure that services their corporate functions as well as numerous sites spanning multiple divisions and cloud services.
- Proficient at performing hands-on activities
- Effectively manage multiple projects and operational resources
- Ability to expand their role as the organization grows.
Qualifications:
- B.S., Management, Project Management, Computer Science, Engineering or related field (preferred, will consider candidates with equivalent work experience)
- 10+ years in Information Technology with a focus on networking, data centers, security, and end user applications
- Ability to handle a broad range of IT support requests and willingness to play a wide range of roles as required in resolution of incidents
- Demonstrated history of establishing and managing third party services
- Experience implementing IT operations management best practices (e.g. ITIL)
- Strong sense of accountability and service oriented mentality with experience establishing, and managing to SLAs/OLAs
- Team learning and development
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
- Project management experience from planning through implementation phases
- Ability to work effectively in a professional manner with technology staff, business stakeholders, end users, management and others outside the organization
Technical skills:
- Server virtualization - Advanced knowledge of virtualization concepts and experience with VMware
- Virtual Desktops - Advanced knowledge of VDI such as Citrix or Microsoft VDA
- Microsoft Services – Extensive knowledge of Microsoft 365 services, Azure AD, SSO, SharePoint
- Storage environments - SAN, NAS, DAS environment
- Networking – Access points, load balancers, firewalls, and other network appliances/hardware
Desired skills:
- Experience in a high growth organization, with Private Equity funding, and aggressive M&A activity
- Strong experience with cloud-based enterprise solutions
- Information Security certifications
- Global distributed end-point management
- Experience with Azure IaaS, PaaS services
To apply, please send your resume in MS Word format to: alice@smart-itpeople.com with job title in subject line.