Senior Windows / Wintel Administrator Job Posting

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Job Title:	Senior Windows / Wintel Administrator
Company:	Kovasys Inc.
Position Type:	Permanent
Pay Rate:	TBD
Skills:	Wintel, Windows, Systems Admin, Active Directory, Exchange Server
Date Posted:	Nov-01-09

We are looking for a Wintel Engineer who will be responsible for: Administer and maintain WINTEL server and OS for production, Monitor and report storage capacity on Storage Area Networks (SAN), Plan, test and document WINTEL Disaster Recovery processes, Be involved in the installation, monitoring and support of WINTEL based servers, Internet technologies and remote office WAN/LAN connectivity. The person in this position will administer a Microsoft Windows Active Directory hosting both Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007 services in a 1,000+ user environment.

Experience Level:
5+ Years

Requirement
* Administer and coordinate the operation and maintenance of Exchange network messaging systems
* Implements enhancements, systems updates and monitors systems performance
* Resolves problems, provides support and identifies requirements and configuration requirements for client groups and remote locations
* Responsible for architectural design, planning, documentation, and management of projects involving messaging environments, Windows
* Active Directory, PKI, and domain security best practices
* Perform systems configuration, software installation, technical support, standards definition, new features implementation, and systems utilization assessment to assist in troubleshooting and performance tuning
* Provides day-to-day service management to ensure stability, availability and performance; designs and consults with operations teams regarding Active Directory (AD) designs and requirements
* Assist in maintaining and configuration of enterprise directory services and supporting server infrastructure
* Monitors, maintains, supports and upgrades system hardware and applications as well as resolves Tier 2 and 3 trouble tickets as related to messaging and system performance issues
* Loads and supports applications including, but not limited to BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Symantec Enterprise Vault and MS ActiveSync, as
* well as manage anti-virus and spam filtering products
* Works with network security and monitoring to ensure service/system security and makes recommendations for improvement
* Assists in the creation of standard operating procedures pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the Exchange and Active Directory environment
* Provides technical support in identifying, troubleshooting and resolving directory and network issues in order to minimize customer
* downtime performs performance trend analysis to predict and avoid future problems. Tests and deploys infrastructure changes to maintain efficiency, security and software levels
* Manages and monitors domain operations
* Hardware planning, installation, and configuration (HP Proliant rack-mounted servers and blades; C-class experience a definite plus).
* Candidates possessing knowledge of HP Onboard Administrator and Virtual Connect technology will have an added advantage.
* Responsible for Backup/Recovery functions (Veritas Netbackup 5x, 6x); including vaulting, tape libraries, disk-to-disk technologies, ESL, VTL deduplication, etc) is a plus. Primary responsibility area, accounts for ~30% of focus.
* Server consolidation experience required (sizing, migrations, resource utilization, etc).
* Must be familiar with Directory Services (Active Directory); group and user management, group policy, DNS, DHCP, WINS concepts, Exchange etc. Active Directory Disaster Recovery experience a plus.
* Experience with virtualization technologies (such as VMware) is a definite plus. Candidates possessing knowledge of VMware Converter Enterprise and DoubleTake migration utilities will have a distinct advantage.
* OS upgrade / patch planning and implementation experience required (Windows 2008, 2003+).
* Engineering and administrative experience related to supporting a fault-tolerant implementation (Knowledge of RAID technologies necessary, MS clustering experience is a plus).
* Working knowledge of HP storage-related utilities and tools (such as CommandView, PerfView, Storage Essentials, and Raid Manager) is a plus. EVA and MSA technologies within an Enterprise environment a definite plus.
* Must be adept at identifying and eliminating performance bottlenecks and making performance-related recommendations [hardware, software, configuration], and be able to work with various teams (i.e., AD) to resolve issues.
* Disaster recovery planning, implementation, and simulation experience a definite plus.
* Experience with enterprise server administrative tools such as ScriptLogic, Quest, Exchange Management tools, Systems Center Operations Manager, etc.
* Those individuals with Enterprise Monitoring background (HP OpenView, Infrastructure, HP Systems Insight Manager, is a plus etc) will have an advantage.
* Candidate must be versed be able to work with diverse people
* Individuals possessing Citrix experience will have an added advantage.

Location:	Canada-ON-Toronto
Telecommute:	No (Onsite Position)
Contact Name:	Alex Kovalenko
Contact Phone:	416-800-4286 x701
Contact Email:	alex@kovasys.com
URL:	http://www.kovasys.com/jobs.asp?id=536

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