Contractor/Senior Systems Engineer

This is a remote position.

What you'll own

• Lead and support various projects related to Windows and VMware Infrastructure.  
  
• Lead and support various projects related to Citrix NetScaler, including load-balancing, SSL, and authentication.  
  
• Provide excellent written and verbal communication with customers, other Lockstep engineers, and vendors. 
  
• Maintain relationships and cultivate new opportunities with customers.  
  
• Work with Lockstep’s Operations Service Center to resolve Managed Services issues that have been escalated to the Professional Services team.  
  

Requirements

• 5 to 7 years of systems engineering experience  
  
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft PowerShell Scripting  
  
• Experience with Microsoft Exchange 
  
• Experience with Microsoft 365 administration & converting existing email platforms to a Microsoft 365 environment 
  
• Experience with Azure File Hosting and storage  
  
• Expert knowledge of Windows Server and Desktop Administration  
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  
  
• Ability to quickly gain expertise in new technologies to fulfill customer requirements and develop creative solutions  
  
• Expertise in core infrastructure services including:  
  
• TCP/IP  
  
• iSCSI  
  
• Active Directory Domain Services  
  
• DHCP  
  
• DNS 
  
• VMware vSphere 
  
• Experience with 5 or more of the following skills:  
  
• Design, implementation, and upgrade of VMware vSphere  
  
• Implementation of iSCSI storage in virtualized infrastructure  
  
• Design, implementation, and upgrade of VM-based backup architectures such as Veeam or Cohesity  
  
• Design and implementation of Citrix NetScaler  
  
• Design, implementation, and upgrade of Active Directory Domain Services 
  
• Migration and management of workloads to and from cloud services  
  
• Familiarity with and understanding of interactions between various enterprise Linux operating systems  
  
• At least 1 associate or expert-level certifications from strategic vendors such as Microsoft, or VMware (Examples include VMware VCP or higher, or Microsoft Solutions Architect Expert)  
  
• Detail and fact-oriented; results-focused.  
  
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.  
  
  
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