SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

THIS WILL BE A 3-MONTH CONTRACT WORKING AT THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• MANAGES SYSTEMS SOFTWARE. PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, INSTALLING, AND USING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS FOR MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS.
• 40% - SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO CREATE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM SOFTWARE ON MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS. TUNE SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE. TRACK SYSTEM CAPACITY. ENSURE SYSTEM STABILITY.
• 35% - COLLABORATE AND LIAISE WITH OTHER UNITS AND SERVE AS A TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT.
• 10% - TRAIN AND ADVISE LESS SKILLED SYSTEMS PROGRAMMERS AND PROVIDE EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OTHERS.
• 15% - CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS REQUIRED.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WINDOWS SERVER 2016/2019, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, AND RELATED MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES.
• MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, OR SIMILAR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONS.
• EXCELLENT POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION. PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND TUNING, LARGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION.
• THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A MIXED ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND LINUX ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A VMWARE OR OTHER CLOUD BASED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT.
• SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A FAST PACED, STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. CUSTOMER FOCUSED, DETAIL ORIENTED, TEAM PLAYER

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• HOST BASED FIREWALLS
• DNS KNOWLEDGE
• POWERSHELL
• AUTOMATION
• VMWARE
• VMWARE VSAN
• SPLUNK/ELASTICSEARCH OR SIMILAR LOGGING TECHNOLOGIES
• SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS
• VEEAM OR OTHER BACKUP SOLUTIONS
• UNDERSTANDING OF:
• MSSQL ALWAYS ON
• PATCH MANAGEMENT
• SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

REQUIRED EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND EXPERIENCE WITH WINDOWS SERVER OS.

Skill Matrix:

• Performance Tuning 4 - 6 Years
• Active Directory 4 - 6 Years
• PowerShell 4 - 6 Years
• Windows Server OS 4 - 6 Years

Additional Skills:

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WINDOWS SERVER 2016/2019, ACTIVE DIRECTORY, AND RELATED MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES.
• MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, OR SIMILAR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATIONS.
• EXCELLENT POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION. PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND TUNING, LARGE ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION.
• THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A MIXED ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND LINUX ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A VMWARE OR OTHER CLOUD BASED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT.
• SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A FAST PACED, STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. CUSTOMER FOCUSED, DETAIL ORIENTED, TEAM PLAYER

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• HOST BASED FIREWALLS
• DNS KNOWLEDGE
• POWERSHELL
• AUTOMATION
• VMWARE
• VMWARE VSAN
• SPLUNK/ELASTICSEARCH OR SIMILAR LOGGING TECHNOLOGIES
• SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS
• VEEAM OR OTHER BACKUP SOLUTIONS
• UNDERSTANDING OF:
• MS SQL ALWAYS ON
• PATCH MANAGEMENT
• SECURITY VULNERABILITIES