Sr Systems/Network Administrator

Information Technology | Bellevue, WA, United States

Own the infrastructure, stability and maintenance of all servers and networks. Responsible for smooth operation of the processes supporting these efforts. Provides input to the rest of the Technology and Engineering Services teams on key initiatives to improve the support and services of the production and non-production environments.



What you’ll do:



Manage all aspects of the production and non-production environments.
Hands-On management & design of network infrastructure (switching, routing, firewall, wireless, etc.)
Partner with Engineering team to ensure smooth release processes of updates to applications & environments.
Identify, research, evaluate and recommend related tools and emerging technologies.
Maintain and administer storage systems and related networks.
Audit environments to ensure bit parity with production systems and maintain hard copies of audit trails.
Define, refine, and document processes used for updating environments while maintaining stability.
Establish and report measurable standards for performance, availability, and maintainability of all pre-production environments.
Review all levels of design concepts and present, where required, to management all options and recommendations based on needs analysis.
Work with vendors to provide cost effective solutions and agreements that insure high quality service and ongoing support as required.
Partner and train Program teams to ensure they have environments required to support parallel projects and knowledge on how to use them.
Maintain proper security levels to protect the network from internal and external events that would be detrimental to business.
Provide technical support to project teams on operational and networking requirements with regards to possible approaches, industry standards and best industry practices.
Maintain problem and change management processes in order to provide fast response to unexpected problems and be proactive with solutions, which avoid potential problems.
Provide technical input to the rest of the technology team on key initiatives to improve the support and services of the pre-production environments.


What you bring:



Experience managing & deploying multi-tiered web applications in SaaS environment.
8+ years working with networks & related technologies (switching, routing, firewall, load-balancers, wireless - Cisco, Juniper & F5 preferred).
5+ years Linux and/or other Unix based operating systems.
5+ years working Database Servers (MS SQL, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, etc.)
5+ years Microsoft Server technologies (2012, 2008R2, 2003).
Microsoft Server products (Active Directory, IIS, .NET).
Network Design and Implementation best practices (including load-balancers, firewalls, switching and routing technologies).
Strong experience with and understanding of virtualization (VMWare, Xen, etc.)
Strong experience with SDLC & Change Control.
Application Servers (Apache, Tomcat, ASP/.NET).
Working knowledge of core Internet protocols and services (e.g. IP, TCP, UDP, NTP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSH, syslog) required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.


Physical Activities:



Regularly uses PC and phone equipment.
Regularly communicates with employees and others as needed.
Depending on project needs, evening and weekend work may be required at times.
Participation in on-call rotation required.
Ability to lift and maneuver materials weighing up to 50 lbs., including bending.


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