Data Center System Administrator

We are searching for a local Data Center System Administrator to work on-site for a 6-month contract with possible conversion at the end.  This person will be onsite full-time to start and then drop to part-time after an initial period.  Normal business hours with occasional after hours to 10 PM and weekends may be required.  Overtime to be compensated accordingly.  

Responsibilities:

• Be able to support production systems from level 2 support perspective.
• Understanding of storage environment
• Be able to manage VMware environments
• Be able to solve the majority of routine issues/problems as well as able to troubleshoot issues/problems on your own and escalate to corresponding teams.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years hands on experience as a Windows System Administrator

• L1 or L2 support experiences with customer minded and service-oriented spirit
• Good understanding of TCP/IP and basic networking
• Good Understanding of Cisco Enviourments
• Solid knowledge of virtualization software (VMWare, Hyper-V)
• Good understanding of data center architecture 
• Motivated and eager to learn and participate in a dynamically growing and changing environment
• Previous experience in system implementation

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in C.S. or related IT field
• Solid understanding of data storage techniques and architecture

• Good understanding of disaster recovery processes
• Industry certification
• International communication skill or experience is a plus