Systems Engineer

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com. Job Title: Sr Systems Engineer Duration: 6 Months (Possible Contract to Hire) Location: Portland, OR Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to: development, automation, installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of all system components. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to analyze, evaluate and solve technical problems within a fast-paced team environment including QA, Software Engineers, Security Engineers and DBA’s in a DevOps environment. Strong organizational and verbal/written communication skills required. Collaborate on new solutions that challenge conventional thinking. Required Skills: Windows Server 2008/2012 Administration • IIS 7.0, 7.5 (.NET) Architecture, Security, and Performance Tuning • Directory Services Administration (Active Directory, LDAP, ADAM) • Microsoft SQL 2008/2012/2014 Desired (not required) Skills: • Linux Server Administration • VMWare ESX Administration • Distributed Web Architecture Server Load Balancing • PKI Administration (x.509, PGP) • Data Backup and Recovery (Networker\Data Domain) • Alerting and Monitoring (Zenoss) • Storage Area Networks (EMC) • Server Hardware Maintenance (HP) • Experience managing public\private cloud environments • Strong background in Security (CISSP or similar certification a plus) • Experience in a DevOps Environment • Experience with Continuous Delivery • Experience with working with open-source tools • Experience with server automation software (puppet, chef, HPSA, etc) Education/Certifications: Bachelors Degree in CS\CIS preferred