JOB DESCRIPTION



Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Department: IT

Direct Reports/Manages others: No



Job Summary:


Hands-on, senior-level engineer in Cloud, Virtualization and Windows Server platforms with expert level ability to design, develop and architect solutions for a multibillion-dollar global company.



Position responsibilities include the implementation of the organization's application hosting, mass storage and cloud strategy from a technical perspective, including design, planning, integration, maintenance and support.

Primary functions also include the implementation of industry best practices, continuous improvement frameworks and recommendations for future optimizations.

This senior level technical position must work alongside other support resources and assist in cross-functional troubleshooting and requires strong communication with both technical resources and upper management.

Candidates must have a proven track record with SOX compliance, and general IT security best practices.


Responsibilities:

• Design, optimize, and implement application hosting solutions in both the cloud and on-premise data centers that meet the demands of the business.
• Evaluate the current and upcoming infrastructure stack from a security perspective and provide hardening recommendations.
• Virtualization and Windows optimization & performance
• Active Directory global consolidations
• Coordinates and supports information security efforts in computer, virtualization and storage including working with application developers and database administrators to plan and implement application security within application environments, providing guidance on risks and vulnerabilities related to common application protocols, web services security, and end user systems.
• Scripting and automation of application hosting and storage maintenance
• Disaster and Site Recovery
• Take part in life cycle management/ refresh of equipment
• Systems management and alerting, which may include nonbusiness hours on-call support rotation as needed.
• Collaborate with network services, software systems engineering and/or application development to restore service and/or identify problems
• Assist with other facets of IT operations and projects as needed.
  
  

• 10+ years in engineering role for application hosting for global entities with $3B+ in annual revenue.
• 10+ years with MS Server and Virtualization platforms (VMWare & MS Hypervisor)
• 10+ years with mass storage units (HP Storage, IBM storage, etc.)
• 10+ years with ITIL processes and industry best practices for application hosting
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent education.
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple priorities in a timely fashion.
• Ability to support cross-team collaboration to ensure your focus area integrates with the overall solutions.
• Experience with IBM Power Systems and AS400 is a plus.
• MCSE, Security, ITIL, and/or Azure certifications are a plus.