Senior NOC Engineer; AZURE/AWS

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Schaumburg, IL

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Full-Time

Overview: <p>Connection has an excellent full time, permanent position in our technical services division. We are looking for a&nbsp;<strong><u>Senior NOC Engineer</u></strong>&nbsp;with expertise in Azure. Our office is located in Schaumburg, however, this role can be done from home. Yep, this is a REMOTE position.</p> <p>Shifts (Work from Home): M-F: 8am-5pm</p> <p><strong>WE OFFER...</strong></p> <ul> <li>A generous PTO package -- up to 15 days a year plus 7 paid holidays.</li> <li>401k matching program with full health, dental and other benefits as well.</li> </ul> <p><strong>ARE YOU...</strong></p> <ul> <li>Well versed in Cloud Environments like AWS and Azure?</li> <li>A Certified Microsoft Azure Administrator?</li> <li>Able to provide server / network and some helpdesk support?</li> </ul> <p><strong>IF SO, PLEASE READ ON!</strong></p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Provide higher tiered levels of support to both the AWS cloud environment as well as the Azure environment.</li> <li>Provide input to conduct system analysis, planning and coordinating of deployments.</li> <li>Ensure recovery systems are operational, and identify problem areas including but not limited to network, infrastructure and servers.</li> <li>Continue to look for ways to enhance improve existing systems, determine cost benefits and recommend solutions.</li> <li>Deliver quality troubleshooting service while adhering to SLAs in a multi-technical environment.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Must have a 103 Certification; Microsoft Azure Administrator.</li> <li>AWS experience and / or certifications are a huge plus.</li> <li>Strong familiarity with ITIL best practices while working from a ticketing system as part of a larger team.</li> <li>Clearly communicating and following expectations of all firewall, server, and networking engineering tasks.</li> <li>Conduct network audits; perform network testing (regression, functionality, and performance).</li> <li>Expert understanding of networking principals (IP addressing, subnets, routing, and switching.</li> <li>Understanding of server O/S (Windows) and of Microsoft SCCM.</li> </ul>