Request ID:BL- 10012-1 (912391014)
Network Engineer with Technical Writing, Citrix Platform Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux , GPO, Patch Management, PowerShell, Windows Server, QA, Disaster Recovery, CDC, HIPAA, CJIS and Active Directory experience
Work Location: Columbia,SC
Qty: 2
Duration: 12+ Months
Hrs/Wk: 40.00
Experience
Administrative Technical Writing Yes 9 Advanced Within 6 Months 2 – 4 Years
Citrix platform server systems Citrix Platform Server Systems Yes 4 Advanced Within 1 Year 2 – 4 Years
Database Platforms backup/recovery Yes 5 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Database Platforms Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Yes 1 Advanced Within 1 Year 1 – 2 Years
GPO (Windows Group Policy Object) Administration GPO (Windows Group Policy Object) Administration Yes 2 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
IT Administration Patch Management Yes 6 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Miscellaneous Demonstrated knowledge/skills of the IT industry which includes: multi-tiered architectures, enterprise applications, evaluation of emerging technologies, networks, data management systems and hardware systems. Yes 7 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Networking & Directories IT network, virtual environments, Database, and storage Yes 6 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Operating Systems/APIs PowerShell Yes 2 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Operating Systems/APIs Windows Server Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Quality Assurance (QA) Disaster Recovery Yes 5 Advanced Within 6 Months 1 – 2 Years
Specialties Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPAA, and CJIS Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Specialties Microsoft Active Directory Yes 3 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Additional Skills: 1. Prefer experience with Microsoft HyperV
2. CITRIX Presentation Server or XenApp
3. Dell Compellent SAN Administration.
4. Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.
5. Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
6. Knowledge of Information Technology Field, best practices, organization, and operations
7. Experience with SolarWinds
8. Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.
9. Experience with ticketing systems
General Information
Job Description: DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Participate in a team comprised of Client and solution implementation staff for Server Hosting related planning, designing, installation, configuration and conversion of physical and virtual server environment. Will coordinate with Server Hosting Team Lead on the daily assignments, tasks and coordinate and collaborate with contract staff as well as existing Client Server Hosting staff. Ensure project and task timelines are set, met, mitigate issues by resolving or proposing solution.
Will advise Staff on hardware configurations and implementations, work with vendor and staff on deliverables, troubleshooting and conversion of current environment from HyperV to VMWare. Support the migration of Servers from Flat Network to Segmented Network.
The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours.
Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
• Monitor Systems to ensure maximum uptime using SolarWinds and other tools
• Monitor and identify server issues and remediate.
• Support of systems running on Microsoft server, AIX, and Linux
• Create and maintain supporting GPO and PowerShell scripts
• Monitor and identify server issues and remediate.
• Assist with application and server firewall rules.
• Monitor agency ticketing system and complete assigned tickets.
• Assist staff in resolving system-related problems.
• Assist with System user account permissions and security.
• Coordinate and assist with system testing and production validation.
• Adhere to State and Agency Security and IT policies and standards.
• Develop solutions and automated methods to reduce manual and repetitive tasks.
• Work closely with key stakeholder groups, including the SOC, to ensure appropriate levels of engagement and focus are maintained.
• Assist with server-side application and system installations, upgrades, and configuration
• Plan and implement technical changes without unexpected disruption to the service and with minimal oversight.
• Adheres to Information Technology application development standards and security requirements.
• Prepare and maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams as assigned.
• Requires mastery technical and business knowledge in multiple disciplines/processes.
• Assist with development of policies and procedures to conform and comply with agency standard cyber security policy design related to information risk management, designation of data as to criticality, confidentiality, and protection. (NIST 800-53, FISMA, SC InfoSec Requirements http://admin.sc.gov/technology/information-security/policies-and-procedures, etc.)
The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours.
The candidate will work closely with the Enterprise Computing Services Team Lead and Section Manager to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures. The candidate will work closely with customer and subject matter experts for the system design, migration to the new framework, and testing.
This will also include compliance to Client security policy/procedures as well as integrating systems when possible to streamline staff workflows, user security, and data correction.
Module support of the project.
• Client will require that selected personnel sign the Client confidentially agreement and/or Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable. All web services must be secure.
• Client will not accept any offers including an “up-lift” charge. The rate paid per consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this position described in the State contract terms.
• Contractors must be onsite during each week throughout the term of the contract.
• Follow agency IT Standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation.
• All source code (compiled and un-compiled) will become the sole property of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Any source code, data, product, or functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by Client will remain the sole property of Client and is not to be incorporated into the core product of any vendor’s application. Any modifications and interfaces developed under said contract will be not be used by the contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or publicized by the contractor without written permission of Client.
• Client has the final say on all programming choices.
Remote Work Availability: 0%