Job Title: Server Engineer
NFP: $86.29
Will close to submissions: Monday 8/19/2019 at 10:00am EST
Interviews: Onsite highly preferred.
REQUIRED:
1. Minimum of 4 years hands-on-virtualized Windows Server and Active Directory experience.
2. Minimum of 4 years of experience in multi-domain Active Directory Operations using Microsoft tools.
Candidates that have relevant Windows Server, Active Directory and VMware certifications will be preferred.
Franklin County Data Center (FCDC)
Open Contract Assignment
Organization Summary
FCDC provides cost-effective, business-driven, collaborative, and secure IT services and solutions to public service agencies throughout Ohio’s most dynamic county. Our goals are simple, but expansive: to be the most trusted enterprise technology service provider for Franklin County and a national leader in digital government services. Every day the FCDC team empowers county departments, agencies, and teams to deliver top-notch services to residents and businesses in central Ohio, and we take pride in the work they accomplish with our support.
Contract Position Summary
The Server Engineer Contractor, reporting to the Infrastructure Manager, is responsible for Active Directory, virtual server, and application migration support tasks in a collaborative fashion with other infrastructure engineers and FCDC technical contacts. Tasks will include, but are not limited to:
Collapse 2 trusted Active Directory domains into an existing primary domain; migrate user and computer accounts, migrate Organizational Units, maintain account naming consistency, migrate Group Policy objects and configurations
Build new Windows Server virtual servers in FCDC’s vSphere environment and make VM configuration adjustments within vCenter
Assist client agency technical contacts and vendors with migrating select application servers onto new VMs joined to the the primary Active Directory domain
Provide written and verbal analysis of current technical state, define desired technical state, and develop sequenced system changes needed to achieve desired state with a minimum of application or user down time
Actively participate in change, incident, and project management procedures using FCDC’s ServiceNow platform and other tools as directed
Other duties as assigned -- in cases where work is delayed by third party inaction or timing, assist with general Window Server and Active Directory domain support activities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, candidates must be able to perform each essential duty and fulfill each responsibility to a satisfactory degree. The essential duties and responsibilities include:
Utilize forest- and domain-level Active Directory knowledge to plan and execute domain migration tasks
Use standard Microsoft tools to migrate user accounts, computer accounts, Group Policy objects and configurations, and more as we collapse 2 trusted domains into an existing primary domain
Work with VMware and Microsoft tools to build new virtual servers in a vSphere environment
Assist outside technical experts in the setup and migration of application servers from trusted domain servers onto new VMs joined to the primary domain
Closely coordinate changes with FCDC infrastructure team members, including using assigned change management tools and methods
Devise server and Active Directory migration plans, including step-by-step procedures that minimize downtime and maximize the odds of upgrade success
Plan Active Directory, Windows Server, and application server migrations and outages in collaboration with peers, application owners and users
Build graphical and written network documentation for technical peers; documentation will cover Active Directory changes, server configurations, and unique application server configurations
Actively utilizes incident management system and resolves server- and domain-specific incident escalations
All other duties as assigned -- within the scope of vSphere, Active Directory, and Windows Server support
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities expected of successful candidates.
Education
Preferred: 2-year (Associates) or 4-year (Bachelors) degree from an accredited college or university
Required: High school education and diploma Work Experience
Preferred: 8+ years hands-on virtualized Windows Server and Active Directory engineering and/or senior-level consulting experience in a business or government environment with specific experience in multi-domain Active Directory operations using Microsoft tools.
Required: 4+ years hands-on virtualized Windows Server and Active Directory engineering and/or administration experience in a business or government environment with specific experience in multi-domain Active Directory operations using Microsoft tools.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Preferred: Relevant Windows Server, Active Directory, and VMware engineering certification (e.g. MCSE, VCP, etc.) English Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional and technical references and procedures.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and documentation for technical peers.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, sometimes for an entire work day.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Most work is performed in a typical business office environment.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Candidate Screening Process
Candidates must complete in-person technical and work style interviews (combined or separate) with the Infrastructure Manager and related team members. This may include a hands-on technical assessment.
Candidates must provide relevant professional references. Additional Notes
Virtually all work will be completed on-site at FCDC in downtown Columbus; remote work will be limited to special circumstances pre-approved by the Infrastructure Manager and Director, Infrastructure
Parking is not provided but is available for daily or monthly fees in the area around FCDC
