Sr. Systems Engineer

Role: Sr. Systems Engineer (Citrix NetScaler ADC and Cloud Migration are a must)Duration: 6 Months with a potential for extension/conversionLocation: 100% RemoteStrong Senior Engineer with Citrix NetScaler ADC and Cloud migration (AWS preferred) experience.Required and must haves:Must have 5 or more years of experience administering Citrix NetScaler, F5 or another ADC platform exclusively from an application delivery controller perspective.Must have 7 or more years of experience administering Citrix NetScalers.Must have 5 or more years of experience scripting for patching and vulnerability remediation.Must have 3 or more years of experience managing SSL certificates.DescriptionSenior IT Systems Engineers are responsible for monitoring, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of technology solutions. Senior IT Systems Engineer's provide technical support and troubleshoot problems and perform scripting/programming to ensure stable and efficient operation of technology solutions. Senior IT Systems Engineers drive and implement automation enhancements and process improvement efforts, are assigned to multiple complex systems/applications. They lead initiatives, oversee work results, provide training and serve as a technical resource for other Systems Engineers.Essential functions:Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of assigned technologyManages system/application environment and ongoing operationsEnsures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standardsResearches, designs, implements and tests technology solutionsProactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologiesTroubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failuresResolves alerts and performs remediation activitiesManages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software ownersCollects and presents data for reporting and planningAssists with developing tactical strategies, processes and procedures related to systems/application administrationDetermines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errorsCollaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiativesDetermines best course of action for meeting business needsMay provide input into infrastructure architecture designsWrites programming/scriptingMay participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercisesEnsures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints.May contribute input to infrastructure architecturePerforms on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologiesRequirements:Five or more years demonstrated proficiency and experience in design, implementation, monitoring and troubleshooting infrastructure software products.Must have 7 or more years of experience administering Citrix NetScaler ADC functions this includes, but not limited, to layer 4/layer 7 routing PCAP analysis and hardware refresh and migrations.Must have 3 or more years of experience in cloud migrations/transformations.Must have 3 or more years of experience managing SSL certificates.Must have 3 or more years of experience administering Fortinet FortiProxy Server or similar, this includes firmware upgrades and patching.Strong experience working in both Windows and Linux environments.Strong experience working vulnerability management and audit supportStrong scripting/programming experience with one or more languages (ex. PowerShell, java, python) regarding audits and automated task scheduling.Ability to support systems using 24x7 on call rotation.Competent working in one or more environments highly integrated with an operating system.Experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementationsHigh critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilitiesAbility to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performanceAbility to adapt to a rapidly changing environmentProven leadership abilities including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions, fairness and displaying appropriate levels of assertiveness.Ability to communicate highly complex technical information clearly and articulately for all levels and audiences.Required Education:Bachelor's degree with IT focus or additional relevant work experiencePreferred:Development experience is a plus.Position is offered by a no fee agency.