• Spec. and certify next generation server, storage, and network hardware to match company growth
• Translate a design concept into a working diagram highlighting individual hardware/software components required to integrate the project into existing infrastructure
• Manage and ensure development, integration, test, and production environments are all in sync by implementing revision change control
• Support and maintain communication and project workflow between development group and operations group
• Understand how to maintain and deploy DNS, and LDAP; secure internal subnets against external Internet traffic by utilizing different technologies such as load balancers, firewalls, DMZ zoning, and VLAN segregation
• Understand server virtualization technology such as VMWare and the proper use of these environments
• Proven ability to successfully navigate and perform in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment, and effectively multi-task multiple priorities in a team-oriented setting
• Excellent written/verbal communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, along with the ability to communicate ideas and concepts between different departments
• Demonstrate leadership and organizational skills by seeing a project from design concept to final product deployment
• Establish technology roadmaps for servers, OS versions, and cluster software through product evaluations and collaboration with development and operations groups.
• Gathering and documenting all system requirements
• Maintains current technology knowledge to manage roadmap adoption strategy
• Maintains and builds positive customer, partner, and peer relationships
• Administer and maintain Windows/UNIX/Linux servers
• Balance the routine work tasks of installation, configuration, support, project, and incident/ticket response workload

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