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Expeditors, leader in international freight forwarding and global logistics, has the following opening in Information Services in Spokane, WA:



Windows Systems Administrator



Scope of Position:



Provide Windows Systems Administration for the Disaster Recovery / High Availability (DR/HA) team through consulting, design, and implementation services in a project-driven environment.



Major Duties and Responsibilities:



- Provide supportable, robust, and secure Windows environments for business applications.

- Diagnose and isolate OS, server-side networking and application related problems, utilizing available resources to correct or create suitable work-arounds. Provide documentation and training for testing and troubleshooting procedures.

- Perform system builds and hardware upgrades, maintenance, repairs and replacements for Windows servers across the enterprise.

- Provide helpdesk ticket and emergency support. Assist with Windows problem diagnostics, system recovery, core dump analysis and disk recovery. Provides third-level production support for servers and data storage including after-hours on-call support.

- Develop, maintain and enhance tools for task automation using available programming and scripting languages.

- Develop and document standards for processes, procedures, configurations, and installations.

- Collaborate with development teams to create tools and install accounts and applications.

- Monitor system health for hardware/software failures. Provide disaster recovery documentation and procedures.



DR/HA Duties and Functional Responsibilities:



- Ensure the availability and recoverability of Windows systems through the design, implementation, and documentation of redundant DR/HA infrastructures and strategies to meet business objectives.

-Stay current with best practices and technologies for DR/HA.

- Monitor Windows system performance to identify DR/HA configuration, hardware, and tuning opportunities

- Mentor team members and train IS development, support and operations staff in DR/HA solutions.

- Assist with coordinating Windows systems administration activities out of the secondary data center in the event of a catastrophic failure to ensure operational and support services are provided for critical business systems.



Experience and Education:



- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

- 5+ years of Windows systems administration in a multi-tiered environment

- Working knowledge of IBM hardware products and Windows Server 2000, 2003, and 2008R2

- Extensive Powershell and VBS scripting experience

- Experience with design and implementation of virtualized systems a plus

- Knowledge of Symantec BackupExec, Commvault, and Veritas Clustering Service a plus

- Knowledge of SAN and NAS design and maintenance also a plus

- Excellent communication (written & verbal) and troubleshooting skills

- Solid knowledge of database design for clustering, mirroring, and replication



Reporting Structure:



Systems Administration, Disaster Recovery/High Availability Manager



Career Opportunities page: http://domino.expeditors.com/expd/Careers.nsf/Webjobs

Please apply online at: http://domino.expeditors.com/expd/careers.nsf/248a474164f3880f882568cc005968cf/6033b744c9c4476988257919007eaa42?OpenDocument

• Location: Spokane
  
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