The position of Senior Systems Engineer will be based out of our Dallas, TX location!

　　Summary

　　The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for helping create and manage the environments that will set the stage for the next-generation platform that will be scalable, reliable, and highly responsive. Responsible for being at the forefront of designing and improving our critical business platforms, as well as working on scalable distributed systems projects that are reliable and distributed globally.

　　What You'll Do

　　Provides hands-on system administration, software installation, deployment activities of Windows Operating systems

　　Participates in proactive monitoring and support to maintain the health of the global server environment, including regular software and firmware patching

　　Prioritizes and works through tasks received, through direct requests and ticketing system

　　Partners with the application teams to design and implement the company’s production, test, development, and load test environments

　　Collaborates with other professionals to ensure high quality deliverables within organization guidelines, policies, and procedures

　　Deals with work process, optimization methods, and risk management tools in the given projects for the successful accomplishments according to the requirements of the stakeholders

　　Ensures the highest level of systems and infrastructure availability

　　Designs and maintains the DR server environment

　　Participates in on-call rotations and after production hours work as needed

　　Writes scripts for system administration and operational tasks

　　Writes thorough and accurate technical documentation for use by the operations and production support staff

　　Plans and implements system automation as required for better efficiency

　　Administers external DNS and SSL certificate management

　　Other duties as assigned

　　The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Rexel USA.

　　What You'll Need

　　Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer science degree or equivalent work experience

　　VMWARE, or Microsoft Certification

　　8+ years of experience in Operating system administration supporting large scale web and eCommerce sites

　　Experienced with Apache & IIS

　　Experience with data architecture, system security

　　VMWare Experience

　　Strong hands-on experience in managing many mission-critical servers

　　Experience with monitoring applications, preferably Nagios

　　Proficient Shell scripting experience with at least one of the following: Powershell, Perl, puppet, BASH, KSH

　　Experience with HP x86 based server hardware

　　Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

　　Demonstrated abilities in automated patch and configuration management

　　Working knowledge of SAN environments, AD, DNS, storage deployment methodologies, kernel Tuning

　　Strong working knowledge of Enterprise storage systems such as Hitachi, high availability concepts, and backup methodologies and systems

　　Thorough understanding of Internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP

　　Ability to recognize critical production and client-facing issues and identify root cause and resolve them in a timely manner

　　Ability to communicate at all levels within IT and the various Business Units

　　Ability to work independently and within a team, own issues and solve them to customer satisfaction

　　Strong decision-making, technical, analytical, and organizational skills,

　　Attention to detail

　　Knowledge of systems engineering software tools

　　Project Management Skills

　　Working Conditions and 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. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

　　Working Environment

　　Travels to offsite locations Occasionally – up to 20%Physical Demands

　　Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position Constantly – at least 51%

　　Walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location Occasionally – up to 20%

　　Use hands to finger, handle or feel: Operates a computer and other office machinery Constantly – at least 51%

　　Talk, hear, taste, smell: Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions Constantly – at least 51%

　　Weight and Force

　　Up to 10 pounds Occasionally – up to 20%“Rexel USA (A VEVRAA Federal Contractor), and its affiliated companies, is an EEO/Disabled/Veterans employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by law.”