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Mar 19, 2008
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Topic: Testing... / Position Open!!!!

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Operational Monitoring Engineer will have a key role in supporting the monitoring, stability and reliability of production systems. Working as part of the Monitoring Team (AMT) in the US and with second-level engineers in both the US and the UK, the primary responsibilities will be to provide production system monitoring and technical support and to handle, manage and escalate customer issues. Achieving a detailed knowledge of production infrastructure will be a necessary part of the role. In addition, the role will involve corporate wide general IT support. This position operates on a 24/7 shift rotation basis within the level-1 helpdesk/monitoring team.

Key areas of responsibility

  • System and monitoring support

o Providing shift-based system monitoring and support, for the platforms, core software and applications running in production environment

o Understanding the basic architecture of the applications to provide problem identification, diagnosis and impact assessment

o Providing general systems support, including application deployment, configuration, infrastructure management, data-centre configuration and other related tasks in support of the core operations team

  • Incident Management

o Providing first-line support to customers as part of the 24/7 monitoring helpdesk function. This requires regular follow-up with customers, diagnosis internally and escalation to and interworking with second- and third-line support teams

o Use of a ticketing system to assist with managing multiple issues

  • General technical support

o General support to the staff team, including PCs, laptops, networks, printers, etc. This kind of support is occasional and is shared between all members of the operations team

Skills

Primary skills

  • Systems monitoring in a production environment (preferably Nagios/Netsaint, Big Brother or similar tools)
  • Linux systems administration, preferably RedHat
  • Seasoned Helpdesk professional with proven customer contact skills
  • Excellent troubleshooting & problem solving skills
  • Experienced with problem and incident management process and related systems
  • Must be a team-player and have excellent communications skills
  • Familiarity with shift-based, production operational support
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, security, access control
  • Windows system configuration (Win 2000/2003)
  • Proactive, problem-solving, can do mentality

Secondary skills (desirable)

  • Shell and/or perl scripting
  • Familiarity with databases (preferably MySQL) from an administrative viewpoint
  • Familiarity with some of the following components/technologies: Java VMs, tomcat, apache, SSL, DNS, LDAP, XML, PGP
  • Familiarity with CTI (Computer Telephony Interface) systems
  • Experience with networking infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls)
  • Knowledge of MS Exchange and Active Directory
  • MS Word/Excel/Outlook

Remuneration

  • Competitive salary
  • Personal bonus scheme
  • Company stock options
  • Private health plan
  • Contributory 401K pension

This position is located in Norwalk, CT. Please email codgi.com or call 212-213-0982 x110 if interested.

Thanks!

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