Role: In a Wintel server environment, performs installation, customization and maintenance of the operating system and system software products in support of business processing requirements. Performs system software installations, system software maintenance and product upgrades. Evaluate and integrate new operating system versions, drivers and hardware. Tests software updates and patches. Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels in standalone and multi-tiered environments. Conducts system analysis, configuration management and develops improvements for system software performance, availability and reliability. Perform Incident resolution, Problem Determination and Root Cause Analysis in accordance with Service Level Agreements. Designs, develops, recommends and implements new or revised system software, utilities and automated processes as necessary. Provides in-depth diagnosis for operating systems software/hardware failures and develops solutions. Ensures server data integrity by evaluating, implementing and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions. Prescribes system backup / disaster recovery procedures and directs recovery operations in the event of destruction of all or part of the operating system or other system components. Implements appropriate levels of system security. Will possess an understanding of networking technology (DNS, WINS, and DHCP). Is familiar and experienced with server hardware, firmware, BIOS, RAID, server backups, and server security. Job Description: Provides technical expertise for system Transitions, Migrations and Consolidations. Provides technical assistance to IT support staff, including but not limited to, DBAs, Network Engineers, Application Developers, Middleware Engineers, other System Administrators, Project Managers, Change Managers and Business Development staff. The Sr. Advisor level is the recognized subject matter expert in the design, architecture and deployment of new Wintel systems in standalone and multi-tiered environments. Leads project management activities for new system requirements, RFP responses, data center migrations and new technology exploitation. Transfers knowledge and provides leadership support to the Advisors in the implementation of new hardware, operating systems and new software technology. The Sr. Advisor is expected to keep abreast of new technology and make recommendations as to how best to exploit the new technology for the benefit of our customers. Designs technologically advanced solutions to meet customers mission, objectives and requirements. • Proactively assesses exposure areas and takes steps to reduce vulnerabilities. Provides advice, training, and 24x7 technical support to customers, users and programmers. Provides technical leadership on complex projects involving a broad range of expertise and disciplines, often performing the role of Infrastructure Architect. Great customer facing / presentation skills to all levels of management. Project management experience supporting data centers migrations and major software upgrades. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Significant project management experience and leadership skills. Skills and Education : Most desired skills Citrix Appsense VDI Migration 8 - 10 years of experience designing/deploying/supporting/maintaining VMware / Hyper-V environment at an enterprise level Technical knowledge on VMware product line (ESX/ESXi, vSphere, PowerCLI in particular) and application. In depth direct system engineering experience involving hardware, software and services solutions for x86 Solutions. Extensive skills with Windows Networking, Active Directory. Advanced Networking concepts (TCP/IP, Routing, Firewalls, Network Security) Thorough understanding of enterprise datacenter technologies including Networking, Security, TCP/IP, SAN and NAS, physical datacenter practices. Develop, document, and maintain policies and procedures for server administration and appropriate use. Possess strong written and oral communication skills Desired Skills: Development, SQL, and/or scripting experience are highly desired. Knowledge or application of Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Backup product. Effective leadership of interdisciplinary resources in architecture, implementation and problem determination. • Datacenter Migration experience . Keywords: Project Management