Network / System Engineer

Position Title: Network / System Engineer IV

Location: Richmond, VA

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months.

Job Type: CONTRACT, HYBRID

Pay Range: $65/hr - $70/hr on W2

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Requirements:

Responsible for matching current technology with the current needs. As part of this task, engages in the evaluation and installation of software, hardware, and other types of support equipment into a workable network that supports a variety of functions. This person has fundamental knowledge of Systems Engineering infrastructure. Includes individuals performing high-level systems support. Responsibilities include providing problem determination and resolution, install and update newly developed software to assigned systems. Responsible for the operating system and associated subsystems. Provide system-level support of multi-user operating systems, hardware and software tools, including installation, configuration, maintenance, and support of these systems. Identify alternatives for optimizing computer resources. Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions. Collect information to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed systems. Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade operating systems. Research, plan, install, configure, troubleshoot, maintain and upgrade hardware and software interfaces with the operating system. Work as a team member with other technical staff, such as networking to ensure connectivity and compatibility between systems. Write and maintain system documentation. Responsible for capacity planning, disaster recovery, and security, where necessary. Possess extensive experience with operating systems, network protocols, systems programming and configurations, and/or hubs, switches, and routers

Participate in the development and implementation of monitoring solutions aligned as core to the business information flows and systems architecture. This individual provides integrated systems planning and recommends new or different technologies that will enhance current systems and support overall corporate and business goals aligned to the Application Production Support monitoring strategy. Recommends the appropriate monitoring capabilities in support of business process and is responsible for delivery of aligned capabilities across critical business applications. Serves as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource; providing leadership in the execution of aligned as a team member or as an individual contributor.

Required Skills
Individual will need to have :-

5-year experience engineering solutions with IBM Tivoli Netcool Suite

Netcool Omnibus - Message bus probe/gateway experience

Netcool Omnibus probe rule writing including regular expression.

Apache Kafka Ecosystem - including messaging, log aggregation.

Fault tolerant and high availability design experience

Unix background

ITRS Geneos / Kafka integration understanding.

Netcool Impact Policy writing experience a plus

XML experience a plus

A good knowledge of the following would also be beneficial:

Dynatrace , Splunk Enterprise including the

deployment, instrumentation and leveraging of the tool for

analytical and alerting capabilities- Proven

experience with supporting monitoring tools such as -

Tivoli, Microfocus BPM, Sitescope, Dynatrace, Catchpoint etc. - Knowledge

of OS (Windows/Unix) based infrastructure services,

processing, monitoring, shell scripts, etc. - Proven

experience in programming languages (Java and/or .NET)

- Proven experience in application/network performance

and availability monitoring - Proven experience in N-Tier

Architecture supporting a multitude of products

(Webserver, Middleware, Database, etc.) - Knowledge of

ITIL functions and processes - An excellent

communicator, able to network and influence across

multiple levels is required of this role - A self-motivated,

hands-on, driven individual with strong leadership skills -

A strategic thinker who can link business context to

technical reality .

Desired Skills
Candidate will have experience working and

being successful in a large, multi-data center enterprise

environment. Business acumen is a plus. Communication

and flexibility are important skills for this role, as you will

be responsible for the adoption of enterprise monitoring framework
Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.