Contract-to-hire IT Project Engineer Opportunity in Frisco, TX
IT Project Engineer
Description
The Project Engineer (PE) is responsible for the design and implementation of LAN/WAN, Server and Cloud Services technology. PEs will also install and configure computers and related peripherals and/or guide implementation by other team members. PEs are required to deliver technical solutions that meet a client’s business requirements, and therefore must be able to communicate effectively across all levels of a corporate structure. The PE will also provide tier 3 technical support to clients and internal support team members.
Requirements
- Design and implement LAN/WAN and server infrastructure and related peripherals including:
- Routers | Firewalls | Switches | VPN
- Virtualization (VMware and Hyper V)
- Physical and Virtual Host Server Hardware
- Windows Server and Active Directory
- RDS/Remote App | Citrix
- SQL Server
- Enterprise Storage Solutions including SAN, NAS, and Tiered/Cloud Storage
- Enterprise Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions
- Cloud Services including Azure
- Email Services including Premise and Hosted Microsoft Exchange and Office 365
- Wireless Access Technologies
- Desktop and Mobile Device Technology
- Application Software
- Travel to client sites to provide onsite service and support as necessary.
- Work closely with vCIO to solution technology to meet client business objectives
- Participate in on call support rotation
- Onboarding and accurate documentation of client systems.
- Provide pre-sales design and support to internal team members.
- Evolve internal professional services processes in response to rapid industry changes.
- Document internal processes and procedures to maintain consistent results and efficiencies, including creation of network diagrams and technical process documentation
- Effectively communicate with clients and manage their expectations.
- Manage and transport products and inventory for assigned projects.
- Attend and conduct internal and client meetings.
- Maintain industry product knowledge through training and certification programs.
Benefits
Our client offers web-based technical training subscriptions, reimbursed certifications, and reimbursed client-travel mileage. 100% paid employee medical benefits, 401(k) with match immediately vested, family medical, dental, and life available. 11 days paid holiday, 12 days PTO starting year 1; after first year 3 weeks of PTO per year, plus flexible time.
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please answer the questions below:
If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this email to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.
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Direct-hire Sr. Systems Engineer Opportunity in Downtown Dallas, TX
Our downtown Dallas, TX client is looking for a Direct-hire Sr Systems Engineer.
If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this link to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a key member of the company IT Infrastructure team the Systems Engineer will be responsible for major stages of the systems life cycle. An ideal candidate will be a high performing individual who is able to handle large scale projects and work closely with teams throughout the organization. Soft-skills are a major component of this individual’s toolkit along with their technical efficacy. This individual will be tasked with ensuring the day-to-day health, security and stability of our infrastructure. Monitoring system performance, backup cycles and preventative maintenance are among the daily tasks. They will be asked to participate in projects throughout the enterprise which would be in addition to daily duties and must be able to handle multiple timelines to complete tasks on time. Below is a list of responsibilities that are in addition to duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology field preferred or equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ experience supporting WinTel systems and virtualization platforms in the enterprise.
- MCSE/MCITP certifications preferred.
- Expert knowledge of server clustering, cloud technologies and core infrastructure hardware.
- Expert knowledge of WinTel platforms, SQL, IIS, enterprise printing and faxing.
- Expert knowledge of Exchange, Office 365, Skype for Business and other collaboration suites.
- Expert knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, SCOM and antivirus applications.
- Experience in building large, scalable and highly available mission critical infrastructures.
- Working knowledge of disaster recovery and backup technologies.
- Excellent soft-skills and analytical skills.
- A self-starter who can work independently as well as thrive in a team environment.
Essential Functions
- Build and test system platforms to document integration compatibility with our infrastructure.
- Participate in Proof of Concept deployments which may benefit the organization.
- Ensure Service Delivery for all application and their supporting system components.
- Document, maintain and verify stability of production systems.
- Make yourself available for knowledge transfer to all levels within the IT organizations.
- Recognize variance from a deployed specification to maintain configuration management.
- Monitor all system performance and identify bottlenecks.
- Ensure system security by monitoring alerts and staying current with security bulletins.
- Make sure system backups are functioning properly and test per policy.
- New systems delivery must be done on-time and per specifications.
- Make sure ticket queues are being handled in a timely manner.
- Troubleshoot complex network, storage and compute issues
- Provide a solution, root cause analysis and preventative measures for system issues.
- Author automation script for repetitive tasks.
- Participate in network, storage and compute patch management.
- Mentor teammates to increase the knowledge pool and foster technology adoption.
- Hours generally support a balanced lifestyle, however must be willing and able to work long hours and some weekend work as projects/tasks require
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
WORK CONDITIONS:
As assigned, including some weekends, evenings and holidays; exempt position
If you are have this experience and are interested, please email me directly at mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com or please answer the questions below and attach your resume:
Direct-hire Hardware Services Manager Opportunity in Downtown Dallas, TX
Our downtown Dallas, TX client is seeking a Direct-hire Hardware Services Manager.
If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this link to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.
RESPONSIBILTIES:
As a key member of the IT Operations Leadership team the Hardware Services Manager role is to manage the Hardware Services team members and ensure timely, consistent, superior hardware support and output quality, manage various hardware related projects, oversee daily Hardware Services production line team functions and serve as T1/2 escalation point. The Hardware Services Manager manages all things hardware related including desktop, laptop, kiosk and tablets.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Exceptional knowledge of computer hardware in an enterprise environment
- In-depth knowledge of image creation and capture technologies and methods
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and SCCM
- Experience managing and creating Active Directory OU’s and Group Policy objects
- Knowledge of command line, batch files and scripting
- Knowledge of a range of diagnostic tools and utilities
- Use of metrics data as well as key performance indicators to identify common problems and gauge department and team performance.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to work at a swift pace
- Must have strong written, including typing and verbal communication skills
- Must have excellent organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrated attention to detailed, accurate documentation
- Must be self-motivated and able to work in and manage a team environment
- 3+ years in a desktop support role with a strong understanding of image creation, operating systems, and component level troubleshooting.
- Previous experience designing and implementing IT projects strongly desired
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology field preferred or equivalent experience with software and hardware support
- Demonstrated progressive experience in management of technical support personnel preferred
- Network or System Administration experience a plus
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Coordinate and/or perform hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware and configuring systems and applications
- Diagnose system hardware, software and operator issues
- Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and frequently asked questions resources
- Create and maintain PC images in a MDT, SCCM environment
- Provide remote support as needed
- Assess need for system reconfigurations (minor or significant) based on request trends and make recommendations
- Log all end user interaction in help desk ticketing system ensuring accurate and adequate annotation
- Recommend and/or perform remedial actions to provide resolution
- Ensure proper, timely and professional responses from team to hardware support requests
- Coordinate action plans and collaborate with corporate IT staff
- Provide updates, status and completion information to appropriate staff
- Train, coach, and mentor Hardware Services team members
- Act as top technical resource for escalated hardware issues from both internal corporate IT staff and facility end users
- Project implementation — Ability to serve as technical lead resource for various projects
- Assist in project design and scope of work creation for project quotes
- Hours generally support a balanced lifestyle, however must be willing and able to work long hours and some weekend work as projects/tasks require
- As this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, the employee will be expected to perform other duties as assigned
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and able to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
WORK CONDITIONS:
As assigned, including some weekends, evenings and holidays; exempt position
If you are have this experience and are interested, please email me directly at mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com or please answer the questions below and attach your resume:
Direct-hire Senior Systems Engineer Opportunity in Downtown Dallas, TX
If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this email to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.
Direct-hire Senior Systems Engineer Opportunity in Downtown Dallas, TX
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a key member of this client company’s IT Infrastructure team the Systems Engineer will be responsible for major stages of the systems life cycle. An ideal candidate will be a high performing individual who is able to handle large scale projects and work closely with teams throughout the organization. Soft-skills are a major component of this individual’s toolkit along with their technical efficacy. This individual will be tasked with ensuring the day-to-day health, security and stability of our infrastructure. Monitoring system performance, backup cycles and preventative maintenance are among the daily tasks. They will be asked to participate in projects throughout the enterprise which would be in addition to daily duties and must be able to handle multiple timelines to complete tasks on time. Below is a list of responsibilities that are in addition to duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology field preferred or equivalent experience
- 5+ years’ experience supporting WinTel systems and virtualization platforms in the enterprise.
- MCSE/MCITP certifications preferred.
- Expert knowledge of server clustering, cloud technologies and core infrastructure hardware.
- Expert knowledge of Hyper-V, WinTel platforms, SQL, IIS, enterprise printing and faxing.
- Expert knowledge of Exchange, Office 365, Skype for Business and other collaboration suites.
- Expert knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, SCOM and antivirus applications.
- Experience in building large, scalable and highly available mission critical infrastructures.
- Working knowledge of disaster recovery and backup technologies.
- Excellent soft-skills and analytical skills.
- A self-starter who can work independently as well as thrive in a team environment.
Essential Functions
- Build and test system platforms to document integration compatibility with our infrastructure.
- Participate in Proof of Concept deployments which may benefit the organization.
- Ensure Service Delivery for all application and their supporting system components.
- Document, maintain and verify stability of production systems.
- Make yourself available for knowledge transfer to all levels within the IT organizations.
- Recognize variance from a deployed specification to maintain configuration management.
- Monitor all system performance and identify bottlenecks.
- Ensure system security by monitoring alerts and staying current with security bulletins.
- Make sure system backups are functioning properly and test per policy.
- New systems delivery must be done on-time and per specifications.
- Make sure ticket queues are being handled in a timely manner.
- Troubleshoot complex network, storage and compute issues
- Provide a solution, root cause analysis and preventative measures for system issues.
- Author automation script for repetitive tasks.
- Participate in network, storage and compute patch management.
- Mentor teammates to increase the knowledge pool and foster technology adoption.
- Hours generally support a balanced lifestyle, however must be willing and able to work long hours and some weekend work as projects/tasks require
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
WORK CONDITIONS:
As assigned, including some weekends, evenings and holidays; exempt position
If you are have this experience and are interested, please email me directly at mhanes@provisiontechgroup.comIf you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please email the answers the questions below:
Great Dallas, TX Company Looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer Direct-hire
Senior DevOps Engineer Opportunity in Dallas, TX
SUMMARY
Our client is committed to being the leader in the brand experience category by designing and producing powerful integrated digital and live events that connect people in ways that are meaningful and measurable.
This is a company built on integrity and a commitment to the well-being of our colleagues, our clients, the industry, and the environment. Nearly 90 years later, the client family still runs the company, along with more than 6,500 equally passionate employee-owners and 30,000 part-time workers. The family legacy shines through everything we do, from our creative inspiration right down to the sustainable carpet under your feet.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be involved in all aspects of the project and development lifecycles and responsible for the successful delivery of new solutions that will be used by our employees and customers who produce events for some of the most well-known brands in the world. We’re looking for individuals that show they can do whatever it takes to make sure that our projects/programs are successfully deployed. The right person for this position will be able to demonstrate creative energy and passion for delivering complex projects. You’ll be expected to communicate well and help lead and direct other team members in our quest to be the premier provider of solutions to the event industry.
Flexibility and adaptability are key. Some of the things we do have never been done before, so we need someone who can adapt both in thinking and learning new processes, applications and methods. You will occasionally be asked to travel to events and work with our Business Partners and Technology Team to help make sure our technology is deployed successfully.
Design, implement, and support continuous integration and delivery pipeline.
Automate all aspects of service delivery
Script tasks relative to platforms support and service delivery.
Define platform standards to facilitate automation efforts.
Document pipeline and support applications as needed.
Maintain deployment request and incident queue.
Facilitate after hours deployment efforts as needed.
Support development and QA teams in their deployment efforts as needed.
Open change tickets as needed to facilitate release automation processes
Become thoroughly familiar with all compliance and security requirements, adhering to all policy and standards, adapting to CI/CD platform as needed.
Implement pipeline platforms that are redundant and backed up as needed.
Communicate effectively and appropriately, deferring to management on communicating with external teams as needed.
Attend departmental, project and general meetings and effectively represent current status as appropriate.
Participate in company provided training and perform independent training and research as appropriate.
Install system patches and application updates as directed.
Achieve external certifications, memberships, and/or awards/recognition in area of specialization
Implement data architectures that are in regulatory and legal compliance
Plan and coordinate own work to meet commitments and quality expectations
Perform other duties such as documentation of applications and standards, maintenance of ticketing queues, general assistance with projects, troubleshooting, or after hours FDLC support as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience, with a High School Diploma or GED
Five (5) or more years of experience in the related field in a large corporation or consulting environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five (5) or more years working knowledge, production support, and configuration experience of relevant systems applications required.
Ability to architect, design and support within Azure with a working knowledge of Azure Backup, Storage, Compute, Containers, Express Route and Networking and experience with IAAS and PAAS.
Specialization may encompass one or more business application areas, and knowledge will include basic understanding of business and technical interfaces
Demonstrated knowledge of multiple technology environments, and toolsets, and the associated infrastructure/operations
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and design within Azure is required. Ability to present ideas in user-friendly/non-technical language
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within particular field.
Must possess a collaborative/team oriented work approach
Must have strong oral and written skills to effectively communicate ideas and processes
Ability to be flexible within a fast-moving work environment and juggle multiple priorities simultaneously
If you are have this experience and are interested, please email me directly at mhanes@provisiontechgroup.com or please answer the questions below and attach your resume:
Direct-hire Applications Programmer Opportunity With Great Wichita Falls, TX Company
If this opportunity is not a good match for your skills or you are not available but know someone who is, please forward this email to them as we pay referral fees for anyone you refer that we place with a client.
Direct-hire Applications Programmer Opportunity With Great Wichita Falls, TX Company
Job Summary:
Under general supervision, modifies moderately complex applications programs from detailed specifications.
Typically has two to five years of systems programmer experience.
Accountabilities:
- Part of a global team
- Follow and achieve IT key metrics
- Applications must be secure and not put the business at risk through data loss or infiltration
- Applications are maintainable and source code is properly backed-up
- Applications meet defined requirements of the end user
- Deliver high quality systems and meet project deadlines
- Help drive the lean enterprise system in IT processes
- Follow HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) and related work instructions and assist implementation of HSE regulations and policies
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, code, develop, write test, debug and document programs that meet needs and detailed specifications with emphasis on our heat exchangers sizing program
- Maintain and improve new and existing programs
- Deliver high quality systems and meet project deadlines
- Work side by side with R&D department as required
- Provides technical input on IT projects
- Has technical knowledge of most phases of applications systems analysis and programming.
- Follows procedures to solve IT problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time and form of desired results.
- Follows the defined system scope and objectives.
- Competent to work on most phases of applications programming activities, but requires instruction and guidance in phases.
- Note: This position does not perform systems analysis functions.
- Responsibilities may require evening and weekend work in response to needs of the systems being supported.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills/Competencies required:
- Effectively communicate with internal business partners, both orally and in writing. English preferred (bi-lingual a plus).
- Maintain compliance with organizational Core Values
- Exhibit organizational Leadership Competencies
- Comply with IT & client SOP’sKnowledge of company programming procedures and programming languages
- Ability to process computer data and to format and generate reports.
- 2+ years of experience implementing and troubleshooting programming changes and modifications.
- 2+ years of experience knowledge of computer flow charts and of programming logic and codes.
- 2+ years of experience in writing technical instructions in the use of programs and/or program modifications.
- Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions.
- Ability to learn and support new systems and applications.
- Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective and respectful working relationships with management, employees, vendors, clients, and the public.
Education, Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor / University Degree in Computer Science (minor Mechanical Engineer) or equivalent required.
- Knowledge of heat transfer and pressure drop equations and techniques
- 2+ years of experience developing .NET applications with focus on Microsoft Visual Studio/C#
- 2+ years of experience in programming mobile platform applications
- 2+ years of experience in software development or directly related.
If you have this experience, feel you are a fit for this position, and are interested, please email the answers the questions below:
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