Infrastructure Engineering Senior Engineer

Job-ID33127712Reference26-03165Job Title: (Infrastructure Engineering Senior Engineer)About Kyyba:Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development. Job DescriptionEmployees part of this function are responsible for building and operating IT hardware and software resources in on-prem, cloud or hybrid scenarios in support of internal customer needs. They are responsible for a wide variety of activities that operationalize cross functional teams such as capacity planning and resource optimization solutions for one-off and long-term workloads, planning, configuring and maintaining servers (including mainframes), creating virtualized environments, providing analytics services, installing and maintaining specialized tools, etc Key Responsibilities 1. Involved in the design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise servers, including specialty mainframe systems like IBM/LPARS, high performance super computing systems, and general-purpose hybrid and cloud systems, for optimal end-user business operations. 2. Research, design, implement and maintain complex infrastructure solutions for internal customer needs such as specialty software, data warehouses, identity access management, event frameworks, containerization and on demand scaling, etc. 3. Design and configure secure virtualized environments aligned with enterprise architecture blueprints consisting of virtual machines, virtual networks, high speed and distributed storage systems (SAN, HDFS, SSD, etc.) 4. Utilize existing tools or assist in engineering custom monitoring solutions to ensure systems are configured correctly, run efficiently and remain secure against potential threats. 5. Monitor and review resources like CPU, memory, storage, and network traffic to ensure effective utilization aligned with expected parameters and to safeguard against runaway costs. 6. Resolve bottlenecks and plan for future capacity needs based on resource usage trends. Advise enterprise architecture teams on usage trends to incorporate into future blueprints.Skills Required: IT Operations, Hardware Experience, Network Protocols & Standards, Network Switches, Local Area Networks, Network Engineering, Configuration Management, Computer Hardware, Cisco, Mainframe Systems Skills Preferred: N/A Experience Required: Senior Engineer Exp: Prac. In 2 coding lang. or adv. Prac. in 1 lang.; guides. 10+ years in IT; 8+ years in development Experience Preferred: 0 Education Required: Associate Degree Hybrid Role requires the person to be local for frequent work at the data centers in Dearborn and Flat Rock. Education Preferred: Certification Program, Bachelor's Degree Additional Information: ## Key Responsibilities **Hardware Installation & Configuration** - Define and maintain zSeries hardware components using IBM Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM, CMT (Connectivity Mapping Tool) and Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD). - Analyze and determine hardware configurations to distribute I/O across mainframes, storage systems, data centers, and ***'s worldwide Cisco ACI and FICON networks. - Program Cisco FICON switches and mainframe IOGENs to support mainframe resources and environments - Design, install, and maintain mainframe cable infrastructure, including cabling hardware into ***'s Cisco ACI and FICON fiber networks - Coordinate and plan all hardware installations and de-installations, including assembling and managing installation/de-installation teams. - Coordinate and plan all hardware microcode upgrades. **Monitoring, Maintenance & Support** - Monitor, track, and diagnose hardware failures across all mainframe computer systems and peripheral devices - Provide prompt problem determination and implement immediate corrective action in the event of hardware failures - Schedule and supervise hardware maintenance activities - Supervise hardware suppliers during equipment installation (placement, power installation, equipment clearance, etc.) - Provide weekend, evening, and on-call (24x7x365, pager rotation) support for hardware failures and configuration launches. - Coordinate hardware activities with other ***’s teams, including Network, Operations and Facilities. **Planning & Project Coordination** - Coordinate changes with storage and software teams when planning and implementing new hardware and configurations - Attend Facility Planning meetings and support data center transition/consolidation efforts - Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and testing, and serve as technical liaison when installing equipment for D/R or consolidation purposes - Lead cross-functional teams and drive results on mainframe hardware projectsLocation: (Dearborn,MI) Disclaimer: Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665Rewards:Medical, dental, vision401k Term lifeVoluntary life and disability insuranceOptional Pre-paid legal planOptional Identity theft planOptional Medical and dependent FSAWork-visa sponsorshipOpportunity for advancementLong-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client SELECT AWARDSAn INC 5000 company for 10 yearsCorp! Michigan Economic Bright Spots Crain’s Detroit Business Top Staffing Service Companies in DetroitTechServe Alliance Excellence Award- IT and Engineering Staffing & SolutionsBest of MichBusiness winner in HR Wizards & PartnershipsMetro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment, Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in Michigan