Infrastructure Engineering Senior Engineer

Infrastructure Engineering Senior Engineer #1064718

Dearborn, Michigan

Position Description:

Employees 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:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.)
• Utilize existing tools or assist in engineering custom monitoring solutions to ensure systems are configured correctly, run efficiently and remain secure against potential threats.
• 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.
• 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

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

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:

• 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 our 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 our 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 our other 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 projects

Additional Info:

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years ! FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused . We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

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