I currently have contract vacancies for 3x Server Engineers to work with my Public Sector client in Cheshire in 3^rd Line Support roles.

All 3 posts require applicants who have strong technical experience in support and build/configuration.

My client requires one applicant to support existing infrastructure whilst migrating to O365/Windows 10. The essential skills for this post are:

• Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2016 (2019 would be advantageous)
• Active Directory 2003/2008/2012 & PKI – group policy, DNS, DJCP support etc
• Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013 & O365 – manage servers, DAGs, Mailbox recovery etc
  
  • PowerShell scripting skills -  working with MS  Exchange and AD
  • Lync 2010/2013 – patching /system support end to end
  • McAfee ePO – system management – policy management on server estate – rolling out agent updates
  • SCOM 2007/2012
  
  

Desirable:-

• Azure ADFS  - experience of ASDFs
• Azure - working with Azure portal and VMs based in Azure.
• VMware – working with virtual servers on VMware infrastructure.

Experience -

• Worked in large complex environments covering multiple sites and data centres
• Understanding of large complex infrastructures including LAN/WAN, SAN, virtualisation
• Application consolidation and migration experience AD and Exchange
• Liaising with 3^rd party vendors to upgrade/migrate applications
• PRINCE2 and ITIL
• Local government experience
• Knowledge of Government Connect security standards
• Migration of servers to the cloud
• Excellent analysis and documentation skills
• Produce High Level Design documentation / work instructions
• Ability to work on run and change consecutively and manage your time accordingly

Knowledge of the following technologies would be desirable:

• Virtualisation technologies: VMware vSphere 4/5 and Microsoft HyperV
• IIS and reverse proxy servers
• Microsoft SQL Servers & clusters
• Microsoft Lync 2010/13 (ideally with SIP integration with Avaya experience)
• Microsoft Sharepoint

 

There are two posts available to support existing infrastructure whilst migrating to XenApp 7.x /Windows 2016 to Azure. The essential skills for these posts are:

• Citrix Presentation Server / Citrix XenApp 6.5 – system support end to end Storefront/Web services / Citrix Receiver / printer support
  
  • Active Directory – group policy support
  • Windows Server 2008 R2/2012/2016
  • SCOM 2007/2012
    
    • PowerShell scripting skills - working with Citrix/Server estate
    • Understanding of large complex infrastructures including LAN/WAN, SAN, virtualisation
    • Good analysis and documentation skills
    • Produce High Level Design documentation / work instructions
    • Ability to work on run and change consecutively and manage your time accordingly
    
    
  
  

Desirable:-

• SCCM - packaging and deployments on Citrix Server / general server estate 
• AppSense support- Environment manager and Application manager - creating/ testing and deploying configurations   V8 or above within Citrix or Desktop estate

Knowledge of:

• VMware – working with virtual servers on VMware infrastructure.
• Azure - working with Azure portal and VMs based in Azure.

 
Experience

• Worked in large complex environments covering multiple sites and data centres
• Application consolidation and migration experience AD and Exchange
• Liaising with 3^rd party vendors to upgrade/migrate applications
• PRINCE2 and ITIL
• Local government experience
• Knowledge of Government Connect security standards

Please do not hesitate to apply if you have the required skills/experience.