Citrix and VMWare Systems Administrator – Position Description
Position Summary:
Our Fortune 1000 client, B/E Aerospace Inc., has retained us to find a number of technical specialists for their growing Corporate Information Technology organization including a Citrix/VMWare Administrator. This Systems Administrator will be located in Winston-Salem, NC. The organization has a global footprint both from a staffing and customer perspective and is positioned to take advantage of the predicted 80% increase in global air travel over the next decade.
Position details and requirements here.
Company Overview:
The company is a Fortune 1000 designer and manufacturer of custom engineered products serving a global market and has attained market leader status in each of its’ business segments. Revenues exceed $2 billion with over 5000 worldwide employees. The company has grown both organically and through aggressive acquisition of innovative and complimentary companies who can leverage the company’s position, customer relationships and capabilities to be platforms for rapid growth. The company has adjusted well to the global downturn by maintaining revenue while cutting expenses and increasing net earnings. This strategy has positioned the company extremely well for high profitability as the economy rebounds. The market has recognized this and the stock is trading near its’ historic high.
Company Culture:
The founder created and built the company on a foundation of respect and trust amongst highly skilled engineers. His legacy is a collegial environment where people are challenged, their ideas are respected, facts trump emotion, relationships are prized and action is rewarded. Excellent pay and benefits are a natural extension of this philosophy and longevity is the norm rather than the exception. People are treated as peers no matter what their position in the organization. The environment is informal but people are passionate and everyone is encouraged to innovate and speak their minds. The company products are highly engineered and that attention to detail, innovation in response to customer needs, quality control and working within tight tolerances is reflected in the culture of the company.
Why The Position Exists:
This is a newly created position and is part of a major change in IT that began with a new IT management team being brought in over the past year. They are creating a world class IT organization to better serve the business. The new leaders are agents of change but not disruptors. They have come into an IT organization that is now well-funded with the biggest single budget in the company and which is seen as critical to company success. The group is very diverse, open to ideas and moves at a swift pace. They have identified the issues, begun to implement changes and have already effected a change in attitude among users towards IT but there is much work remaining. They have put together a major restructuring plan that went into effect Jan. 1, 2011. That plan includes this role.
Reports to: Manager, Enterprise Wintel Services
Compensation:
Base salary will be dependent on experience and local market salaries for the required skills.
Benefits:
The company offers a comprehensive benefits program including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401k and Employee Stock Purchase programs
Location and Travel:
This position is located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Travel is minimal.
Relocation Assistance:
The company will provide relocation assistance to the selected candidate according to company policy. That does not include purchasing homes. The successful candidate will be required to relocate (not commute) to the new city. Candidates who are not committed to permanent relocation should not apply.
Lifestyle & Community:
The Information Technology department has moved into a new office tower in downtown Winston Salem which is a small southern city known for its’ low cost of living, high quality of life, educational institutions, temperate climate and easy access to a wide variety of year-round recreational activities. Although small itself, the city is accessed by major interstates and is within an hour of larger markets with international airports, professional sports teams and big city cultural activities. Commuting traffic is non-existent and housing is very affordable.
Position Details
Essential Job Functions:
• Responsible for designing, implementing, configuring, administering and maintaining Citrix server farm and related technologies.
• Assess, design, plan, implement, manage and maintain complex virtualization (VMware ESX) enterprise environment.
• Responsible for installing, configuring and maintaining servers, networks and related equipment and technologies.
• Develop, test and maintain disaster recovery procedures.
• Develop and maintain system documentation on all assigned servers and equipment.
• Stay current with emerging enterprise technologies and recommend ways to better meet the IT needs of the organization. Develop improved methodologies for providing network support. Research and install new technologies.
• Provide off hours support as required.
• Provide backup support as needed for IT personnel.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience, and Education Required:
• 3 or more years of relevant experience with the following:
o Experience with VMware ESX 3.0 or higher.
o Experience with Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 or higher.
o Experience with SAN technologies.
• Knowledge of any of the following is desirable:
o Active Directory, disaster recovery strategies, MS SQL, Exchange 2010, data center infrastructure, IIS, enterprise backup solutions, high availability & service level strategies, remote access, PowerShell, McAfee ePO, systems administration scripting, wide area networking technologies, MS Terminal server.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Strong end user support and training skills.
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Regards, Ed
Ed Parsons
President
Berkshire Recruiting Services
"Where experience makes a difference"
294 North Main Street, Alpharetta Ga 30009
edp@berkshirerecruiting.com
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